« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2   Go Down

Author Topic: Perk this at your own risk  (Read 665 times)

Offline Pongo

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 6701
Perk this at your own risk
« on: June 28, 2001, 04:19:00 PM »


yum
Logged

Offline hblair

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 4052
      • http://www.cybrtyme.com/personal/hblair/mainpage.htm
Perk this at your own risk
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2001, 04:39:00 PM »
14?
Logged

Offline Pongo

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 6701
Perk this at your own risk
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2001, 04:49:00 PM »
IX
Logged

Offline ra

  • Parolee
  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3569
Perk this at your own risk
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2001, 05:08:00 PM »
Notice the side of the cockpit folds down so the pilot can get in without getting his skirt caught.     :p

ra
Logged

Offline AKSWulfe

  • Parolee
  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3812
Perk this at your own risk
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2001, 06:08:00 PM »
XIV has 5 blades, right Pongo?
-SW
Logged

Offline GRUNHERZ

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 13413
Perk this at your own risk
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2001, 07:22:00 PM »
Yep thats a spit.... UGLY!
Logged

Offline Pongo

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 6701
Perk this at your own risk
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2001, 09:32:00 PM »
Spitfire LF Mk IX (Merlin 66)
Delivered April 28 1944(3 weeks after my mom was born!)
Call sign
2I-T
serial number ML417
Served in 443 Sq., 127 wing HQ, 401 Sq.,411 Sq., 412 Sq. Converted to 2 seat in 46 sold to the Indian Air force in 48. Now at Duxford in the colours it wore in its first Unit for DDay
This Aircraft has done its service for all the free world and then some.
Yes Spit XIV have a 5 blade prop(some experiments with 2*3 blade contra rotating props)
Logged

Offline Toad

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 18415
Perk this at your own risk
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2001, 10:12:00 PM »
Au contraire.

IMO, the SPITFIRE is the best looking piston fighter ever to make the leap from drawing board to the skies.

In fact, the best looking by far.

<Edited for Grun>

Grun, old chap, the box the Spitfire came in is prettier than any -109 that ever rolled down a runway.  :)

[ 06-28-2001: Message edited by: Toad ]
Logged
If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!

Offline GRUNHERZ

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 13413
Perk this at your own risk
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2001, 10:43:00 PM »
Wow Toad I didnt you know you liked the 109 that much!!!

Im impresssed WTG Toad....   ;)
Logged

Offline juzz

  • Copper Member
  • **
  • Posts: 193
      • http://nope.haha.com
Perk this at your own risk
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2001, 10:07:00 AM »
If only Mitchell had got his way and it had been named the "Supermarine Shrew"!  :D
Logged

Offline AKSWulfe

  • Parolee
  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3812
Perk this at your own risk
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2001, 10:28:00 AM »
The only good 109 is one going down in flames!
-SW
--------------------
Hey Guy, I'm masterin' my joystick!  
Contact me here: weissdr1@yahoo.com
Logged

Offline Booky

  • Copper Member
  • **
  • Posts: 344
Perk this at your own risk
« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2001, 12:42:00 AM »
Who said you could go into my garage and take pictures of my toys? I'm surprised you didn't take a picture of my F6F while you were at it.
Logged

Offline funkedup

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 9466
      • http://www.raf303.org/
Perk this at your own risk
« Reply #12 on: July 02, 2001, 01:58:00 AM »
That one's a beauty Pongo!
Logged

Offline Betown

  • Nickel Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 415
      • http://www.ecomm-net.co.uk
Perk this at your own risk
« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2001, 03:00:00 AM »
The spitfire Mark 22 had a 6 bladed contrarotating prop (3&3) This basicaly eliminated any torque effects and made it one of the fastest aircraft in WW2. It could out perform a Dstang with ease + It could outclimb a 152. It was truly amazing.

For those in the UK they have one at Duxford
Logged

Offline GRUNHERZ

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 13413
Perk this at your own risk
« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2001, 04:32:00 AM »
The 22 and 24 only toyed with counter-rotating props. Most by far of the very few 22 and 24 built had the standard 5 blade propeler. The 22 was NOT a WW2 plane they were only built after the war ENDED. The seafire 47 used the counterrotating prop more thoug. The last spifire in WW2 was the Mk21 but this one is no differnt than German desperation efforts like the He162 as it only saw service in the last week of the war and proudly served the British empire by sinking a one man midget submersible attack boat.  :)
Logged
Pages: [1] 2   Go Up
« previous next »