Author Topic: Underdogs Untie! (Read 161 times)

Downtown · « **on:** October 23, 1999, 06:54:00 PM »

Banging my Early War Plane Drum Again.

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"I could feel the 20MM Cannon impacting behind me so I made myself small behind the pilot armor" Charlie Bond AVG

[This message has been edited by Downtown (edited 10-23-1999).]

Unforgiven · « **Reply #1 on:** October 23, 1999, 07:24:00 PM »

I like the P-40, and the other two look interesting. But I must ask.... Ummmmm What are we supposed to Untie??????

Unforgiven

Downtown · « **Reply #2 on:** October 23, 1999, 07:27:00 PM »

Just borrowing from the Dyslexics Untie Joke, its old, its lame, its an attention grabber.

If I had said, this is another early war plane thread from Downtown no one would look.

So I result to Deception and Trickery.

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"I could feel the 20MM Cannon impacting behind me so I made myself small behind the pilot armor" Charlie Bond AVG

Vermillion · « **Reply #3 on:** October 23, 1999, 09:05:00 PM »

Hehehe Downtown, your not just talking "early" war, your talking down right archaic

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Vermillion
WB's: (verm--), **MOL**, Men of Leisure,

leonid · « **Reply #4 on:** October 23, 1999, 10:34:00 PM »

If we ever get the I-16 I'll fly it.

If my info is right, this plane was very unstable, like trying to balance a pencil by its tip on your fingertip. Okay, well maybe not that unstable, but nothing to relax in either. Now a plane like this could be either one helluva turnfighter, or a deathtrap, depending on your joystick touch.

Incidently, average wingloading was quite good as the following comparison shows:

A6M2 Model 21: 18.66 lb./sq.ft.
Spitfire IA: 21.41 lb./sq.ft.
I-16 Tip 24: 23.32 lb./sq.ft.

So, maybe think of the I-16 as a very small, tight turning fighter with the roll rate of a Fw 190? Can you say Scissors King?