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Combat Warplanes / Re: Technikmuseum Speyer
« on: April 03, 2008, 08:56:58 AM »
Great set of images, keep it up 
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Combat Warplanes / Re: Quizzzzz
« on: April 02, 2008, 11:52:19 AM »
Is a Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero
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Warplane Art / Re: Vickers COW
« on: April 01, 2008, 02:01:42 PM »
What you are looking at is a "COW" gun fitted to I think a Vickers Type 161.
"At the end of the first World War, the Coventry Ordnance Works were producing a 37-mm cannon for aircraft use, known as the 1½ pdr COW gun. This was a fairly large weapon, weighing 95 kg, and firing a 37 × 190 cartridge. It was relatively slow-firing at 100 to 120 rpm, and the muzzle velocity was 580 to 610 m/s. This was a modest performance, similar to that of the 37 mm M4 cannon which armed many P-39 Airacobra and P-63 Kingcobra fighters during WWII."
Source - http://users.skynet.be/Emmanuel.Gustin/history/NoAllowance.html
The type 161 single-seat fighter returned to a old formula: It was a pusher biplane with twin tail booms. It was designed to carry the 37mm COW gun, which was fixed in a 45 degrees upward firing position. The 161 was of all-metal contruction and flew well, but the interest in the type vanished together with the interest in its armament. One built.
Function: fighter
Year: 1931 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 530hp Bristol Jupiter VIIF
Wing Span: 9.57m Length: 7.16m Height: 3.76m Wing Area: 25.08m2
Empty Weight: 1080kg Max.Weight: 1520kg
Speed: 298km/h Ceiling: Range:
Armament: 1*g37mm
Source - http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Elevon/gustin_military/db/br/VICKER06.html
Here's a link to Nic Braas image of a Type 161
http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Braas/4037.htm
"At the end of the first World War, the Coventry Ordnance Works were producing a 37-mm cannon for aircraft use, known as the 1½ pdr COW gun. This was a fairly large weapon, weighing 95 kg, and firing a 37 × 190 cartridge. It was relatively slow-firing at 100 to 120 rpm, and the muzzle velocity was 580 to 610 m/s. This was a modest performance, similar to that of the 37 mm M4 cannon which armed many P-39 Airacobra and P-63 Kingcobra fighters during WWII."
Source - http://users.skynet.be/Emmanuel.Gustin/history/NoAllowance.html
The type 161 single-seat fighter returned to a old formula: It was a pusher biplane with twin tail booms. It was designed to carry the 37mm COW gun, which was fixed in a 45 degrees upward firing position. The 161 was of all-metal contruction and flew well, but the interest in the type vanished together with the interest in its armament. One built.
Function: fighter
Year: 1931 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 530hp Bristol Jupiter VIIF
Wing Span: 9.57m Length: 7.16m Height: 3.76m Wing Area: 25.08m2
Empty Weight: 1080kg Max.Weight: 1520kg
Speed: 298km/h Ceiling: Range:
Armament: 1*g37mm
Source - http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Elevon/gustin_military/db/br/VICKER06.html
Here's a link to Nic Braas image of a Type 161
http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Braas/4037.htm
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Forums Works / Re: Sorry
« on: April 01, 2008, 01:14:30 PM »
Thank you No.1
I think we should look at adding these holidays to the calendar
I think we should look at adding these holidays to the calendar
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Warplane Art / Re: Bf109G
« on: March 31, 2008, 12:25:05 PM »
No.1, thank you for this excellent series of profiles 
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Combat Warplanes / RAF Aircraft List
« on: March 31, 2008, 12:21:05 PM »
Follow the link for a list of aircraft flown and still being flown by the Royal Air Force.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_RAF
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_RAF
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Warplane Art / Re: Hurricanes over Avala
« on: March 29, 2008, 01:32:12 PM »
Excellent, well done 
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Combat Warplanes / Re: Aircraft photos
« on: March 28, 2008, 05:18:28 PM »
See attached file, if I copy and paste, ii does not show the code.
My image is housed on another site, I use photobucket, then I just link to it via the web address.
I hope this helps.
My image is housed on another site, I use photobucket, then I just link to it via the web address.
I hope this helps.
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Combat Warplanes / Re: Aircraft photos
« on: March 28, 2008, 07:35:52 AM »I can not see it eitherBtw- where is link and your signature?
I can see it
Link is :http://kilians-air.blogspot.com/
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Combat Warplanes / Re: Aircraft photos
« on: March 27, 2008, 07:38:04 AM »
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Warplane Art / Re: Boeing B-17 but which one??
« on: March 25, 2008, 09:53:51 PM »
I think they are from the 96th Bomber Group based at Snetterton Heath, England
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Combat Warplanes / Allied Intelligence on Axis Forces - German Aircraft and Armament - 1943
« on: March 25, 2008, 08:42:43 PM »
Just found this, I do not think I have posted it before.
Great download, its 42Mb in size, but great information.
http://ww2airfronts.org/intel/axis-forces/IIS-43-33-1943/IIS-43-33-1943.html
Also, the site has some other interesting documents as well.
Great download, its 42Mb in size, but great information.
http://ww2airfronts.org/intel/axis-forces/IIS-43-33-1943/IIS-43-33-1943.html
Also, the site has some other interesting documents as well.