Recent content by falcon39

G'day AussieMan Another Aussie here. If you get up Toowoomba way be sure to check out the Aerotec hangar full of warbirds. Don't wear socks though as the sight will blow 'em off! Cheers

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FLYBOYJ I am pleased that you have had a taste of the energy egg, and in an a/c of some pewrformance as well. I have enjoyed perusing the posts all the way through from page 1. Things seem to have slowed down a bit lately as there seems to be a good general understanding of the balance of a/c...

That MIKE RYAN Sea Fury. You Navy wackers can never remember details! Comes from all that total concentration on that little red ball I guess.

You can see from my last post that fighter pilots really got to earn their pay when they fought against someone in a figfhter with perhaps a slower cornering speed and with higher power/acceleration. That is where experience, guts, motivation, cunning, tactics, numbers of aircraft, formation...

A fighter pilot in the guns/cannon fight must get his guns to bear on his target by pulling 'lead', which basically is aiming ahead of the target so that when he fires, his ammo reaches the critical point in space just as the target gets there. If he is well practiced a good fighter pilot keeps...

Politics and national allegiances aside Adler, I am sure it was no walk in the park for German fighter jocks either.

Lanc I have to tell you something that you must never tell my old fighter colleagues. The Lancaster is the only four-engined a/c that I would love to fly. Back to fighters now. The human factor that makes selecting 'the best' difficult was well exemplified by the Spitfire and Hurricane pilots...

Thanks Adler Les. Never say you are "just a crewchief"!! The whole team is needed to do the job. I know that I owe my life to my crewchief and gunner in Vietnam. One of them was an ex-infantry soldier from the OZ army and he could always put his first rounds from the twin-M60 doorguns exactly on...

I feel a bit hybrid having done the chopper and F-111 bit, but nothing matches flying a fighter, single seat of course. How about you lanc? Can you explain what the 'unconfirmed and confirmed kills' mean please. I haven't been able to find a reference on them.

I did 'dump burn' in the F-111 FLYBOY J. I am impressed with the knowledge of aviation history in the forum. Sometimes the questions from the real enthusiasts can be a bit curly. I also flew in the USAF on exchange duties 'evangilder'. I suppose I have to throw my hat in the ring on my...

Thanks for the welcome lads. For FLYBOY J - In my real life I flew Winjeel, Vampire, Macchi MB326, UH-1 Slick Gunship in Vietnam, Avon Sabre, MirageIII, F-4, F-111C, RF-111C. Since then , FIAT G-59 and oodles of civvy singles and twins. Love my flying. Love a/c. You might think I sound old but...

I think we are all hard-core fans of a genre that is all but forgotten by many younger than us and to me this a great way to remember and preserve history. We all fanatical to our particular aircraft so if you were insulted, I apologize, if you got and accepted my joke, laugh, and if you were...

Hello All! Just joined the forum. I have strapped on the odd machine of quality. This is my first foray into the cyberworld other than general web stuff and email, and of course flying around up there where all those wonderful old aircraft have been. I'll just hold high and dry for a while...