Author Topic: The Mighty Boomerang (Read 660 times)

gavor · « **on:** February 17, 2002, 08:39:15 PM »

A must have IMHO. How many times have I said that now? 5? 10?

And here she is

texace · « **Reply #1 on:** February 18, 2002, 11:11:09 AM »

What's a Boomerang that doesn't return?

A stick? Naw...more like a wreck.

Sorry, that was pointless...

K West · « **Reply #2 on:** February 18, 2002, 01:07:43 PM »

Definately need that one gavor! The Boomerang and the IAR-80 are two planes I'd love to see come to AH. Two very nice aircraft too many folks do not even know about.

Westy

VWE001 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 18, 2002, 01:56:39 PM »

Oh boy, a souped up T-6! Now if they would only include the IL-16 so you'll have something to shoot down!

popeye · « **Reply #4 on:** February 18, 2002, 02:40:35 PM »

"Strengths:

Good agility
Good climbrate
Good field of vision for the pilot
Good firepower

Weaknesses:

Insufficient performance compared to it's Japanese contemporaries"

I guess everything is relative.

Ozark · « **Reply #5 on:** February 18, 2002, 04:15:23 PM »

Boomerang

Yeager · « **Reply #6 on:** February 18, 2002, 04:35:50 PM »

Looks like a cross between a dauntless and a spitfire (with some F4F thrown in as an afterthought).......

Y

gavor · « **Reply #7 on:** February 18, 2002, 04:48:28 PM »

I know it was only a stop gap measure until we received spits, but in hindsight they were quite a nice little machine.

Maybe one day HT will see it and by chance he'll be on drugs and someone will model it. By the time he comes down from the drugs it will be too late to stop the project.. etc etc....

Wishful thinking.

Whats this IAR-80? (gets out Janes book)

gavor · « **Reply #8 on:** February 18, 2002, 04:50:43 PM »

IAR-80

Ozark · « **Reply #9 on:** February 18, 2002, 05:15:24 PM »

IAR 80 at first glance looked like the long skinny Gee Bee R-1's brother.

fdiron · « **Reply #10 on:** February 18, 2002, 05:29:46 PM »

Only 294 produced.

gavor · « **Reply #11 on:** February 18, 2002, 05:42:36 PM »

More info about the boomerang. It was quite the low level performer!

More info

I particularly like the sneaking up bit. Cruise behind the enemy at low speed and they couldnt see it until it was too late. Or luring the Jap planes down so the 38's could get them.

Hortlund · « **Reply #12 on:** February 18, 2002, 07:04:54 PM »

AArrgghh the IAR 80 Is soooooOOOooo ugly

must...wash...eyes...with...c hlorine...

Ozark · « **Reply #13 on:** February 18, 2002, 07:29:35 PM »

LOL!!

Pyro · « **Reply #14 on:** February 18, 2002, 07:51:07 PM »

I bought some out of print references that I stumbled across on the Boomerang awhile back. I plan to get my money out of them someday but I doubt it will be anytime soon.