 | Worst aircraft of WW2? (Continued)| Aviation Discuss Worst aircraft of WW2? (Continued) in the World War II - Aviation forums; Originally Posted by F4UCorsair
Was the Defiant mentioned already?
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07-27-2005, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by F4UCorsair Was the Defiant mentioned already? | Yep!
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07-28-2005, 01:14 AM
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| What about of front line aircraft? I just heard the Betty was nicknamed "the flying lighter" by its Japanese pilots because it burst into flames so easily when hit. That's gotta give you pause before you climb in one for a combat mission...
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07-28-2005, 08:06 AM
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and the defiant's been mentioned, althought the Roc's worse........
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07-28-2005, 08:16 AM
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07-28-2005, 09:42 AM
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07-28-2005, 02:13 PM
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07-28-2005, 02:23 PM
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Country: | Yeah, they couldnt get to altitude or stay in formation, they barely flew above the stall speed.
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07-28-2005, 02:25 PM
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07-28-2005, 02:59 PM
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07-29-2005, 03:59 PM
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| The Bloch MB 150 must win. The prototype wouldn't actually fly. | |
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07-29-2005, 04:06 PM
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PRODUCTION Breda 88's wouldnt fly.
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07-29-2005, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by cheddar cheese But thats the protoype, production ones did manage to fly...
PRODUCTION Breda 88's wouldnt fly. | Here ya go CC........
"On 6/16/40, just after Italy declared war on France and her allies, 12 Ba.88's of the 19th Group made bombing and machine gun attacks on Corsica. Three days later, 9 more Ba.88's attacked Corsica again. Analysis of these attacks showed that the Ba.88 had only a limited value. This was driven home when Ba.88s of the 7th Group joined action in Libya against the British. Fitted with sand filters, the engines overheated and could not put out the promised power rating. An attack on Sidi Barani in 9/40 had to be cancelled when the Ba.88s could not make altitude, as the engines could not generate the power necessary to gain sufficient altitude. By mid 11/40, most surviving Ba.88s had been stripped of useable equipment and were left as decoy targets around airfields." http://www.comandosupremo.com/Bredaba88.html 
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Country: | Exactly! That Breda 88 in the picture is probably crashing as well, not making an attack  My analysis on that is this: If it was attacking, it would be in hostile territory. This means that the enemy is likely to have sent up planes to intercept. It would therefore be sensible for the gunner to be at the gun, and not inside. He's probably fannying around to try and get his parachute What if it isnt making an crashing, I hear you say? Well, there are only 2 situations where a Breda 88 dives at that angle.
1) Making an attack.
2) Crashing.
Since I just proved why it isnt making an attack, the 2nd one is logical. If I was flying a Breda 88 at 20,000ft, after several hours of brutal Italian engine acceleration, the last thing you would do is dive. In other words, you wouldnt do that on purpose. ITS CRASHING!
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07-29-2005, 04:51 PM
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