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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
Just got home from work. Good thing I recently stumbled upon a warbird that I'd never heard of before.... What aircraft? 1) it is a low wing monoplane with fixed landing gear 2) production aircraft used a 115hp engine 3) it required precise piloting
Posted on: 5/22/2013 8:52 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak (Лиди� Владимировна Литв�к) ... except it seems she shot down a Ju 88 before she got on the tail of Erwin Maier's Bf 109.
Posted on: 5/19/2013 2:20 AM by Author "perttime"
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Small accident & key learnings
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/octav-small-accident-key-learnings It wasn't me. I just happened to the place, and found the abandoned 'copter beeping on the ground, after the bleeding man had walked to his neighbor's house nearby.
Posted on: 5/16/2013 11:31 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome)
[quote]ORIGINAL: Chad Veich However, if scale accuracy is not of great importance then I would add that there are many very nice Mk.VIII paint jobs which would look stunning on the Mk.XIV airframe. [/quote]Currently, I am very much in favor of What-If models: aircraft that could exist with some tweaks in world history. There's some pretty stunning examples of that in the plastic and virtual modeling circles.
Posted on: 9/18/2012 11:09 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
[quote]ORIGINAL: Ernie P. I don't know what's been happening lately, but I don't always see the last couple of messages. [/quote]Quite often, when the latest messages are on a new page, I don't see a link to that page until I'm in the thread itself. Looks like we are waiting for [b]racer639[/b]
Posted on: 6/4/2012 12:05 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
[quote]ORIGINAL: Redback Blohm und Voss BV155 (originally began by Messerschmitt)? If this is correct think this ones been around before too. Terry [/quote] [b]Blohm & Voss BV 155[/b] is correct. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blohm_%26_Voss_BV_155 http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19600314000 Your turn, Redback I tried searching for it in this thread and didn't find it. I have a feeling, though, that the search isn't always quite reliable.
Posted on: 5/20/2012 1:52 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
[quote]ORIGINAL: adavis [quote]ORIGINAL: perttime Supermarine Attacker [/quote] That is correct - Over to you...[/quote]The jet powered Attacker used the wing of the Spiteful/Seafang, which were essentially Spitfires with a different wing. .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. I thought this one was asked before ... but perhaps not??? What aircraft? 1) It never entered service: only development prototypes
Posted on: 5/19/2012 11:37 PM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
Supermarine Attacker
Posted on: 5/19/2012 12:50 PM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
Hawker Hunter?
Posted on: 5/13/2012 12:52 PM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
[quote]ORIGINAL: MajorTomski I got to walk around a Red Arrows bird that was being used for ABDR Training at RAF Abington, I was in awe of just how small that jet really is.[/quote]I suppose you really need to stand next to a Gnat to understand its size - or lack of... A photo might illustrate it. Here's one of the few Gnat photos I found with people around the aircraft:
Posted on: 5/13/2012 3:11 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
Supermarine Type 224
Posted on: 5/8/2012 7:41 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome)
I've been playing with free graphics software, and one of the results, so far, is some 3 views of [b]imaginary Spitfire models[/b]. deviantART seemed like a good place to post such drawings: http://perttime.deviantart.com/gallery/36997413 Stay away if you want Real Life historical accuracy [8D]
Posted on: 5/5/2012 1:10 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
Heinkel He 111? ... no: thousands of them were built ...
Posted on: 4/28/2012 1:12 PM by Author "perttime"
in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Yak 3's practice day Vid Wanaka 2012
[quote]ORIGINAL: Chad Veich Very true but the Allison does a pretty fine job of pulling around Mustangs too, and even one Spitfire that I'm aware of. From what I've heard the Allison powered 'stang will actually run away from the Merlin powered models at low altitudes.[/quote]No doubt :) If "the Allison does a pretty fine job of pulling around Mustangs", it must be more than enough for a smaller aircaft. Reading some Spitfire/Merlin literature, I've got the impression that performance higher up was a priority for many Merlin models. Different supercharger configurations seem to be one of the major differences between all the different Merlins.
Posted on: 4/27/2012 6:23 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Yak 3's practice day Vid Wanaka 2012
Yak-3 is smaller and lighter than a P-51 or Spitfire, so an Allison will pull it along quite nicely.
