Recent content by Black mantle

aint that the truth! :thumbright:

Huge motor racing fan from early 90s. Still remember the day i watched live the san marino gp that claimed the lives of ratzenburger and the great ayrton senna. Such a sad day, and f1 was robbed of the only real driver capable of stopping schumachers dominance at ferrari. Loved the 96 season tho...

The raf had gun jamming problems much earlier than the mk v. Early .303 browning machine guns on the hurricane and spit la suffered stoppages due to cold/altitude. Heat from the exhaust did reduce the problem until the universal wing was designed with a heated leading edge. The hispano canon was...

im guessing this is a test aircraft that simply hasnt had its filter fitted. Was this a combat aircraft? It doesnt look like it in this pic. And that canopy sure looks strange...

The only x 4 cannon spits im aware of were the malta spitfires. That configuration would not be seen again until the mk 22/24 post war. Always wondered why the mk lx didnt go down the x4 tempest cannon route. Wasnt the mk lv supposed to have 4 cannon? The fact that supermarine made so many...