Is Spitfire really the BEST British fighter???

[trackend]

All I can say on the subject of cooking is on the WT at the Duxford's spring show after 9 minutes sitting at the ready on the runway all three spites started to complain that they needed to get in the air as the engines were getting too warm, Two Merlins and one Griffon

[Juha]

Hello
Quote from Dave Southwood, ex Black 6 display pilot on 109 engine overheating on ground: " in this respect it is at least as bad as a Mk IX Spitfire"

Juha

[Gnomey]

Originally Posted by TenGunTerror

In terms of air victories alone, it is the Hurricane by a landslide.

Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ

07-14-2005, 08:18 AM

STOP BUMPING OLD DEAD THREADS!!

[Marcel]

Originally Posted by Gnomey

STOP BUMPING OLD DEAD THREADS!!

Why? Some old subjects could be interesting enough to revive for newer members. If it shouldn't be revived, it should be closed, I think.

[claidemore]

Nothing wrong with reviving an old thread, if there is new information, or some other good reason for it. I think many of us when we first joined these forums, found an old discussion that we were interested in and had further information to add.

On the other hand, reading through multiple old threads and then replying to each of them with a short comment, is really a form of flooding.

I believe that was the reason for the instruction to stop bumping old threads.

Claidemore

PS. Ironically, every time we respond to this particular old dead thread, we are guilty of bumping it one more time!

[Gnomey]

Originally Posted by Marcel

Why? Some old subjects could be interesting enough to revive for newer members. If it shouldn't be revived, it should be closed, I think.

It is not that it shouldn't be revived. If there is something interesting to be added then by all means add it. It is the bumping of old threads with pointless and relatively meaningless comments which add nothing to the discussion that annoy both Joe and I.

Originally Posted by claidemore

Nothing wrong with reviving an old thread, if there is new information, or some other good reason for it. I think many of us when we first joined these forums, found an old discussion that we were interested in and had further information to add.

On the other hand, reading through multiple old threads and then replying to each of them with a short comment, is really a form of flooding.

I believe that was the reason for the instruction to stop bumping old threads.

Claidemore

PS. Ironically, every time we respond to this particular old dead thread, we are guilty of bumping it one more time!

Exactly Claidemore. And yes we should stop bumping it unless someone has an interesting tidbit to provide.