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Offline fbWldcat

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Re: P-61 Black Widow petition
« Reply #30 on: January 29, 2011, 04:37:07 PM »
Quote from: SmokinLoon on January 29, 2011, 02:19:32 PM
I say lock 'em both.

I can think of 30 aircraft that saw far more action and made a much larger imprint on WWII than the P61. Even the A26 ranks higher on the "add" list than that thin.  My opinion, of course.  :)

Name off those, then. The P-61 was a fine aircraft and just because you don't want one doesn't mean the threads need to be locked.
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Re: P-61 Black Widow petition
« Reply #31 on: January 29, 2011, 05:20:09 PM »
30 aircraft that had a larger role....ok....I'll limit myself to airframes we don't have:

A-26
Beaufighter
Defiant
Do17
Do217
H6K "Mavis"
H8K "Emily"
He111
He177
Hs129
Il-4
Il-10
J2M "Jack"
Ju188
Ki-43 "Oscar"
Ki-44 "Tojo"
Meteor
MiG-3
PBY Catalina
P1Y "Frances"
Pe-2
SB-2
Skua
SM.79
Sterling
TBD Devastator
Tu-2
Wellington
Whirlwind
Z.1007


Those are 30 out of memory.  I can add quite a few more out of memory too.  Who knows how many I can add if I go to books as well.
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Re: P-61 Black Widow petition
« Reply #32 on: January 29, 2011, 05:28:29 PM »
dont we allready have the whirlwind?...or was there a plane named whirlwind aswell?
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Re: P-61 Black Widow petition
« Reply #33 on: January 29, 2011, 05:34:05 PM »
Quote from: Tyrannis on January 29, 2011, 05:28:29 PM
dont we allready have the whirlwind?...or was there a plane named whirlwind aswell?

Westland Whirlwind

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Re: P-61 Black Widow petition
« Reply #34 on: January 29, 2011, 05:35:15 PM »
Quote from: MachFly on January 29, 2011, 05:34:05 PM
Westland Whirlwind

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oh....looks like a skinnier version of a mossie
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Re: P-61 Black Widow petition
« Reply #35 on: January 29, 2011, 05:38:45 PM »
Quote from: Karnak on January 29, 2011, 05:20:09 PM
30 aircraft that had a larger role....ok....I'll limit myself to airframes we don't have:

~snip~

Those are 30 out of memory.  I can add quite a few more out of memory too.  Who knows how many I can add if I go to books as well.

I thought you would have at least listed the French "Dewoitine D.520"

the French need to be represented   :D
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Re: P-61 Black Widow petition
« Reply #36 on: January 29, 2011, 05:41:35 PM »
I was actually banking on SmokinLoon answering. lol.

Although there were planes that were more impressive than the P-61, my point to him was
Quote from: fbWldcat on January 29, 2011, 04:37:07 PM
just because you don't want one doesn't mean the threads need to be locked.
Yes, there are other planes that need to be added/updated, but that isn't reason to forget about the Black Widow entirely.
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Quote from: Shuffler on April 07, 2011, 10:37:33 AM
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Re: P-61 Black Widow petition
« Reply #37 on: January 29, 2011, 05:55:47 PM »
Quote from: MachFly on January 29, 2011, 05:34:05 PM
Westland Whirlwind

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I dont know that ride, but looks like a tempest-mossie hybrid. Pretty cool.
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Re: P-61 Black Widow petition
« Reply #38 on: January 29, 2011, 05:57:51 PM »
4 hizzooka's in the nose iirc
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Re: P-61 Black Widow petition
« Reply #39 on: January 29, 2011, 06:00:36 PM »
Quote from: Debrody on January 29, 2011, 05:55:47 PM
I dont know that ride, but looks like a tempest-mossie hybrid. Pretty cool.
eh...actually i think it looks like a mossie+262 baby lol. imagine the engines as jet engines and you'll see what i mean.
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Re: P-61 Black Widow petition
« Reply #40 on: January 29, 2011, 06:29:21 PM »
Quote from: TequilaChaser on January 29, 2011, 05:38:45 PM
I thought you would have at least listed the French "Dewoitine D.520"

the French need to be represented   :D
If asked to extend the list, I had several French and Polish aircraft in mind.
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Re: P-61 Black Widow petition
« Reply #41 on: January 29, 2011, 07:13:37 PM »
Quote from: Karnak on January 29, 2011, 06:29:21 PM
If asked to extend the list, I had several French and Polish aircraft in mind.

Extend away. I want something to research.
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Quote from: Shuffler on April 07, 2011, 10:37:33 AM
Landing is overrated.
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Re: P-61 Black Widow petition
« Reply #42 on: January 29, 2011, 07:49:50 PM »
Let's add:

Lagg-3
Yak-1(B)
Yak-7
Yak-9D
Yak-3
Ki-100
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Re: P-61 Black Widow petition
« Reply #43 on: January 29, 2011, 07:52:31 PM »
I have the sneaking suspicion that you have a certain fondness of Russian birds...
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Quote from: Shuffler on April 07, 2011, 10:37:33 AM
Landing is overrated.
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Re: P-61 Black Widow petition
« Reply #44 on: January 29, 2011, 09:15:28 PM »
Quote from: Karnak on January 29, 2011, 05:20:09 PM
30 aircraft that had a larger role....ok....I'll limit myself to airframes we don't have:

A-26
Beaufighter
Defiant
Do17
Do217
H6K "Mavis"
H8K "Emily"
He111
He177
Hs129
Il-4
Il-10
J2M "Jack"
Ju188
Ki-43 "Oscar"
Ki-44 "Tojo"
Meteor
MiG-3
PBY Catalina
P1Y "Frances"
Pe-2
SB-2
Skua
SM.79
Sterling
TBD Devastator
Tu-2
Wellington
Whirlwind
Z.1007


Those are 30 out of memory.  I can add quite a few more out of memory too.  Who knows how many I can add if I go to books as well.
Quote from: Anaxogoras on January 29, 2011, 07:49:50 PM
Let's add:

Lagg-3
Yak-1(B)
Yak-7
Yak-9D
Yak-3
Ki-100

Can we get more Spitfires while were at it  :x                           :D :bolt:
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