Posted on: 4/26/2012 11:12 PM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome)
[quote]ORIGINAL: flyntruk does EVERY air show have to have the Moe and Joe show coming out of the PA system ?[/quote]At the show I posted, the announcers had been "requested" to shut up while the Spitfire was performing. They didn't quite make it but they said less than the year before [:)]
Posted on: 4/15/2012 10:37 PM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome)
We don't get lots of warbirds in my corner of the world... but the Spitfire pilot I've seen flying is pretty good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S-CX4BvBNM It is not my video but I was there. I heard he's bringing a P-51 this year.
Posted on: 4/15/2012 11:37 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
[quote]ORIGINAL: JohnnyS Messerschmitt Bf 109. [/quote]You got it, JohnnyS. Your turn. I thought I might get in a few more quotes from [link=http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/articles/109myths/]Messerschmitt 109 - myths, facts and the view from the cockpit[/link].
Posted on: 4/6/2012 6:41 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
OK, here goes. I don't think this has been the correct answer for a while. What aircraft? 1 It was simply a well-conceived, soundly designed (...) that maintained during maturity the success that attended its infancy 2 The auxiliary services were mostly electrical apart from the undercarriage and radiator, which were hydraulically operated, and the flaps which were directly connected to a manually-operated handwheel and in consequence, tediously slow to lower.
Posted on: 4/6/2012 1:06 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
Sopwith Triplane?
Posted on: 3/30/2012 11:53 PM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
I thought that was a pretty tough one [:D] Looking at it from the balloon buster angle, I went through Willy Coppens and a few others but did not find the Fox connection from internet sources. 3136, what put you on the track?
Posted on: 3/28/2012 8:49 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
So far, I've only found some US test reports (late 1940s?) about aluminium skinned balsa structures...
Posted on: 3/17/2012 3:14 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
[quote]ORIGINAL: JohnnyS Supermarine Seafire? [/quote][b]Seafire[/b] is correct! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Seafire http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_supermarine_seafire.html I particularly like the post-war Mk XVII and Mk 47. Your turn, JohnnyS.
Posted on: 3/2/2012 10:53 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
What aircraft? 1) It was derived from a type that first flew about two years before the idea for this one came up. 2) First the idea was refused by a manufacturer. After another couple of years, it was canceled from the government's side. 3) After yet another two years, it was entering service. 4) It stayed in service for about 10 years and more than 2,000 were built. 5) Especially the early models had a reputation for fragility, for carrier operations.
Posted on: 3/2/2012 8:04 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
What aircraft? 1) It was derived from a type that first flew about two years before the idea for this one came up. 2) First the idea was refused by a manufacturer. After another couple of years, it was canceled from the government's side. 3) After yet another two years, it was entering service. 4) It stayed in service for about 10 years and more than 2,000 were built. (I'll be away from the computer for close to 20 hours from now)
Posted on: 3/1/2012 12:53 PM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
Let's see what happens... I just picked an aircraft and found that it has not been mentioned here [8D] Not that it always has to be something that nobody has ever heard of. What aircraft? 1) It was derived from a type that first flew about two years before the idea for this one came up. 2) First the idea was refused by a manufacturer. After another couple of years, it was canceled from the government's side.
Posted on: 3/1/2012 10:12 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
Horten Ho 229?
Posted on: 2/26/2012 5:20 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
Wild guess: Junkers Ju 388
Posted on: 2/19/2012 9:52 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
[quote]ORIGINAL: Ernie P. MajorTomski; JohnnyS hasn't been on this site for more than three days. Your answer appears to be correct. Rather than stopping the wheels, why don't you assume your answer is the one he wanted and move forward with your question? Thanks; Ernie P. [/quote]Agreed. The clue about "first straight-winged jet aircraft to achieve controlled supersonic flight" is straight from the CF-100 Wikipedia article. I don't see how it could be anything else.
Posted on: 2/17/2012 8:05 AM by Author "perttime"
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
ooppssss ... double post. I'm sure I didn't click the button twice but there was some sort of a hangup.
Posted on: 2/16/2012 7:31 AM by Author "perttime"
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