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Title: Cool plane stuff
Post by: 53gunner on December 14, 2006, 09:59:46 PM

Howdy just found this link, its in german but has lots of cool pix thought yall may like
http://www.luchtoorlog.be/index_luft.htm
Glenn

Title: Cool plane stuff
Post by: Krusty on December 14, 2006, 10:27:43 PM

Interesting site. I think it's Dutch, or something. Not German, as far as I can read it, but similar.

Title: Cool plane stuff
Post by: MiloMorai on December 14, 2006, 11:44:43 PM

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Originally posted by Krusty
Interesting site. I think it's Dutch, or something. Not German, as far as I can read it, but similar.

Doesn't '.be' mean Belgium?

Title: Cool plane stuff
Post by: Reynolds on December 15, 2006, 12:18:25 AM

I cannot describe the uberness with wich you ROCK!!!

Title: Cool plane stuff
Post by: Krusty on December 15, 2006, 12:22:08 AM

.be is the Belgium domain, yes, but from what I understood they spoke French there. It is, however, right next to the Netherlands, and I think they speak a form of Dutch (or some other Germanic language).

Title: Cool plane stuff
Post by: MiloMorai on December 15, 2006, 12:32:34 AM

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think they speak a form of Dutch

Yes it is called Flemish spoken in the north. In the south, what is called Belgium French is spoken.

Title: Cool plane stuff
Post by: Angus on December 15, 2006, 02:34:17 AM

Hehe, Flemish is rather similar to Dutch AFAIK, - at least for me, it's hard to catch the difference.
Belgium French is also AFAIK as close to French as French French, - give or take what area of France. Maybe a difference in spelling?
Same goes with German. German German , Swiss German, etc, - but it's hilarious when a Saarlander, Platdeutcher and a Swiss meet :D

Title: Cool plane stuff
Post by: mussie on December 15, 2006, 05:02:09 AM

Dam good find gunner... just whish I could speak the lang

Title: Cool plane stuff
Post by: mussie on December 15, 2006, 05:06:21 AM

There are some links to english site this on looks good so far

http://www.luchtoorlog.be/index.html (http://www.luchtoorlog.be/index.html)

Title: I'll take this one........
Post by: humble on December 15, 2006, 08:14:52 AM

(http://members.lycos.nl/carloslievens/Images/p51/mu1374.jpg)

Title: Cool plane stuff
Post by: mussie on December 15, 2006, 08:20:17 AM

This is more my style.... :)

(http://www.luchtoorlog.be/img/ar234/bmw08.jpg)

(http://www.luchtoorlog.be/img/ar234/bmw09.jpg)

Title: Cool plane stuff
Post by: mussie on December 15, 2006, 08:35:11 AM

Mind you I would love to see this

(http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/images/lrg1355.jpg)

Over 200 made

(http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/images/lrg1729.jpg)

Would be great for M8 raids behind NME lines

Sorry getting carried away here but....

Type: Heavy Cargo Transport
Origin: Messerscmitt AG
Models: D And E
First Flight: Fall 1941
Service Delivery: May 1942
Final Delivery: March 1944
Engine: Gnome-Rhone 14N 48/49 14-Cylinder two row radials
Horsepower: 1,140
Number: Six

Dimensions:
Wing span: 55m (180 ft. 5.5 in.)
Length: 28.15m (92 ft. 4.25 in.)
Height: 10.15m (33 ft. 3.5 in.)
Wing Surface Area: N/A

Weights:
Empty: 27,330kg (60,260 lbs.)
Maximum: 43,000kg (94,815 lbs.)

Performance:
Maximum Speed: 285km/h (177 mph) on tow
Initial climb: 710ft/min (216m/min)
Range: 684 miles (1100km)
Service Ceiling: 13,100 ft (4000m)

Armament:
Five MG 15 mounted in nose mounts
Six Mg 34 infantry MG's in beam windows

Waffentraeger (Weapons Carrier)
11 20mm MG 151 cannon
and
4 13mm MG 131 Machine Guns

This version also carried several tonnes of armor and bulletproof glass. Eventually it was decided that escort fighters would be more effective and this version did not see wide-spread production.


Avionics:
N/A

Bomb load:
One 17.7 ton bomb was dropped in trials, though the aircraft crashed during the trials due to structural failure after the test aircraft had been straffed by Allied fighters days earlier.

Title: Cool plane stuff
Post by: 53gunner on December 15, 2006, 06:42:16 PM

17.7 ton bomb!!!!!
 I WANT THAT!!!