 | How each fighter reflected each nation's unique culture....| Aviation Discuss How each fighter reflected each nation's unique culture.... in the World War II - Aviation forums; For example, Japanese Zero and other fighters gave a real distinct feeling of smallness (Japanese love to shrink stuffs....) .
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05-14-2005, 07:44 PM
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| How each fighter reflected each nation's unique culture....
For example, Japanese Zero and other fighters gave a real distinct feeling of smallness (Japanese love to shrink stuffs....) .
And my favourite Spitfire.....mm.........couldnt think how it associtated with British culture, but, in my opinon, its very beautiful, almost like Ferrari of automobile. I guess Spitfire is the Ferrari of fighters; combination of both beauty and engineering.
American planes: big, heavy, and durable: P-47, Hellcat, B-29, ... | 
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05-14-2005, 07:58 PM
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#2 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | Ah, but it took us Canucks to really give the Spit and Lancaster pizazz, eh? 
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05-15-2005, 12:03 AM
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05-15-2005, 01:16 AM
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| " I guess Spitfire is the Ferrari of fighters; combination of both beauty and engineering. "
Except that Ferrari is Italian and the Italian Series 5 fighters already own that title.
Macchi Mc-205 Veltro 
Perhaps the Spifire can be the Bangers and Mash of fighters.
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Country:  | Well, the Spitfire could be the Jaguar, Aston Martin, Mclaren or TVR of fighters.
Or it could be the Ford GT40 since it was a British design team that designed the GT40. And with that "...it's the Ford that beat the Ferarri..."
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Well if it was the TVR, It would have secret messages on the bodywork, breakdown all the time, and the staff would cook pizzas in the ovens that they heat the fibreglass moulds with
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Country: | We'll delete TVR from that list. It took a few years to perfect the GT40 and the Spitfire, I think it's a good comparison.
And I used to like the Cerberra, as well. 
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05-15-2005, 10:08 AM
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Country: | True. I only really like the Cerberra, the Griffith and the others look ugly to me.
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Anyways about time to get on topic...
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Originally Posted by cheddar cheese Or ugly, out of touch with more modern technology and "underarmed" if you get what I mean | Ouch! That's worse than my French comment 
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