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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: Ball on March 11, 2007, 08:50:40 AM

Title: Firefly!
Post by: Ball on March 11, 2007, 08:50:40 AM

No.. not the Tank.

The Fairey Firefly.

(http://www.faireyfirefly.com/gallery/20040822_See%20Thru%20View.JPG)

(http://www.accesswave.ca/~hotwings/fflanding.jpg)




Info here: -

http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/aircraft/firefly.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Firefly

Title: Firefly!
Post by: wstpt10 on March 11, 2007, 11:26:16 AM

lol, hell yes.

while we're on the topic of fairey aircraft, hows about this...

(http://avions.legendaires.free.fr/Images/imagesep03.jpg)



:D

Title: Firefly!
Post by: Wes14 on March 11, 2007, 12:14:53 PM

IN:D

Title: Firefly!
Post by: nirvana on March 11, 2007, 01:32:27 PM

What?  You can't just go saying IN at random now, it's a good thread.  I am in concurrence with Furrrrrball.

Title: Firefly!
Post by: Spikes on March 11, 2007, 01:33:56 PM

firefly looks like a p51b and spit16 mated....

Title: Firefly!
Post by: Treize69 on March 11, 2007, 01:53:19 PM

Oh yes, lookin forward to someday putting a few .50 rounds in that massive radiator assembly and giganormous fuselag mounted gas tank... :t

Title: Firefly!
Post by: wstpt10 on March 11, 2007, 02:48:06 PM

what exactly was the number 2 guy supposed to do? was he a navigator?

Title: Firefly!
Post by: Treize69 on March 11, 2007, 04:33:20 PM

I think bombardier/navigator/radar operator

Title: Firefly!
Post by: Debonair on March 11, 2007, 04:49:27 PM

+ Seafire III = British Pacific Fleet, speaking of which, anyone know if the performance difference between the clipped wing FAA Corsairs & USN F4Us were significant?

Title: Firefly!
Post by: Ball on March 11, 2007, 05:12:26 PM

The Firefly was similar to the Fairey Fulmar.  The Fulmar had a second crew member because it was designed when carrier aircraft did not carry navigational aids to find the CV, so they put a navigator in it to help get home - whether that is true to the Firefly i do not know.

Debonair, I have read somewhere that it improved roll rate - unfortunately it did not specify by how much.  If i remember rightly i think they clipped 8 inches off the wingspan

Title: Firefly!
Post by: Debonair on March 11, 2007, 05:30:16 PM

that dont sound like much, i thought it was more for some reason or other:noid:noid:noid:noidprobably some sort of disinformation campaign:noid :noid :noid :mad: :mad: