Originally posted by The Lone Gunman
What one of those 1000 bomber raids must have sounded like God only knows!
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Mmm not sure about that one. Visited an old wartime airfield whilst on holiday a few years back up in Lincolnshire. They had an old Lanc there, and whilst it's airframe was too shot for it to ever fly again, it did do a lap of the airfield and make a fooking impressive racket whilst going about it.
What one of those 1000 bomber raids must have sounded like God only knows!“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain” -
Originally posted by Lucifer Box
Nope, this one...
http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-...enemy/zero.htm
" This was mirrored in the very design of the Zero; it was at the time the ultimate "dogfight" style plane, exhibiting superb turning capability, good range, and excellent power - at the price of durability, low offensive armament, and very limited payload or bombing options. If American pilots had attempted to engage the Japanese on a level playing field, so to speak, they would have been slaughtered, both by the superior design and better training at the onset of the war the Japanese enjoyed.""A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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Well their technology has dropped off somewhat if my Warrior is anything to go by. tulipe turning circle, crap fuel consumption, and average power.Originally posted by Paddy“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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No I was refering to your spitfire x 4. I assumed you meant the 4 merlin engines as fitted to both aircraft. The earlier Lancs had a different engine ergo different noise.Originally posted by shaunbhoy
There is a guy in the tractor pulling game who has a merlin engine strapped to his tractor. Straight through exhausts, what a noise, 15' flames. It makes the ground shudder too.I am not qualified to give the above advice!
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Originally posted by The Lone Gunman
Did you know... that the Rolls Royce Spitfire engines were made by Ford? Ford was also manufacturing in Germany at the same time."A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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Using P.O.W slave labour too...Originally posted by PaddyComment
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I did mean that.Originally posted by The Lone Gunman
Fair enough, I didn't know about the earlier engine being different.Originally posted by The Lone Gunman
Originally posted by The Lone Gunman
Must impress the sandal-wearing brigade in his area. Mind you, there would be little point heckling him, he is probably stone deaf!
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Originally posted by Paddy
The problem that the japs had was that there pilots were TOO elite. They didnt see the need for a major pilot replacement scheme, or for too many pilot instructors.
Then when the attrition started, the replacements were piss poor and died in droves.
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The Merlin does make a splindid noise.Originally posted by shaunbhoyI did mean that.
Fair enough, I didn't know about the earlier engine being different.
Must impress the sandal-wearing brigade in his area. Mind you, there would be little point heckling him, he is probably stone deaf!
Living in/near Lancaster we get treated to a fly past of the Battle of Britain memorial flight once a year. 1 spit, 1 Lanc and 1 hurricane. Wonderful.
[edit]splindid?I am not qualified to give the above advice!
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It doesn't help when you get bolted into the cockpitOriginally posted by EternalOptimistThen when the attrition started, the replacements were piss poor and died in droves.
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