360 Degrees of Aviation
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Re: 360 Degrees of Aviation
This was basically a DC-4 with Rolls-Royce engines.
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Re: 360 Degrees of Aviation
Also is powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine
I know this is a fairly common example - but its sooo pretty it deserves it!
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Re: 360 Degrees of Aviation
The scoop on that thing is awesome.Stingx wrote:
Sentinel182 wrote: at the moment im this many years
*middle finger*
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Re: 360 Degrees of Aviation
you're supposed to continue the chain like in the TPBM thread
not say "oh its awesome" and shit like that and leave it hanging there
Anyway, continuing where Stingx left off,
The Tempest's German equivalent (somewhat) was the Focke Wulf FW190.
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Re: 360 Degrees of Aviation
This was a plane designed by Kurt Tank (same as above) and was heavily based on Kurts previous design, the Ta 183 which he built for the germans. This plane was built by the argentinians, hence the FMA (Fabrica Militar de Aviones)
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Re: 360 Degrees of Aviation
[previmg]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... /La-15.jpg[/previmg]
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This was produced similar time to the La-15 and won over it, because although the La-15 was more advanced - the MiG-15 was easier to produce and maintain (Me-109 story over again).
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Re: 360 Degrees of Aviation
Which preyed on the F-80 Shooting Stars of the USAF in the Korean War. The first jet-on-jet kill in history was made by a MiG-15 downing an unfortunate F-80.
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Re: 360 Degrees of Aviation
While what is stated above maybe true, it is not admitted by the USAF. Around the same time, it is on record that a F-80 downed a MiG-15, which in turn is not admitted by the North Korean AF. But the first jet on jet kill accepted by both sides is when a F-9F shot down a MiG-15. This was also the first jet kill for the navy.
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Re: 360 Degrees of Aviation
*Oh no, here we go again...*
The F-9 was powered by a Pratt and Whitney J42, which is a variant of the Rolls-Royce Nene. The Nene was used to power a variety of aircraft, one of which was the Dassualt Ouragan.
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Re: 360 Degrees of Aviation
How did the US get the Russians to hand over a MiG? Just how?CalvT wrote:MiG-15
This was produced similar time to the La-15 and won over it, because although the La-15 was more advanced - the MiG-15 was easier to produce and maintain (Me-109 story over again).
Also:
[imgnores]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... F86-01.JPG[/imgnores]
The North American F-86 Sabre. The USAF's First Missile Carrying fighter jet (not Entirely sure), with the Same Nose Intake/Engine At Tail Setup.
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Re: 360 Degrees of Aviation
A Russian Pilot defected during the Korean war, and flew over with his MiG-15.Mahora-27 wrote:How did the US get the Russians to hand over a MiG? Just how?
A MiG-17
The first missile kill by a F-86 was against one of these. Before this, the Chinese MiG-17s where over flying the F-86s because the F-86s couldn't reach them, and so the MiG-17s where dictating the battle. But then the USAF where given a few AIM9s and they used them to engage the MiG-17s which when one was shot down, came down to get revenge. Well, mainly, the Americans got revenge... (with .50 cals)
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F-14, used in the same era as the A-7 and F-8.
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