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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: Citabria on April 09, 2002, 08:03:39 PM

Title: SUPERFLY! SpitXIV needs 3 dimensional cam covers on engine cowling...
Post by: Citabria on April 09, 2002, 08:03:39 PM

the 2d ones look a bit cheesy :)

also the spitXIV has a different radiators and air intake below the nose than the spitIX

(http://www.insideairracing.com/gallery/dt/airshow/ss-1/dtss_09.jpg)

(http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/images/spitfireprxixgg_1.JPG)

(http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/images/spitfireprxixgg_3.JPG)

Title: SpitXIV needs 3 dimensional cam covers on engine cowling
Post by: Citabria on April 09, 2002, 08:13:58 PM

(http://www.martinphotos.i12.com/spit_14_mt847_05_small.jpg)


but it still looks way better than this game... :D
(http://www.avsim.com/pages/1299/fighter_ace/31.jpg)

Title: SpitXIV needs 3 dimensional cam covers on engine cowling
Post by: Weave on April 09, 2002, 08:18:45 PM

Was the Griffon engine a OHC, or a pushrod type configuration? If the latter, then you must be talking about rocker cover clearence bulges. In any case, I agree on the 3D vs 2D, and most certainly on the last point.:D

Title: SpitXIV needs 3 dimensional cam covers on engine cowling
Post by: Citabria on April 09, 2002, 08:41:57 PM

also the SpitXIV air intake below the engine is different than on the spit IX and the radiator housings below the wings are much bigger on the spitXIV

(http://utenti.fastnet.it/utenti/caporelli/spitmk14-3.jpg)

(http://utenti.fastnet.it/utenti/caporelli/spitmk14-2.jpg)

Title: SpitXIV needs 3 dimensional cam covers on engine cowling
Post by: Karnak on April 09, 2002, 09:08:10 PM

The ailerons also don't extend out as far on the Spit XIV as on the Spit IX.  In the bottom picture of the flying clip winged Spit XIV you can see that the ailerons stop well short of the wing tip, yet on a Mk IX the ailerons extend to the very point where that Spit's wings have been clipped.

Title: SpitXIV needs 3 dimensional cam covers on engine cowling
Post by: GRUNHERZ on April 09, 2002, 09:55:49 PM

Why is that Spit 22 called a MkXIV?

What ugly game is it from?

Title: SpitXIV needs 3 dimensional cam covers on engine cowling
Post by: funkedup on April 09, 2002, 10:17:30 PM

nm I can't count