Author Topic: If WW1 were added... (Read 1283 times)

Reynolds · « **Reply #30 on:** September 25, 2006, 12:16:30 AM »

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Originally posted by SMIDSY
you are mistaken, their only role was bombing. and they were harder to shoot down than is commonly assumed. in the early part of the war, nobody had incindiary bullets, so they were just shooting lead into the bags which did practically nothing. and once incindiary bullets were used more, the zeps still had a higher cieling than any fighters. the germans were a lot of things, but stupid wasnt one of them.

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WWI airships did NOT carry any aircraft EVER, so you dont have to worry about coding plane limits.

Are you sure? Im not sure this happened DURING the war, but around that time, I have heard of and seen film of aircraft 'latching on' to an airship. They werent front-line fighters, but scouts. And I know im not the only one who has heard of this. It was only one or two, and connected only with small hooks, something like the 'Gremlin' (?) and the B-36 (?).

SMIDSY · « **Reply #31 on:** September 25, 2006, 01:30:36 AM »

those vids are from the inter war years. most of them are of the US Navy airships Achron and Macon which were built in the mid 30s.
here's a photo of a plane hooking up to the Macon. and these planes were only used for recon.

Debonair · « **Reply #32 on:** September 25, 2006, 01:37:33 AM »

this wasn't in the first world war either

or this

the swept wing F-84s sure were nice looking planes

Delirium · « **Reply #33 on:** September 25, 2006, 02:15:29 AM »

Don't forget the Goblin either...

Reynolds · « **Reply #34 on:** September 25, 2006, 04:19:06 AM »

Okay, so its goblin not gremlin. And what was that first one debonair? I-16?

SMIDSY · « **Reply #35 on:** September 25, 2006, 02:21:29 PM »

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Originally posted by Reynolds
Okay, so its goblin not gremlin. And what was that first one debonair? I-16?

and the goblin was not used durring the war, nore was it successful after the war. it IS an I-16 specially modified with a completely enclosed cockpit to prevent the pilot from dying of exposure on long flights.

Reynolds · « **Reply #36 on:** September 25, 2006, 07:40:21 PM »

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Originally posted by SMIDSY
and the goblin was not used durring the war, nore was it successful after the war.

Really?!? Gee, I thought we had planes like that during world war I....

lol just joking. I know the goblin was cold-war era kind of work, along with that parasite that went with the Valkyrie.

Kuhn · « **Reply #37 on:** September 26, 2006, 03:21:39 PM »

Spad 7+ 13

MiloMorai · « **Reply #38 on:** September 26, 2006, 06:48:35 PM »

Did any look at the link I posted earlier?

Here is another full of pics, http://www.earlyaviator.com/archive1.htm

And another good site on Nieuports, http://mars.ark.com/~mdf/nieuport.html

If you want your own WW1 a/c try, http://www.replicraft.us.fm/

SIK1 · « **Reply #39 on:** September 26, 2006, 07:20:31 PM »

perk the SPAD XIII !