Spit14 is cured

[CAP1]

Right, hence the appellation "ensign eliminator."  Moreover, from what I've read, the P-51 had a nasty tendency to stall without warning until you accrued some time in it.

one of the guys at our rc club flew ponys in the war. one of the things he used to say, was that they burned off the fuel in the aft fuselage tank first, as it was difficult to fight if it was full.

[CAP1]

1940s 18yo = 2009 40 yo

cool!!!!!!!


so 2009 47 = 25????


YES!!!!! I'M REALLY ONLY 25!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Karnak]

By the end of the war, that's all they had left.

You need to read some history.

[dunnrite]

You need to read some history.

And you need to get off your horse, it's no higher than anyone elses.  I was making a joke to cap1's statement.  But toward the end of the war in the pacific, the japanese were very low on experienced pilots.

[Lusche]

wasn't the raf putting 18 year old kids in them with less than 40 hours training?

By the end of the war, that's all they had left.

Confusing stuff, all that European countries.
Great Britain or Germany, who can tell them apart...   

[dunnrite]

Confusing stuff, all that European countries.
Great Britain or Germany, who can tell them apart...   

Nevermind I'm an idiot

Apologies Karnak 

[CAP1]

Exactly! It was a kid's plane! lol.

[CAP1]

Nevermind I'm an idiot

Apologies Karnak 

probably my fault...i should've capatlized it..........RAF

 

i just thought i read that somewhere.......putting 18 ear olds with less time than it took me to earn my ppl(60 hours) in high powered fighters. 

[dunnrite]

probably my fault...i should've capatlized it..........RAF

 

i just thought i read that somewhere.......putting 18 ear olds with less time than it took me to earn my ppl(60 hours) in high powered fighters. 

And you need to get off your horse, it's no higher than anyone elses.  I was making a joke to cap1's statement.  But toward the end of the war in the pacific, the japanese were very low on experienced pilots.

No, I stupidly characterized spitfires with the Japanese.  Been a long week already.

[CAP1]

No, I stupidly characterized spitfires with the Japanese.  Been a long week already.

lol....tell me about it......i'm only just now done work. the one single big job i sold today.....and frakkin napa sends me ALL wrong parts........

[Rich46yo]

Tell me more about it? How do you fly it effectively?

[Guppy35]

Actually, what made the Spitfire such an amazing plane was that it was aerodynamically stable enough for KIDS to fly them in defense of their country... so, Spitfires really WERE for kids, as were most American planes...

They did not apply to the Spit XIV.  We're talking about the very much different Spitfire I/II, and yes guys were going operational with 20 or less hours in them, mainly out of desperation during the tail end of the B of B.  Johnnie Johnson, who ended up high scoring RAF ace had roughly 20 when he went to his first squadron.

Spit XIV was not that kind of bird.  

[dunnrite]

lol....tell me about it......i'm only just now done work. the one single big job i sold today.....and frakkin napa sends me ALL wrong parts........

My shop was robbed monday night, cleaned me out on carpenter tools ~3 grand

[CAP1]

My shop was robbed monday night, cleaned me out on carpenter tools ~3 grand

ooooo..crap!!!!

sorry to hear that dude!!


i'm a paranoid person. i ALWAYS leave cars in the bays overnight. i figure that the average time from the alarm company to the police ariving is about 20 minutes....so i figure with all that stuff in the way, they;ll only get out ith little stuff......

[uptown]

<---looking forward to killing the "new" spit14