Author Topic: Name this plan....ehhh thing (7) (Read 384 times)

LLv34_Snefens · « **on:** December 11, 2000, 07:39:00 PM »

Sorry I don't have a photograph, but aparently it was used during the war.

Questions:

1) Whats its name?
2) What was its min flying speed?
3) What was perculiar with is rocket-launch?

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juzz · « **Reply #1 on:** December 11, 2000, 07:51:00 PM »

Hopefully that was quick enough...

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LLv34_Snefens · « **Reply #2 on:** December 11, 2000, 08:11:00 PM »

I KNEW I should have put a "No IL-2 forum frequent visitors allowed"-tag on that one.

Now if you hurry and edit we might get some fun out of this afterall

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Sancho · « **Reply #3 on:** December 12, 2000, 04:58:00 AM »

Uh, Crimson Skies isn't real. Just thought you should know.

Just kidding... no idea.

StSanta · « **Reply #4 on:** December 12, 2000, 05:19:00 AM »

LOL an auto-rotator in WWII.

The Soviets had far too many men it seems.

Bet that 109 is REALLY scared of they guy shooting at him.

Staga · « **Reply #5 on:** December 12, 2000, 05:30:00 AM »

Kamov A-7 (3-a?)

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #6 on:** December 12, 2000, 06:18:00 AM »

Santa ,if thats an AH buff "50cal" the guy shooting, you bet the 109s afraid.

straffo · « **Reply #7 on:** December 12, 2000, 06:55:00 AM »

UglySky MK I no ?

Fishu · « **Reply #8 on:** December 12, 2000, 12:00:00 PM »

I don't know what plane that is, but I know I wouldn't step on that plane volunteerly, probably not even if forced to

LLv34_Snefens · « **Reply #9 on:** December 12, 2000, 12:27:00 PM »

OK, Juzz got all 3 right after 11 minutes, nice

And like Staga say it was called

1) Kamov A-7-3A
2) 46kph (29mph)
3) It had a couple of rearward firing rockets.

More on this at http://hep2.physics.arizona.edu/~savin/ram/a-7kamov.html

MiG Eater · « **Reply #10 on:** December 12, 2000, 01:50:00 PM »

hehe, I would call it dead the first time the rear gunner fired at a bandit above him

MiG

Dowding · « **Reply #11 on:** December 12, 2000, 02:57:00 PM »

What was the point of the Ruskies developing it? I bet it had zero reliability, and the only defence it had was that most LW planes would overshoot it.

Staga · « **Reply #12 on:** December 12, 2000, 03:25:00 PM »

Yanks used Piper Cubs, Germans used Storchs, Brits got Lysanders, Russians got few of those and R-2 and R-Z....

juzz · « **Reply #13 on:** December 12, 2000, 03:25:00 PM »

Why would it have low reliability? Autogiros are really simple a/c. And if a machinegun and 2 rearward firing rockets aren't a defence, then what is...