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Aandy1967 reacted to ColFord's post in the thread Performance modifications done at Squadron level. with.
Actually quite a few were modified. The majority of the remaining Spitfire V squadrons based in the UK by the beginning of 1944 were... -
Aandy1967 reacted to Steamed_Banana's post in the thread Performance modifications done at Squadron level. with.There was a lot of variation with Spit Vs, with lots of little improvements available, especially many arriving toward the end of 1942...
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Aandy1967 replied to the thread Performance modifications done at Squadron level..Yes you are correct but the MkV was the first Spitfire to have clipped wings to improve roll rate and low altitude performance because...
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Aandy1967 replied to the thread Performance modifications done at Squadron level..Some Spitfire mkv were also cropped to improve low level performance, extra boost and sometimes clipped wings aswell.
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Aandy1967 reacted to Shortround6's post in the thread Performance modifications done at Squadron level. with.When the US introduce the limits it was done by publishing limits in memo's and pilots manuals. There was no new hardware fitted to...
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Aandy1967 reacted to ColFord's post in the thread Performance modifications done at Squadron level. with.Full Noise ran with a water spray bar in front of the radiator in 2018 which helped with the overheating, also used the water spray rig...
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Aandy1967 reacted to Shortround6's post in the thread Performance modifications done at Squadron level. with.Not all Allisons used the same supercharger gear ratio. They didn't vary a lot but there are some differences. A higher ratio means it...
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Aandy1967 replied to the thread Performance modifications done at Squadron level..Interesting point about no boost limits on US aircraft. Why did the US introduce limits in 42/43 was it to reduce workload on the pilot...
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Aandy1967 reacted to GregP's post in the thread Performance modifications done at Squadron level. with.Silver particles in the oil mean you have main bearing bits in the oil. Actually, could be cam beareings, too. Both have silver plating...
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Aandy1967 reacted to Shortround6's post in the thread Performance modifications done at Squadron level. with.This may sound like nit-picking and to some extent it is. The Americans, unlike some other air forces, did not use boost limiters in the...
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Aandy1967 reacted to Steamed_Banana's post in the thread Performance modifications done at Squadron level. with.This kind of thing, especially increasing emergency boost, was done with P-40 Kittyhawks both in North Africa and in the South Pacific...
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Aandy1967 reacted to MIflyer's post in the thread Performance modifications done at Squadron level. with.From Iwo Jima P-51's escorted B-29 raids but found they had a frustrating problem. Over Japan the Japanese fighter pilots were not...
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ARecently watched 2 YouTube videos that had modifications done on aircraft at Squadron level. Pitch stops on Hurricane mk1 was changed by...