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Title: Hawker Monsoon for Aces High!
Post by: Guppy35 on March 24, 2006, 11:37:57 AM

Found an interesting article about a little known variant of the Typhoon.

http://www.scaleworkshop.com/workshop/monsoontm_1.htm
(http://www.scaleworkshop.com/workshop/images/monsoontm_e.jpg)

Title: Hawker Monsoon for Aces High!
Post by: Lazerr on March 24, 2006, 02:21:14 PM

Yup, now when you typh guys lose you radiator, you can set her down in the drink and drive it home on the water. :)

Title: Hawker Monsoon for Aces High!
Post by: zorstorer on March 24, 2006, 03:52:50 PM

How big of a hit did that float add and how many were made...any action seen?

Title: Hawker Monsoon for Aces High!
Post by: Cooley on March 24, 2006, 04:09:20 PM

musta been tough to land in that little pool,,,,,lol

Title: Hawker Monsoon for Aces High!
Post by: RAIDER14 on March 24, 2006, 04:11:30 PM

the pontoons would greatly  decrease performance

Title: Hawker Monsoon for Aces High!
Post by: eilif on March 24, 2006, 04:26:22 PM

really raider?:rolleyes:

Title: Hawker Monsoon for Aces High!
Post by: zorstorer on March 24, 2006, 06:22:27 PM

LOL I realize the "greatly" part....any hard numbers?  150...200mph? ;)

Title: Hawker Monsoon for Aces High!
Post by: Furball on March 24, 2006, 06:25:15 PM

Actually, the operational Monsoon was much faster than the normal Typhoon.  The skid retracted and worked almost like a ramjet, why you see the unusual fixing attached to it.  It could do over 450mph.

The Aussies nicknamed it the "Bongoroo".

Title: Hawker Monsoon for Aces High!
Post by: eilif on March 24, 2006, 06:46:36 PM

bring the "Bongoroo" to ah!

Title: Hawker Monsoon for Aces High!
Post by: Jackal1 on March 24, 2006, 07:42:51 PM

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Originally posted by Furball
The Aussies nicknamed it the "Bongoroo".

ROFL
Seems like quite an appropiate name for a plane for some in AH. :aok

Title: Hawker Monsoon for Aces High!
Post by: vorticon on March 24, 2006, 08:05:51 PM

huzzah! you can never have enough hawkers...

Title: Hawker Monsoon for Aces High!
Post by: FTJR on March 25, 2006, 01:56:29 AM

Furby you stirrer:rofl :rofl

Title: Hawker Monsoon for Aces High!
Post by: Pooh21 on March 25, 2006, 01:59:38 AM

lol bishtyph playing in the yellow kiddie pool

Title: Hawker Monsoon for Aces High!
Post by: Kweassa on March 25, 2006, 02:26:59 AM

I'd rather see the 1941 Typhoon modelled in as a separate aircraft, complete with the brittle aft fuselage structure modelled in.

Title: Hawker Monsoon for Aces High!
Post by: Furball on March 25, 2006, 04:07:30 AM

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Originally posted by Kweassa
I'd rather see the 1941 Typhoon modelled in as a separate aircraft, complete with the brittle aft fuselage structure modelled in.

Only a few of those were actually in service, they simply put fish plates over the rear fuselage joining section where the weakness was to strengthen it.  Having an earlier typh with 'car door' canopy would be nice, but i dont think it would be that much different.  I would rather see a Beaufighter or Whirlwind added as an early RAF attack aircraft.  Or even better a Firefly as a RN attack aircraft.

The tail problem was completely fixed by the time the 'Bongoroo' was in service.