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For the C.202: Clicking HERE, you can scroll down on the official "Nomenclature Catalog" of the Aer Macchi C.202, edition 1942 (I,II and III series). Maybe it could help, especially for the wings. As stated, most rivets were of "flush" type. The surface was really smooth. It was maybe...

It really is a great community and family in here. Thanks guys!

Hello everyone, Newbie here, even though I am long time lurker of this board. I am Rick from Rome, Italy. It's just great to share our passion for aviation all together in a place like this. I doubt I will be a great poster, but I will be a good listener I guess :) Cheers

Hello everyone, there is a question which I've long wanted to ask to the people who are more knowledgeable than myself, but I've been mostly refrained from asking for fear of appearing a kind of "ignorant" in such an easy matter. Please excuse me if my question is really stupid or very easy to...

Nice one Greg. Beautiful plane, the 2005.

Agree! The SAI S.7 was an amazingly beautiful and graceful plane. I'm always stunned by its elegant lines whenever I take a visit to the Air Force Museum in Vigna di Valle. (which happens quite often I must say, living not too far from there) Such a cool little plane. And...tt looks like we'll...

Soviet pilots, as already said, often removed wing guns to lighten up their planes a little. "...1. P-40 was "dull" in acceleration; it would accelerate quite slow. Poor acceleration dynamics resulted in the low combat speed. It was hard to obtain speed necessary for the air combat. Speed is...

Hello everyone, I would like to point to a very cool news I discovered days ago. Probably some of you already know it. There are, and have been, very few air-worthy italian ww2 warbirds after the war's end. Scarsity of airplanes, fear of crashes, lack of funds and a general disinterest in...

Yes, the Browning fired a longer, more powerful bullet compared to the Breda. Ballistics were generally better too. Overall, the Breda SAFAT had the advantage of an excellent reliability (some italian fighter pilots said they never experienced a jam with them throughout the war), even though...

Yes, as a pure fighter plane the P.40 was a generation ahead. And it also was in another category in relation to total weight. The C.200 was a 1900 kg fighter, the P-40 weighted 2800 kg, almost 1 ton more. Also we should consider one important aspect: The P-40E was in service in 1942-1943 (The...

Hello everyone, newbie here, but a long-time reader of this great forum. I know this discussion has its roots from... 2005, but I would like to contribute a little with some interesting infos. I would like to attach here a great article taken from the book "What were they like to fly?" by RAF...