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Title: Perk this at your own risk
Post by: Pongo on June 28, 2001, 04:19:00 PM
(http://www.avnet.co.uk/tfc/news/img/spitix_20010520.jpg)

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Title: Perk this at your own risk
Post by: hblair on June 28, 2001, 04:39:00 PM
14?
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Post by: Pongo on June 28, 2001, 04:49:00 PM
IX
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Post by: ra on June 28, 2001, 05:08:00 PM
Notice the side of the cockpit folds down so the pilot can get in without getting his skirt caught.     :p

ra
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Post by: AKSWulfe on June 28, 2001, 06:08:00 PM
XIV has 5 blades, right Pongo?
-SW
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Post by: GRUNHERZ on June 28, 2001, 07:22:00 PM
Yep thats a spit.... UGLY!
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Post by: Pongo on June 28, 2001, 09:32:00 PM
Spitfire LF Mk IX (Merlin 66)
Delivered April 28 1944(3 weeks after my mom was born!)
Call sign
2I-T
serial number ML417
Served in 443 Sq., 127 wing HQ, 401 Sq.,411 Sq., 412 Sq. Converted to 2 seat in 46 sold to the Indian Air force in 48. Now at Duxford in the colours it wore in its first Unit for DDay
This Aircraft has done its service for all the free world and then some.
Yes Spit XIV have a 5 blade prop(some experiments with 2*3 blade contra rotating props)
Title: Perk this at your own risk
Post by: Toad on June 28, 2001, 10:12:00 PM
Au contraire.

IMO, the SPITFIRE is the best looking piston fighter ever to make the leap from drawing board to the skies.

In fact, the best looking by far.

<Edited for Grun>

Grun, old chap, the box the Spitfire came in is prettier than any -109 that ever rolled down a runway.  :)

[ 06-28-2001: Message edited by: Toad ]
Title: Perk this at your own risk
Post by: GRUNHERZ on June 28, 2001, 10:43:00 PM
Wow Toad I didnt you know you liked the 109 that much!!!

Im impresssed WTG Toad....   ;)
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Post by: juzz on June 29, 2001, 10:07:00 AM
If only Mitchell had got his way and it had been named the "Supermarine Shrew"!  :D
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Post by: AKSWulfe on June 29, 2001, 10:28:00 AM
The only good 109 is one going down in flames!
-SW
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Title: Perk this at your own risk
Post by: Booky on July 02, 2001, 12:42:00 AM
Who said you could go into my garage and take pictures of my toys? I'm surprised you didn't take a picture of my F6F while you were at it.
Title: Perk this at your own risk
Post by: funkedup on July 02, 2001, 01:58:00 AM
That one's a beauty Pongo!
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Post by: Betown on July 02, 2001, 03:00:00 AM
The spitfire Mark 22 had a 6 bladed contrarotating prop (3&3) This basicaly eliminated any torque effects and made it one of the fastest aircraft in WW2. It could out perform a Dstang with ease + It could outclimb a 152. It was truly amazing.

For those in the UK they have one at Duxford
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Post by: GRUNHERZ on July 02, 2001, 04:32:00 AM
The 22 and 24 only toyed with counter-rotating props. Most by far of the very few 22 and 24 built had the standard 5 blade propeler. The 22 was NOT a WW2 plane they were only built after the war ENDED. The seafire 47 used the counterrotating prop more thoug. The last spifire in WW2 was the Mk21 but this one is no differnt than German desperation efforts like the He162 as it only saw service in the last week of the war and proudly served the British empire by sinking a one man midget submersible attack boat.  :)
Title: Perk this at your own risk
Post by: Wilbus on July 02, 2001, 05:22:00 AM
I didn't know anyone could create machines and make them SO UGLY!  :D