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04-17-2008, 11:06 AM
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Country:  | Flyboy, I was thinking the S2F had been modified and was still in use as an AWACS AC and was still in service. | 
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04-17-2008, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by renrich  Flyboy, I was thinking the S2F had been modified and was still in use as an AWACS AC and was still in service. | Not with the USN. Some folks hung turboprops on them but the USN gave theirs up, unless you're confusing the S2F with the E-2 Hawkeye.
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04-17-2008, 11:15 AM
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Country: | Yep, that is what I was confusing it with. What AC does the USN use as a COD and is it a recip? | |
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04-17-2008, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by renrich Yep, that is what I was confusing it with. What AC does the USN use as a COD and is it a recip? | The current COD is the Greyhound and its a turbo prop. http://www.theaviationzone.com/image.../bin/c2_02.jpg
The last recip to officialy be part of the Navy's inventory was probably the C-131 or R4Y. I do know one of the reasons why the Skyraider went away was a push to get AvGas off carriers.
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04-17-2008, 12:09 PM
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Country: | Makes a lot of sense to get avgas off ASAP. One of the surprising things I learned in Linnekin's book, "80 Knots to Mach 2" was that high test avgas(115/145) was used in jets as well as recips during the Korean War on the carriers. They had to reset the fuel controls when they went from the beach to sea. He said that everything aft of the burner cans got coated with lead residue." About one hour of JP operation would clean the blades off good as new." | |
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04-17-2008, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by renrich Flyboy, I was thinking the S2F had been modified and was still in use as an AWACS AC and was still in service. | Renrich
Flyboy is probably correct in his answer, to the extent that there were no s2 AWACs in US service in the 90s. however, I am not sure if either of you know, but there was an s2 AWACs developed. It was the WF-2 and was nicknamed "stoof with a roof", because the s2f was nicknamed "stoof".
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04-18-2008, 09:30 AM
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Country: | Found it! The E-1 under the old Navy system was called the WF and acquired the nickname "Willy Fudd." What happens when you get old is the stuff which goes back further seems to be fresher than the new stuff. I still call the Skyraider the AD.
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it might be, on current trends, that the top three will all be yank planes.
I notice not a single CW plane on the list. Obviously no-one thinks much of the Mossies Spits or Beaus in the PTO
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04-18-2008, 01:37 PM
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04-18-2008, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by parsifal geez louise
it might be, on current trends, that the top three will all be yank planes.
I notice not a single CW plane on the list. Obviously no-one thinks much of the Mossies Spits or Beaus in the PTO | The Spit's performance in the Pacific wasn't that stellar, The Beau served well but again in air-to-air, not even close. The Mossie - I'd guess they would of dry rotted! 
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Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ The Spit's performance in the Pacific wasn't that stellar, | why?
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04-18-2008, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by comiso90 why? | Tactics.....
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04-18-2008, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ Tactics..... | Yep 100% agree........and perhaps a little ego by the RAF. They probably thought they would send in the beloved Spitfires to kick butt.....instead their Spitfires got kicked.
But I agree it had more to do with tactics then the machines.
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04-18-2008, 04:58 PM
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Country: | And the standard Spitfire lacked the range to be really useful in the PTO. WIth the seafire this was not as bad of a problem though. | |
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04-18-2008, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by kool kitty89 And the standard Spitfire lacked the range to be really useful in the PTO. WIth the seafire this was not as bad of a problem though. |
Carrier aircraft with a short range are generally at a disadvantage.
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