Why would the Brits....?

[BlauK]

I questioned the foundation of that same B-38 about 2 years ago:
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,202566.0.html

[hubsonfire]

I thought the original mention of the P38 being  bomber was a shot at all us cartoon B-38 pilots

I think it's like the F-117; designate a bomber as a fighter, and you'll get fighter pilots to drop bombs. It's still a bomber, but no one has the heart to tell them. 

[Ack-Ack]

I think it's like the F-117; designate a bomber as a fighter, and you'll get fighter pilots to drop bombs. It's still a bomber, but no one has the heart to tell them. 

@%@$#%@$#%@#$!


ack-ack

[BaldEagl]

I love this thread!   

[Wedge1126]

This is kinda off topic, but why do the British fighters have weird looking sticks? The one with the loop on the end of it.

[hubsonfire]

Um, that's the topic of this thread, actually.

@%@$#%@$#%@#$!


ack-ack

Oops, I guess I let the cat out of the bag. 

[CAP1]

This is kinda off topic, but why do the British fighters have weird looking sticks? The one with the loop on the end of it.

if i had tto guess, i would think it would allow the british pile-it to gain better leverage by having convenient placement of both hands in hard maneuvers.

[BlauK]

The Brits (on their rainy island) are so used to sticks with roundish handles (umbrellas) 

[TonyJoey]

The Brits (on their rainy island) are so used to sticks with roundish handles (umbrellas) 

 

[Enker]

if i had tto guess, i would think it would allow the british pile-it to gain better leverage by having convenient placement of both hands in hard maneuvers.

Yeah, it was something about how the ovaly top and joint at the middle made better usage of the muscles, allowing for better control on ailerons at high speeds.

[jdbecks]

I think it's like the F-117; designate a bomber as a fighter, and you'll get fighter pilots to drop bombs. It's still a bomber, but no one has the heart to tell them. 

  that has just made my day 

[AWwrgwy]

hence it's original title of A-36 apache. A=Attack.

From P-51 Mustang in detail & scale:

With no funds for pursuit aircraft, as fighters were then called, Lt. Kelsey came up with a way to beat the system and get some additional Mustangs on order for the USAAC.  Using some remaining funds for attack aircraft, Kelsey asked North American to develop a dive bomber version of the NA-73.  Choosing A-36, which was the next available attack designation, Kelsey ordered 500 of these dive bomber versions on April 16, 1942.

wrongway

[Dantoo]

Err since this is already way off topic:

I always thought the references to P38 bombers was all about the droop-snoot version?  This, I believe, saw some use over Europe, contained a bomb aimer and Norden bomb sight.  I have also read that there was an interface that allowed the lead bomb aimer to automatically drop the bombs for the rest of the squadron.

The P38 had a version that really was a level bomber.

Here's a quick Google grab:
http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/aca/kit_aca_2158.shtml

[Ack-Ack]

Err since this is already way off topic:

I always thought the references to P38 bombers was all about the droop-snoot version?  This, I believe, saw some use over Europe, contained a bomb aimer and Norden bomb sight.  I have also read that there was an interface that allowed the lead bomb aimer to automatically drop the bombs for the rest of the squadron.

The P38 had a version that really was a level bomber.

Here's a quick Google grab:
http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/aca/kit_aca_2158.shtml

The running joke in here is that due to its large size it's more of a bomber than a fighter.  It was the same in AW as well because in that game we had hit bubbles that were determined by the length of the wings.  So naturally, with its large wingspan, the P-38 has the same size hit bubble as any of the bombers in AW.


ack-ack

[Dantoo]

Ah thanks for that.  Learned something again today!