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10-31-2004, 07:20 AM
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#76 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | good point, i'd rather watch the ol' stuff flying round than the modern jets, far to noisey.......................
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10-31-2004, 08:57 AM
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#77 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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10-31-2004, 11:49 AM
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#78 | | the old Sage
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Country:  | guys the Hs 132 never flew operations. There were no German jet dive bombers as the Me 262 and Ar 234 were basically a dive and fly flat before dropping types. The He 162 was a death trap as I mentioned from previous postings; the JG 1 unit hated it but this is what the Fw 190's were being traded in for by wars end so they had no choice. Even the kills of the unit cannot be 100 % confirmed
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10-31-2004, 11:54 AM
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guys the Hs 132 never flew operations.
| I know, but its still the first ever jet that was specifically intended for dive-bombing.
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10-31-2004, 12:06 PM
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#80 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | although acording to "Aircraft Anatomy World WarII" which is a book i have, the blitz was sometimes fitted with a dive bombing periscope................
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10-31-2004, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by cheddar cheese Unless you're flying a plane with diesel engines. | try flying a steam powerd plane ROFL. | |
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10-31-2004, 03:29 PM
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#82 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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10-31-2004, 10:15 PM
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#83 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | But it makes the plane much more visible, especially at high altitudes 
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11-01-2004, 06:31 AM
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#84 | | Your ad here. ;)
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Country: | The Germans did experiment with diesel powered engines though. We have a diesel powered radial engine in storage at the museum, although it's in pretty poor shape. Check out Diamond Aircraft, they have a diesel powered plane for sale now.
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11-01-2004, 06:35 AM
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#85 | | Minister of Whoopass
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11-01-2004, 10:33 AM
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#86 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Yup, I believe the Blohm und Voss Bv-222 ran on diesel engines (Incidentally the Bv-222 was the largest operational flying boat of the war, and the second largest of the war )
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11-01-2004, 12:35 PM
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#87 | | Master of Ewes
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11-01-2004, 02:50 PM
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11-02-2004, 12:23 PM
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#89 | | Master of Ewes
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