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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: ShrkBite on December 31, 2009, 08:08:45 PM
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(http://www.airfields-freeman.com/NJ/Lakehurst_NJ_Hindenburg_Hangar1_36.jpg)
say, any of you fella's seen a particularly large air balloon?
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I wonder if they are going to perk any WWI AC?
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WWI? I suggest you take another look at the ensigns... ;)
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He he he.... It would be nice to have Dirigibles in our WWI theater, though. After all, they were used in force against England at the start of the war.
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After all, they were used in force against England at the start of the war.
Really? I thought WWI "started" in 1914 and the Zeppelin raids on Britain occurred for a short time in 1915...
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Really? I thought WWI "started" in 1914 and the Zeppelin raids on Britain occurred for a short time in 1915...
Zeppelin raids started in 1915, but continued sporadically well into 1917. Wasn't until Germany managed to produce bombers that could fly a big enough bombload to make the trip worthwhile that the Zep raids were halted.
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Zeppelin raids started in 1915, but continued sporadically well into 1915. Wasn't until Germany managed to produce bombers that could fly a big enough bombload to make the trip worthwhile that the Zep raids were halted.
Bring the Gotha G.V to AH!
(http://www.military-aircraft.org.uk/bombers/gotha-g-v.jpg)
ack-ack
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Hot Air Balloon Duels thread anyone?? :D :rofl
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Here we go!
Hot Air Balloon Duels thread anyone?? :D :rofl
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With blunderbusses?
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If you Guys really want to duel in balloons, you can <g>
Air Buccaneers!, it's a total conversion for UT2004
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce8RkzO7EBQ&feature=player_embedded# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce8RkzO7EBQ&feature=player_embedded#)
Homepage
http://ludocraft.oulu.fi/airbuccaneers/ (http://ludocraft.oulu.fi/airbuccaneers/)
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lets get the WWI add on before we add on to the add on hahaha :banana:
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(http://www.airfields-freeman.com/NJ/Lakehurst_NJ_Hindenburg_Hangar1_36.jpg)
say, any of you fella's seen a particularly large air balloon?
just hope (if they do add zeps which they probley wont. hope they make the zeps like the ones they have in crimson skies)
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ShrkBite,
You beat me to it man. Instead of Aircraft Carrier, should have Zeppelins with aircraft attached (now let me go read to see if we can find any historical craft to seed this with)
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ShrkBite,
You beat me to it man. Instead of Aircraft Carrier, should have Zeppelins with aircraft attached (now let me go read to see if we can find any historical craft to seed this with)
I don't think any of the airships (rigid, semi-rigid or non-rigid) used by any country during WW1 were capable of launching planes from them. The first time a parasitic fighter was launched from an airship was in 1932 over New Jersey when USS Akron launced and recovered first in a N2Y trainer and then later in the Curtiss XF9C-1 Sparrowhawk, which was specifically designed as a parasitic fighter for use onboard 'flying aircraft carriers' that were to be used for recce/scout duties.
Here is a photo of the USS Akron that shows the 'trapeze' launching system and a Sparrowhawk in Akron's internal hanger.
(http://pacificempire.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/uss_akron.jpg)
Click on below thumbnail to see image of USS Macon launching planes
(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:SwAn0ZCWRlG7BM:http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h77000/h77437.jpg) (http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h77000/h77437.jpg)
Lieutenant D. Ward Harrigan recovering a Sparrowhawk on USS Macon
(http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/g440000/g441979.jpg)
Normally, the landing gear on the Sparrowhawk would have been removed for normal operations but in the above photo, the gears are still attached in case the pilot was unable to hook up on the trapeze and had to land at the base below during flight testing.
ack-ack
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ShrkBite,
You beat me to it man. Instead of Aircraft Carrier, should have Zeppelins with aircraft attached (now let me go read to see if we can find any historical craft to seed this with)
lol <S> Sorry man. May i suggest....
(http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Entertainment/images-4/death-star.jpg)
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Wrong Century, wrong galaxy, wrong evil Empire. lol
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I don't think any of the airships (rigid, semi-rigid or non-rigid) used by any country during WW1 were capable of launching planes from them. The first time a parasitic fighter was launched from an airship was in 1932 over New Jersey when USS Akron launced and recovered first in a N2Y trainer and then later in the Curtiss XF9C-1 Sparrowhawk, which was specifically designed as a parasitic fighter for use onboard 'flying aircraft carriers' that were to be used for recce/scout duties.
Here is a photo of the USS Akron that shows the 'trapeze' launching system and a Sparrowhawk in Akron's internal hanger.
(http://pacificempire.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/uss_akron.jpg)
Click on below thumbnail to see image of USS Macon launching planes
(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:SwAn0ZCWRlG7BM:http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h77000/h77437.jpg) (http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h77000/h77437.jpg)
Lieutenant D. Ward Harrigan recovering a Sparrowhawk on USS Macon
(http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/g440000/g441979.jpg)
Normally, the landing gear on the Sparrowhawk would have been removed for normal operations but in the above photo, the gears are still attached in case the pilot was unable to hook up on the trapeze and had to land at the base below during flight testing.
ack-ack
:banana: :banana: :banana: +1 I like it!
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lol <S> Sorry man. May i suggest....
(http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Entertainment/images-4/death-star.jpg)
We cant repel power of that magnitude!
(http://knowyourmeme.com/i/1387/original/Tarp.gif)
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(Dramatic tone) Thats no Fokker :rofl
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is that 999000 flying that deathstar? :eek:
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Such foolishness the dark side leads to.
Sorry later you will be.
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I wonder if were gunna half to pay another 15bucks for WW1
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I wonder if were gunna half to pay another 15bucks for WW1
Only you.
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