Author Topic: Hawker Monsoon for Aces High! (Read 743 times)

Guppy35 · « **on:** March 24, 2006, 11:37:57 AM »

Found an interesting article about a little known variant of the Typhoon.

http://www.scaleworkshop.com/workshop/monsoontm_1.htm

Lazerr · « **Reply #1 on:** March 24, 2006, 02:21:14 PM »

Yup, now when you typh guys lose you radiator, you can set her down in the drink and drive it home on the water.

zorstorer · « **Reply #2 on:** March 24, 2006, 03:52:50 PM »

How big of a hit did that float add and how many were made...any action seen?

Cooley · « **Reply #3 on:** March 24, 2006, 04:09:20 PM »

musta been tough to land in that little pool,,,,,lol

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 24, 2006, 04:11:30 PM »

the pontoons would greatly decrease performance

eilif · « **Reply #5 on:** March 24, 2006, 04:26:22 PM »

really raider?

zorstorer · « **Reply #6 on:** March 24, 2006, 06:22:27 PM »

LOL I realize the "greatly" part....any hard numbers? 150...200mph?

Furball · « **Reply #7 on:** March 24, 2006, 06:25:15 PM »

Actually, the operational Monsoon was much faster than the normal Typhoon. The skid retracted and worked almost like a ramjet, why you see the unusual fixing attached to it. It could do over 450mph.

The Aussies nicknamed it the "Bongoroo".

eilif · « **Reply #8 on:** March 24, 2006, 06:46:36 PM »

bring the "Bongoroo" to ah!

Jackal1 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 24, 2006, 07:42:51 PM »

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Originally posted by Furball
The Aussies nicknamed it the "Bongoroo".

ROFL
Seems like quite an appropiate name for a plane for some in AH.

vorticon · « **Reply #10 on:** March 24, 2006, 08:05:51 PM »

huzzah! you can never have enough hawkers...

FTJR · « **Reply #11 on:** March 25, 2006, 01:56:29 AM »

Furby you stirrer:rofl

Pooh21 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 25, 2006, 01:59:38 AM »

lol bishtyph playing in the yellow kiddie pool

Kweassa · « **Reply #13 on:** March 25, 2006, 02:26:59 AM »

I'd rather see the 1941 Typhoon modelled in as a separate aircraft, complete with the brittle aft fuselage structure modelled in.

Furball · « **Reply #14 on:** March 25, 2006, 04:07:30 AM »

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Originally posted by Kweassa
I'd rather see the 1941 Typhoon modelled in as a separate aircraft, complete with the brittle aft fuselage structure modelled in.

Only a few of those were actually in service, they simply put fish plates over the rear fuselage joining section where the weakness was to strengthen it. Having an earlier typh with 'car door' canopy would be nice, but i dont think it would be that much different. I would rather see a Beaufighter or Whirlwind added as an early RAF attack aircraft. Or even better a Firefly as a RN attack aircraft.

The tail problem was completely fixed by the time the 'Bongoroo' was in service.