 | Diesel or Petrol engines?| Old Threads Discuss Diesel or Petrol engines? in the Old Stuff forums; yes but we're talking about a WWII plane, not as modern or big as the B-36................... |
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05-26-2004, 01:51 PM
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#106 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | yes but we're talking about a WWII plane, not as modern or big as the B-36................
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05-27-2004, 01:21 PM
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Country: | What's the WWII plane that has the endurance of 18 hours? Even then the B-36 isn't modern, it isn't modern at all. The B-36 would have still required a lot of concentration, that's not to say the planes nowadays don't.
The B-36 was almost a World War 2 design anyway.
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05-27-2004, 02:38 PM
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| The B-36 program actually began in 1941 and made its first flight Aug. of 1946. As far as the technology involved it was for all intents and purpose a WWII desgin.
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05-27-2004, 03:00 PM
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#109 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | if you go back a few pages it kiwimac's posted stats for a german recon plane................
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05-28-2004, 12:59 PM
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Country: | That's maximum endurance 18 hours, in that case the pilot would rest while the co-pilot would fly. If there was any problems he'd call in the resting one...
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05-28-2004, 01:01 PM
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05-28-2004, 01:31 PM
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#112 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | it doesn't actually say the number of crew though....................
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05-28-2004, 03:39 PM
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05-29-2004, 04:15 AM
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Country: | If it's a maritime recce plane most likely it'll have a crew of two, at least.
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05-29-2004, 08:54 AM
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#115 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | looking at the armourment it would need quite a few gunners..............
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06-11-2004, 12:47 PM
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06-11-2004, 01:35 PM
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#117 | | Master of Ewes
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06-11-2004, 04:09 PM
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06-12-2004, 12:27 PM
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#119 | | Master of Ewes
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06-12-2004, 02:26 PM
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