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Offline bozon

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« on: April 26, 2007, 11:16:09 AM »
Nice story I found on the web. Canadian FB-VI pilot doing daytime ranger raids:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3897/is_200406/ai_n9455871/pg_1

Don't forget to occasionally remind HTC to fix the mossie:
http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=200332&perpage=25&pagenumber=1
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« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2007, 01:25:32 PM »
Don't forget 'Cats Eyes' Cunningham

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2146171.stm
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« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2007, 01:54:29 PM »
Looking forward to the Mossie getting an update. :aok
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Offline Krusty

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« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2007, 02:06:57 PM »
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Originally posted by Furball
Don't forget 'Cats Eyes' Cunningham

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2146171.stm


Didn't he do a lot of work in Beau's as well?
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Offline Furball

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« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2007, 02:10:24 PM »
Yes, lots :)
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« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2007, 02:40:01 PM »
Top scoring Mosquito ace was Wing Cdr Branse Burbridge of 85 Sqn, with 21 kills, all in Mosquitos.
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Offline Karnak

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« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2007, 02:57:42 PM »
Mossie!
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« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2007, 02:59:20 PM »
What's that port above the MGs?

Guncam?
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Offline Charge

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« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2007, 03:44:22 PM »
What's wrong with Mossies flight model??

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« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2007, 03:54:12 PM »
The Center of Gravity is reportedly off by a bit. It causes that wierd tail stall sometimes.

There is no armor at all for the crew despite it having a bulletproof windscreen, armored seats and a fwrd armored bulkhead. It offers as much crew protection in game as a Zero, which is to say, none.

...and it would just be cool to get the graphic update on it as well.
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Offline Furball

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« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2007, 04:34:00 PM »
Mossie!

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« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2007, 09:04:32 PM »
Something else is wrong, as many mossie advocates can explain much better than I can; something about our model having baffles installed in order to reduce nighttime visibility from engine exhausts.  Reduces horsepower/speed and acceleration...
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« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2007, 03:39:30 PM »
I took the mossie up for a ride in H2H, and man I gatta say I pwnd alot of people with that mossie. Such a great plane to fly. I took alot of 20mm damage and was still flyable.
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« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2007, 05:13:16 PM »
CoG,pilot wounds and the zeroesk engine fires should be looked at.
 No reason to have flamedampers,no night, but this will only add a little of speed.
  I'd ask for the MK XVIII but this is the wrong forum.:O
 

 Maybe,just maybe after the B25 is done the Mossie FM can be addressed.:aok
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« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2007, 07:31:15 PM »
The flame dampers reduce maximum speed by 15-20mph.

The difference between 337mph and 357mph on the deck is huge.  Think of the number of fighters that can run down a 337mph aircraft but not a 357mph aircraft.

Here is a list from memory:

Bf109G-2
Bf109G-6
Bf109G-14
F4U-1
F4U-1A?
F4U-1C
F4U-1D
Fw190A-5
Fw190A-8
Fw190F-8
Ki-84-Ia
La-5FN
P-47D-11
P-47D-25
P-47D-40
P-38J
P-38L
Spitfire Mk VIII
Spitfire Mk XIV
Spitfire Mk XVI
Yak-9U


That is not a small list.
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