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Offline kennyhayes

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« on: May 13, 2007, 12:38:44 PM »
WHAT IS THE FREAKIN deal with spits wings evertime i hit a spit anywere with anygun a wing falls off.
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Offline 1K3

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« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2007, 01:30:08 PM »
not only that, the spit wings break easily in high G turns.  Keep the G meter from going over + 8
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Offline Benny Moore

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« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2007, 08:37:52 PM »
They are, after all, rather light aircraft.  Or did you think you could have it all?  The rugged durability of an American heavy fighter, and the fairy-like maneuverability of a Japanese featherweight?
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« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2007, 09:11:51 PM »
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Originally posted by kennyhayes
WHAT IS THE FREAKIN deal with spits wings evertime i hit a spit anywere with anygun a wing falls off.


Its such a beautiful sight....
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Offline B3YT

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« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2007, 04:08:59 PM »
the wing loading on a spit was odd with the .303 quite far out in the wing. That weight will affect the structure  when it's hit .
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« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2007, 09:52:22 PM »
Wait, I picked some squeaker up from listening to kenny, let me see if I can get to him in his terms...

*Ahem*

1t r t3h gai.

or so that hub may understand it,

Man tha' areocraft be all in da' air flyn and cuz it haz dos guns on da tips of dem wings, it makes the wingizzles all freakz like mmkay, and den when you T to the Urn rizzle fizzle day rip off.  Peace.


I couldn't help myself.
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« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2007, 10:19:17 PM »
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Offline Angus

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« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2007, 05:15:39 AM »
The Spit wing was actually quite strong.
As with diving speeds and such, there is no logged record of anything topping the Speed of a Spitfire AND recovering.
(The record breakers are all in the mud)
They break of course, in the end. Estimated was some 12G.
A featherweight scaled down Spit, made in Australia is rated for 6G.
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« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2007, 03:56:21 PM »
My guess is that its a perception thing. Most of the Latw War rides (incl the Spits) have 2-4 cannon as armament or 6-8 HMGs. WW2 fighters cannot take a pile of hits on the wing without something bad happening.
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« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2007, 05:25:29 PM »
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My guess is that its a perception thing. Most of the Latw War rides (incl the Spits) have 2-4 cannon as armament or 6-8 HMGs. WW2 fighters cannot take a pile of hits on the wing without something bad happening.


Well, yes, that applies to them all.
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It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

Offline kennyhayes

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« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2007, 06:52:15 PM »
yeah ty.
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Offline Stoney74

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« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2007, 09:30:54 PM »
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WW2 fighters cannot take a pile of hits on the wing without something bad happening.


 :huh

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« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2007, 11:48:01 PM »
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« Reply #13 on: May 16, 2007, 12:04:59 AM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PtH3PVHPmM

My favorite shot ever at the 4:12 mark.
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Offline Karnak

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« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2007, 02:43:11 AM »
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:huh


Problem is we never see the ones that don't make it home.  Sometimes the damage is in the right places to allow the aircraft to remain flyable while being torn up.  Other times a single .303 or .50 round takes out something critical and an aircraft that looks nearly unharmed spirals into the ground.

That said, some aircraft were definately better or worse than average at doing so.  P-47s and F6Fs compared to A6Ms and Ki-43s.
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