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Title: Whats this ? (o14)
Post by: Dr Zhivago on May 31, 2002, 06:03:12 AM

:p

Title: Whats this ? (o14)
Post by: skernsk on May 31, 2002, 06:07:32 AM

Ugly:)

And when I see an ugly plane I thingk it must be French.

Disclaimer:


The mentioning of French in the above post was not meant to attack, antagonise or generally piss off the REAL French citizens.  It is just the opinion of this person that the French made some damn ugly planes.  And to be fair so did the Germans, Russians and those Eyetalians.:D

Title: Whats this ? (o14)
Post by: straffo on May 31, 2002, 06:12:37 AM

Even with the disclaimer I'm pissed off ;)

in fact it's an Unglish err English plane ;)

Tempest NV 768

(http://user.tninet.se/~ytm843e/exp3.gif)

(http://user.tninet.se/~ytm843e/exp5.gif)

Title: Whats this ? (o14)
Post by: straffo on May 31, 2002, 06:17:59 AM

BTw it's an amateur job if we compare to the mightty Stipa Caproni  :)

(http://www.seqair.com/Hangar/Zuccoli/Legends/stipa4.jpg)

Title: Whats this ? (o14)
Post by: Charge on May 31, 2002, 06:27:58 AM

The first prototypes of FW190 also had this kind of ducted spinner.

-Charge+

Title: Whats this ? (o14)
Post by: Dr Zhivago on May 31, 2002, 09:36:07 AM

Yep, its ugly temp...   :p
Ju288 got also ducted spinners but this pick shows first prototype of Fw190 V1. Pick is lend leased from Luftarchiv.de (http://www.luftarchiv.de/)
Sorry cant place pick here but you will find it from here ==>  Luftarchiv/Index/Manufacturing/Development/

Title: Whats this ? (o14)
Post by: Wilbus on May 31, 2002, 10:18:54 AM

Thought it looked like a Tempest, that ducted spinner sure makes it DAMN UGLY though.

Title: Whats this ? (o14)
Post by: Pongo on May 31, 2002, 10:21:10 AM

Bloody brits where so impressed with the radiator lay out that Kurt Tank developed for the 190D9 and Ta152 that they tried to copy it.  Kurt knew better then to try to get fighter pilots to accept a potato peeler spinner again though. Even if its 10mph faster the fly boys will not it.....

Title: Whats this ? (o14)
Post by: funkedup on May 31, 2002, 02:00:42 PM

I think Junkers invented that radiator layout.  See the Ju 88.

Title: Whats this ? (o14)
Post by: Kevin14 on May 31, 2002, 02:23:54 PM

It was British! I got that right

Title: Whats this ? (o14)
Post by: Furious on May 31, 2002, 02:53:24 PM

Fw 187 'Falke" also had ducted spinner.

Title: Whats this ? (o14)
Post by: senna on June 01, 2002, 06:11:28 PM

Hey Straffo, that looks like King Kongs hair dryer.

-- gvu