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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: 1K3 on December 13, 2004, 10:30:19 AM
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pilots relieve BoB training
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What time? Sounds interesting.
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right now (9:40 PAC time), and later in the afternoon
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You mean Spitfire Ace? The BBC(?) documentary?
If so - Very good, make sure you watch the last episode where they let the RAF BoB Ace fly a Spitfire one last time, and he puts it into a lovely lazy barrel roll.
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watching it while I work. The spitfire is a 4 prop job tandem seat trainer type. Been very enjoyable show so far.
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Originally posted by Yeager
watching it while I work. The spitfire is a 4 prop job tandem seat trainer type. Been very enjoyable show so far.
yup, that is the Grace Spitfire.
(http://www.ml407.co.uk/Graphics/TP370.jpg)
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awesome show - watching now at work
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Very very good show. It was emotional to see the BoB pilot had his chance to fly it again.
I keep wondering though: where are the hispano barrel thingies that protrude from the wings? Aren't they part of the wing itself?
Oh, and they called it a Spit9 iirc, but that tail keeps making me think Spit8. I thought 9s didn't have that pointy stab.
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http://www.ukwarbirds.fsnet.co.uk/warbird_histories.htm (http://www.ukwarbirds.fsnet.co.uk/warbird_histories.htm)
Spitfire T Mk IX ML407 (The Grace Spitfire)
http://www.ml407.co.uk/pages/main.html (http://www.ml407.co.uk/pages/main.html)
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One of the Vetren's secrets while flying was adding a slight amount of rudder whenever he flew level. He said on multiple occasions he would see enemy tracers pass by his cockpit all to one side because of his flight path. Wonder if this would be helpful aganst B&Zers in the MA? Gona try it for awhile, see what happens.
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Originally posted by BlueJ1
One of the Vetren's secrets while flying was adding a slight amount of rudder whenever he flew level.
"Never ever fly straight and level. Move, always move. Now let's try that again."
"dakadakadaka"
Robert Shaw - Battle of Britain.
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I was referring to formation flying after he RAF (pilots and squadrons mostly) was looking into new tactics after the realization of the use of outdated tactics.
Also misquoated him for the lack of exact words. Couldnt understand all of the talking being done due to age, but mostly accent.
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Just watched it, and it is one of the best shows of this type I have seen. Well worth the time spent to watch it.
Frodo
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It was very interesting to hear their convergence settings. 250 yds or less.:eek:
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Are they gonna use tandem spits throughout 4 hrs? that would soo turn me off if they do.
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There's only that one tandem spit still flying, according to the show.
Do you expect them to entrust a spitfire to someone with 9 hours of training?