Author Topic: mosquito!!!!!! friggin beautiful (Read 1427 times)

Fester' · « **on:** August 24, 2001, 04:16:00 PM »

droool!

FDisk · « **Reply #1 on:** August 24, 2001, 04:17:00 PM »

*UNNGGGGG*
Oh, I gatta clean my pants... dammit

Rude · « **Reply #2 on:** August 24, 2001, 04:23:00 PM »

Oh man.....if any of you thought you've heard whinin before...just wait

This is a bad bird....I knew guys in awdos who could kill at will with this thing...gonna be interesting...lol

john9001 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 24, 2001, 04:27:00 PM »

the mossie is faster and will out turn fight a dora
(runs and hides in bunker)

Kieran · « **Reply #4 on:** August 24, 2001, 04:41:00 PM »

Karnak and Dowding just took their first tenuous steps to happiness...

[ 08-24-2001: Message edited by: Kieran ]

Nash · « **Reply #5 on:** August 24, 2001, 04:50:00 PM »

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!

Folks, you are looking at 418 Squadron (Edmonton) Robert Kipp's Mossie!

See that little maple leaf? Canadians we now have our plane!

YESSSSSSSS!!!!

Well done Nate and everyone!!!! Looks gorgeous!!

EH into AH!

ra · « **Reply #6 on:** August 24, 2001, 05:42:00 PM »

In the MA this thing will be meat on the table for the Luffwabbles. If it runs it will only die tired. If it turns it will only die disoriented.

It's another great CT/SEA plane though.

ra

Fester' · « **Reply #7 on:** August 24, 2001, 06:00:00 PM »

how much 20mm does the VI mossie hold?

600 rounds? or more than that?

Karnak · « **Reply #8 on:** August 24, 2001, 06:15:00 PM »

Fester,

The RAF Museum replied to that question with this answer:

Quote

Dear Mr Ahola,

Thank you for your enquiry. The RAF manual for the Mosquito VI includes a
table for weight and loading. This quotes 2000 rounds of 0.303 ammunition
for the Brownings and 600 20mm rounds for the Hispanos - i.e. 500 rounds per
Browning and 150 per Hispano.

However, there are also two lines:
"Total Overload Browning Ammunition, 3120 rounds" and
"Total Overload Hispano Gun Ammunition, 700 rounds"
which suggests to me that in certain circumstances the aircraft could carry
780 rounds per Browning and 175 rounds per Hispano. I have no information on
how often these loads - or other variations - were carried, but you might
like to contact:

Mosquito Aircrew Association
Mr T Wilson (Membership Secretary)
21 Kingwell Road
Hadley Wood
Barnet
Herts
EN4 0HZ

Yours sincerely,

Peter Elliott
Senior Keeper
Department of Research & Information Services
Royal Air Force Museum
Hendon
London
NW9 5LL
Direct line: 020-8358-4850
Switchboard: 020-8205-2266
Direct Fax: 020-8358-4991 (Office hours only)
Fax (24 hours) 020-8200-1751

Tozza · « **Reply #9 on:** August 24, 2001, 06:17:00 PM »

Am I mental or is there no Mossie in AH

Or is it pending in next version.

Im probably just mental

Tozza

whels · « **Reply #10 on:** August 24, 2001, 06:20:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Fester':
how much 20mm does the VI mossie hold?

600 rounds? or more than that?

FB.VI: Fighter-Bomber and Intruder (Day and Night). Same gun armament as F.II but also carried two 250 lb. (113 kg.) bombs in rear bay and two more on wings (eventually increased to 500 lb.). Alternatively, 50 or 100 gal. drop tanks, mines, depth charges or eight 60 lb. rockets could be fitted to wing stations. Some aircraft were fitted with AI radar. Total production: 2,584. This variant was the most numerous.

F.II: Night fighter. Pilot and observer sit side by side. Flat, bullet resistant windscreen, extended engine nacelles (standard for later versions). Armament consists of four 20mm Hispano cannon under cockpit with 300 rounds per gun and four .303 in. Brownings mounted in nose with 2000 rounds per gun. Subsequently fitted with A1 Mk IV or V Radar or Turbinlight searchlight.

Thrawn · « **Reply #11 on:** August 24, 2001, 06:22:00 PM »

HTC, I...I LOVE YOU, I KISS YOU!!

Thanks!!!

SKurj · « **Reply #12 on:** August 24, 2001, 06:26:00 PM »

me thinks ra needs a cuff up side of the head, he is delierious(sp?)

A mossie will be the ultimate buff hunter once it has some alt.

The mossie with Alt will likely be a pretty durn good BnZ'er too!! (not E fighter)

what somethin close to 380+ mph +)

hmm that version doesn't have a bombsite does it? if it doesn't we need the glass nose too!!

SKurj

Karnak · « **Reply #13 on:** August 24, 2001, 06:31:00 PM »

whels,

The Mosquito VI we're getting is a Series 2.

The Series 2 could cary 2 500lb bombs in the bomb bay and 2 500lb bombs under the wings. You could, of course, carry 250lb bombs instead. The Series 2 can also carry 8 60lb rockets under its wings as well as drop tanks.

The major difference between the Series 1 and Series 2 was the engines. The Series 1 was powered by 2 Merlin 21 or 23 engines rated at 1,480hp. The Series 2 was powered by 2 Merlin 25 engines rated at 1,680hp.

[ 08-24-2001: Message edited by: Karnak ]

Buzzbait · « **Reply #14 on:** August 24, 2001, 06:38:00 PM »

S!

Guess what`s the next logical step: V1 and V2 sites for the Mossie`s to attack!