Author Topic: Firefly! (Read 1172 times)

Ball · « **on:** March 11, 2007, 08:50:40 AM »

No.. not the Tank.

The Fairey Firefly.

Info here: -

http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/aircraft/firefly.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Firefly

wstpt10 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 11, 2007, 11:26:16 AM »

lol, hell yes.

while we're on the topic of fairey aircraft, hows about this...

Wes14 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 11, 2007, 12:14:53 PM »

nirvana · « **Reply #3 on:** March 11, 2007, 01:32:27 PM »

What? You can't just go saying IN at random now, it's a good thread. I am in concurrence with Furrrrrball.

Spikes · « **Reply #4 on:** March 11, 2007, 01:33:56 PM »

firefly looks like a p51b and spit16 mated....

Treize69 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 11, 2007, 01:53:19 PM »

Oh yes, lookin forward to someday putting a few .50 rounds in that massive radiator assembly and giganormous fuselag mounted gas tank...

wstpt10 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 11, 2007, 02:48:06 PM »

what exactly was the number 2 guy supposed to do? was he a navigator?

Treize69 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 11, 2007, 04:33:20 PM »

I think bombardier/navigator/radar operator

Debonair · « **Reply #8 on:** March 11, 2007, 04:49:27 PM »

+ Seafire III = British Pacific Fleet, speaking of which, anyone know if the performance difference between the clipped wing FAA Corsairs & USN F4Us were significant?

Ball · « **Reply #9 on:** March 11, 2007, 05:12:26 PM »

The Firefly was similar to the Fairey Fulmar. The Fulmar had a second crew member because it was designed when carrier aircraft did not carry navigational aids to find the CV, so they put a navigator in it to help get home - whether that is true to the Firefly i do not know.

Debonair, I have read somewhere that it improved roll rate - unfortunately it did not specify by how much. If i remember rightly i think they clipped 8 inches off the wingspan

Debonair · « **Reply #10 on:** March 11, 2007, 05:30:16 PM »

that dont sound like much, i thought it was more for some reason or other:noid:noid:noid:noidprobably some sort of disinformation campaign:noid