Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
04-15-2010, 09:40 PM
#979
RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
Roger that uncljoe...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Lady_II
My good 'ole flyin' buddy "Red" Tyler was a right waist gunner on a B-50...[8D]
You are up sir!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Lady_II
My good 'ole flyin' buddy "Red" Tyler was a right waist gunner on a B-50...[8D]
You are up sir!
04-16-2010, 09:32 PM
#991
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
ORIGINAL: uncljoe
Yes, that's the one which won but what was the loser ?
ORIGINAL: proptop
I think one of them was the Grumman F-11 ?
I think one of them was the Grumman F-11 ?
04-16-2010, 09:40 PM
#993
RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
ORIGINAL: Ernie P.
Wasn't the other plane considered, the Douglas F4D Skyray (later redesignated F-6 Skyray)? Thanks; Ernie P.
ORIGINAL: uncljoe
Yes, that's the one which won but what was the loser ?
ORIGINAL: proptop
I think one of them was the Grumman F-11 ?
I think one of them was the Grumman F-11 ?
Semper Fi
04-17-2010, 01:55 AM
#995
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
hey I got one...excellent. Well this should be a relatively easy guess but here goes. What plane are they talking about in this excerpt?
The following comments from a German expert, Dr. Ing. Karl-Heinz Steinicke, as quoted in the book Horrido! by Trevor J. Constable and Col. Raymond F. Toliver, are worth repeating.
"In July and August 1941, during the first aerial combats over Kiev, elegant low-wing monoplanes with straight engines appeared next to the Rata. A few of them had been seen over Lemberg during the first few days, but this didn't cause much of a surprise because they were held to be our own."
"The reaction, of course, was devastating, but only because of poor intelligence work."
"Noteworthy especially in this comparison (of German and Russian fighters most used in 1942) is the range of the *******. In spite of greater speed the ******* could fly 110 km farther than the worthy Bf 109F-4. Many times, this inferior range was a handicap to the German pilot, because it made a premature return flight necessary."
"It is also astonishing that the absolute maximum speed of the ******was higher than that of the Bf 109F-3. Since the Russian ******** was more maneuverable than the Bf 109, it is really remarkable in retrospect that the German fighter pilots were so successful on the Russian Front. There were, of course, Soviet fighter planes that were not as efficient."
Since, in the West, the Bf 109F was considered to be the best, or at least one of the best, air superiority fighters in the world at that time, the ******* is clearly worth examining more closely.
I should make a rule that the Evel Merlin cant answer this one
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The following comments from a German expert, Dr. Ing. Karl-Heinz Steinicke, as quoted in the book Horrido! by Trevor J. Constable and Col. Raymond F. Toliver, are worth repeating.
"In July and August 1941, during the first aerial combats over Kiev, elegant low-wing monoplanes with straight engines appeared next to the Rata. A few of them had been seen over Lemberg during the first few days, but this didn't cause much of a surprise because they were held to be our own."
"The reaction, of course, was devastating, but only because of poor intelligence work."
"Noteworthy especially in this comparison (of German and Russian fighters most used in 1942) is the range of the *******. In spite of greater speed the ******* could fly 110 km farther than the worthy Bf 109F-4. Many times, this inferior range was a handicap to the German pilot, because it made a premature return flight necessary."
"It is also astonishing that the absolute maximum speed of the ******was higher than that of the Bf 109F-3. Since the Russian ******** was more maneuverable than the Bf 109, it is really remarkable in retrospect that the German fighter pilots were so successful on the Russian Front. There were, of course, Soviet fighter planes that were not as efficient."
Since, in the West, the Bf 109F was considered to be the best, or at least one of the best, air superiority fighters in the world at that time, the ******* is clearly worth examining more closely.
I should make a rule that the Evel Merlin cant answer this one
.
04-17-2010, 06:07 AM
#996
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
ORIGINAL: Ram-bro
hey I got one...excellent. Well this should be a relatively easy guess but here goes. What plane are they talking about in this excerpt?
The following comments from a German expert, Dr. Ing. Karl-Heinz Steinicke, as quoted in the book Horrido! by Trevor J. Constable and Col. Raymond F. Toliver, are worth repeating.
''In July and August 1941, during the first aerial combats over Kiev, elegant low-wing monoplanes with straight engines appeared next to the Rata. A few of them had been seen over Lemberg during the first few days, but this didn't cause much of a surprise because they were held to be our own.''
''The reaction, of course, was devastating, but only because of poor intelligence work.''
''Noteworthy especially in this comparison (of German and Russian fighters most used in 1942) is the range of the *******. In spite of greater speed the ******* could fly 110 km farther than the worthy Bf 109F-4. Many times, this inferior range was a handicap to the German pilot, because it made a premature return flight necessary.''
''It is also astonishing that the absolute maximum speed of the ******was higher than that of the Bf 109F-3. Since the Russian ******** was more maneuverable than the Bf 109, it is really remarkable in retrospect that the German fighter pilots were so successful on the Russian Front. There were, of course, Soviet fighter planes that were not as efficient.''
Since, in the West, the Bf 109F was considered to be the best, or at least one of the best, air superiority fighters in the world at that time, the ******* is clearly worth examining more closely.
I should make a rule that the Evel Merlin cant answer this one.
hey I got one...excellent. Well this should be a relatively easy guess but here goes. What plane are they talking about in this excerpt?
The following comments from a German expert, Dr. Ing. Karl-Heinz Steinicke, as quoted in the book Horrido! by Trevor J. Constable and Col. Raymond F. Toliver, are worth repeating.
''In July and August 1941, during the first aerial combats over Kiev, elegant low-wing monoplanes with straight engines appeared next to the Rata. A few of them had been seen over Lemberg during the first few days, but this didn't cause much of a surprise because they were held to be our own.''
''The reaction, of course, was devastating, but only because of poor intelligence work.''
''Noteworthy especially in this comparison (of German and Russian fighters most used in 1942) is the range of the *******. In spite of greater speed the ******* could fly 110 km farther than the worthy Bf 109F-4. Many times, this inferior range was a handicap to the German pilot, because it made a premature return flight necessary.''
''It is also astonishing that the absolute maximum speed of the ******was higher than that of the Bf 109F-3. Since the Russian ******** was more maneuverable than the Bf 109, it is really remarkable in retrospect that the German fighter pilots were so successful on the Russian Front. There were, of course, Soviet fighter planes that were not as efficient.''
Since, in the West, the Bf 109F was considered to be the best, or at least one of the best, air superiority fighters in the world at that time, the ******* is clearly worth examining more closely.
I should make a rule that the Evel Merlin cant answer this one
.
04-17-2010, 07:20 PM
#1000
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
ORIGINAL: on_your_six
If you do a phrase google search, you will see that Ernie got the answer a while ago today... I had the answer in one internet search, alas, it was about 3 hours after Ernie.
If you do a phrase google search, you will see that Ernie got the answer a while ago today... I had the answer in one internet search, alas, it was about 3 hours after Ernie.