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09-09-2004, 10:55 PM
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09-10-2004, 12:32 PM
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#32 | | Master of Ewes
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09-10-2004, 10:27 PM
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09-11-2004, 06:47 AM
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#34 | | Master of Ewes
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09-12-2004, 02:11 PM
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Country:  | I agree with Toffi the Wellington's design (Barnes Wallis) was what made it an impressive aircraft. The payload was nothing exceptional neither was the performance. but for robustness this plane took some beating.
huge junks of fuslage could be blown away yet this tough plane could maintain its structural integrity. This however was its down fall as this made it a very time consuming plane to build. neither aircraft in your poll (mossi verses lighting) came close to the durability of the Wellington.
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09-13-2004, 12:23 PM
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#36 | | Master of Ewes
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The payload was nothing exceptional neither was the performance
| when it was commisioned 4,500lbs was pretty much the best you could get, back then it was huge, and that range, my god!!
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09-13-2004, 04:54 PM
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| I would say that, compared to it's direct contemporaries, the range and payload of the Wellington were very impressive.
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09-13-2004, 08:28 PM
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Country: | I did vote for the He-111, but I must say, it looks funny, being a bomber with the unexposed cowling.
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09-13-2004, 10:32 PM
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| What in the world are you talking about? Unexposed cowling? The cowling is the fitting around the engine.
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09-13-2004, 11:05 PM
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#40 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Could u please post a pic of the "unexposed" cowling ur referring to....
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09-13-2004, 11:08 PM
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| He-111: 
No exposed cowling there... | |
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09-13-2004, 11:11 PM
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09-13-2004, 11:42 PM
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The Leading edge of the spinner is conical; not very typical on most bombers! (Take the B-17 or Lanc for example)
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09-13-2004, 11:54 PM
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#44 | | Minister of Whoopass
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09-14-2004, 01:00 PM
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#45 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | that's a nice pic, it's just a bit of a shame the bombs are sumwhat rusty...........
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