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Combat Warplanes / Re: First of the heavies

« on: February 04, 2008, 12:22:38 PM »

Could it be Handley Page civilian transport version?

Handley Page Hyderabad

The Hyderabad was designed to meet a specification issued in 1922 for a Vimy replacement. The aircraft itself was a bomber development of a Handley Page commercial airliner, the W8, and took to the air on its maiden flight in October 1923. Fifteen production aircraft were ordered and these entered service with No 99 Squadron in late 1925. A second order for Hyderabads was placed to equip No 10 Squadron and these began to arrive from January 1928 onwards. Retired from front-line service by March 1931, the aircraft did fly with two Special Reserve Squadrons (Nos 502 (Ulster) and 503 (County of Lincoln)) until 1933.

Length: 59ft 2in (18.03m) Span: 75ft 0in (22.86m) Height: 16ft 9in (5.11m) Max Speed: 109mph (175km/h) Engines: Two 500hp Napier Lion V Bombload: 1,100lb (499kg) Armament: Three .303in Lewis guns (one each in nose, mid-upper and -lower positions).


Source - RAF Website - http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/bc_aircraft2.html

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Spitfire site

« on: February 04, 2008, 12:17:43 PM »

Some good background infomation on some of the different versions of this aircraft

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Me Bf 109G-2 in Aviat.Mus Belgrade

« on: February 03, 2008, 03:36:01 PM »

Great images, keep them coming 

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Interesting movies

« on: February 02, 2008, 06:11:04 PM »

Excellent bit of flying 

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Damn low

« on: February 02, 2008, 05:13:09 PM »

Now thats LOW 

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Damn low

« on: February 02, 2008, 02:52:49 PM »

 

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Damn low

« on: February 02, 2008, 02:50:12 PM »

The first one video of the low flying Spit, there is a bit of bad language at the end, not for young children 

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Blohm & Voss Bv 141

« on: February 02, 2008, 02:33:30 PM »

Some more images of this aircraft.

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Damn low

« on: February 02, 2008, 01:21:30 PM »

This is hilarious! you may which to switch your sound off at the end WARNING contains some vulgar language at the end, sorry

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hvDDDKnNhuE

Nutters 
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ej7kP_mU6bs&feature=related

Spitfire under a bridge
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xf3UtmHLKUU&feature=related

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Forums Works / Re: New member from Pittsburgh

« on: February 01, 2008, 03:50:06 PM »

My specialty was European History.

What period do you like the most Leo?
 

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Lockheed F-104 "Starfighter"

« on: February 01, 2008, 02:52:18 PM »

Found it.

http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/forum/index.php?topic=101.0

 

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Lockheed F-104 "Starfighter"

« on: February 01, 2008, 02:35:48 PM »

Great post Wingman81, I use to see these aircraft when I was posted in Germany.
To me, I could never understand how it got into the air, it looks just like a rocket with bits sticking out the side, you cannot call them wings can you 

In the early days of the F104 it the ejection seat should fire downwards.

Read more on F104 ejection seats here

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Bf109 manual

« on: February 01, 2008, 11:45:04 AM »

Yes I am 

Does your book have any info on the cameras that were fitted to the Fw190 U-4

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Damn low

« on: February 01, 2008, 11:41:26 AM »

I cannot see videos at work, I will have to wait until I get home 

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Blohm & Voss Bv 141

« on: January 30, 2008, 04:03:45 PM »

Great information 

I have a picture somewhere of an airman fitting a camera magazine into this aircraft, I try and find it