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Offline Scherf

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« Reply #30 on: March 23, 2006, 01:51:18 AM »
I think we're agreeing to agree then.
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« Reply #31 on: March 23, 2006, 05:17:33 AM »
Just found a photo of the stacked rockets for the Mossie FB VI, so it was 8 plus DT and or bombs after all, when configured as such. Was a Banff Strike Wing bird, 1945, according to the pic.

Dunno if the Tiffie had that option. The photo I have shows 2 rockets per wing (standard rails) and a DT. Interesting.

...In any case, when they get around to redoing them, we could ask for the long range rocket config for both Tiffie and Mossie, would be kinda cool. :aok
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« Reply #32 on: March 23, 2006, 05:26:24 AM »
"FM fixed"

What kind of issues does it have?

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« Reply #33 on: March 23, 2006, 06:08:36 AM »
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It did not have 300rpg.

The cannon ammo was held in two containers of 300 rounds with two cannons drawing from each container.

Some author at some point saw the 300 rounds in each container and assumed that each cannon had it's own container.  That is false.

It is, as I listed above, 150rpg or an overload of 175rpg.


I was aware of that Karnak. It was a sad attempt at humor.

I still find the Mossie a fascinating aircraft though and would like to see the (historically accurate) extra speed. As a fighter it bleeds energy too much though but the armament package is woooonderful. WhenI stick with it for a while I usually manage to land a few kills.
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« Reply #34 on: March 23, 2006, 11:18:38 AM »
The E bleed in AH has always struck me as odd actually.  In designing the Mossie and test flying it De Havilland was persistantly worried about it not being able to slow down not, as we have in AH, having trouble keeping speed.

They considered a hydrolic operated frill airbrake for a time, but decided against it as lowering the landing gear had much the same effect.
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« Reply #35 on: March 23, 2006, 11:20:49 AM »
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"FM fixed"

What kind of issues does it have?

-C+

The center of gravity is off, HTC is aware of this, and as AH is a daytime sim environment having a Mossie VI geared for night combat ops makes no sense, so we hope to get a Mossie VI geared for daylight ops.  The difference would be about 15mph greater speed.
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« Reply #36 on: March 24, 2006, 05:00:15 AM »
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The E bleed in AH has always struck me as odd actually.  In designing the Mossie and test flying it De Havilland was persistantly worried about it not being able to slow down not, as we have in AH, having trouble keeping speed.

They considered a hydrolic operated frill airbrake for a time, but decided against it as lowering the landing gear had much the same effect.


It had me wondering too, but what do I know :(

Are there combat trails of the Mossie against contemporary fighters? Asked that before but never seen them.
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« Reply #37 on: March 24, 2006, 05:17:03 AM »
would love to see the tse tse's   57mm  in AH,    (25 rounds)

to go pop some tanks.  

Other games have it...



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« Reply #38 on: March 24, 2006, 09:58:15 AM »
As the others have said, the mossie was an incredibly 'clean' aerodynamic aircraft.

Also, the radiators were hidden in the wing root like the Tempest II which reduced drag.








Like Supermarine.... DeHavilland also had a history of building successful racing aircraft :)

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« Reply #39 on: March 24, 2006, 10:33:34 AM »
Like the P-51, the Mossie's radiators actually produced a net gain in thrust over drag.  Those are the only two WWII aircraft I know of that had that feature.
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« Reply #40 on: March 24, 2006, 10:56:14 AM »
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Also, the radiators were hidden in the wing root like the Tempest II which reduced drag.


The Temepst II was powered by an aircooled radial. The only radiator it had was the oil cooler.
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« Reply #41 on: March 24, 2006, 11:47:11 AM »
The corsair and sea fury also had leading-edge oil coolers.
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