Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
01-31-2010, 09:46 PM
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To make that clear, I referred to the statement "and NOT used on Aircraft". The question was already correct answered on the first page...
01-31-2010, 10:12 PM
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
I was just agreeing with Silvereagle, as I am familiar with using this item, the one in the pic you posted.
I have been looking for a picture of this supressor mounted on a .50 Cal, in a P-38. Can you post a pic of it for me, thanks. I saw the the pic you previously posted, and was wondering if you had a closeup.
Craig
I have been looking for a picture of this supressor mounted on a .50 Cal, in a P-38. Can you post a pic of it for me, thanks. I saw the the pic you previously posted, and was wondering if you had a closeup.
Craig
01-31-2010, 11:59 PM
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ORIGINAL: wingspar
Boeing held the patent for the gear. Curtis had to ''pay'' boeing for the rights to use it.
As for what Unique about Boeing? I could probably come up with 100 different answers to that one.
Dave
Boeing held the patent for the gear. Curtis had to ''pay'' boeing for the rights to use it.
As for what Unique about Boeing? I could probably come up with 100 different answers to that one.
Dave
Correct wingspar!! The unique thing is that Boeing designed the gear, but never used it on any of their own production aircraft. The only Boeing designed aircraft to use it was the R4360 powered Boeing F8B fighter built at the end of WW2 Only prototypes were built.
02-01-2010, 10:18 AM
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
Auto mixture + prop pitch. The pilot only had to select the throttle setting. Mixture and appropriate pitch were automatically maintained by the control.
02-01-2010, 11:28 AM
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Its a kommandogerat. It was a mechanical system (more of a computer), which regulated rpm, prop pitch, timing, blower speed all in relation to altitude. It was a very advanced design that reduced the amount of work the pilot had to do by quite a bit. Of course Americans that flew the Fw 190 hated it because it took away some of the granualrity they were used to.
That one in particular is for White 1.
Do not confuse with the same system name on a device used for auto aiming (actually predicting) of 88mm, 105mm and 128mm antiaircraft guns... This unit was called the KappagerΓ€t 40.
That one in particular is for White 1.
Do not confuse with the same system name on a device used for auto aiming (actually predicting) of 88mm, 105mm and 128mm antiaircraft guns... This unit was called the KappagerΓ€t 40.
02-01-2010, 03:32 PM
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Several reasons ,, First prop clearance for the huge Ham. Standard while allowing the shortest landing gear possible. Also to have a 90 degree join between the wing panel to fuse. which decreases turbulant airflow and drag. There may be others but I think these were the major ones.
02-01-2010, 03:34 PM
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To have a prop (13 feet 4 inches) clearance even with a short landing gear. The landing gear has to short and strong for carrier landings. The good fly charactaristics and the high top speed was a "byproduct".
02-01-2010, 07:18 PM
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OK let's go for #2 here. What was a major advantage that the F-86 had over the MiG-15 in high speed maneuverability. Hint is was an important feature that allowed the Bell X-1 to go trans mach.
