Recent content by markstuk

Heaviest armament? 4 x 20mm hs cannons as in the tempest are significantly more destructive than 8 X .50's..

I found this interesting as a viewpoint on German WW2 Piston engine design, testing and production.,. Apologies if previously posted

Hi, I've been digging around for a while but can't really pin down why only the British went to five bladed props, whereas the US went from 3-4 and the Axis generally stuck with 3 blades from what I can tell. I understand that in some of the cases the move to 5 bladed props was to absorb the...

Slightly light hearted, but having just completed a model of a FW190D (Hobbycraft 1:48) it sticks out - even more so than my previous favourite the Spit FR14... What is yours?

"An unlikely combination of events but eventually the odds catch up with you" As both a pilot and instructor one of the things I try to point out that it's usually the one other thing going wrong on top of all the other things you're trying to cope with that kills you... The other thing I...

100 group ran about 140 NF instruder mosquitos from a total strength of 260 aircraft. They claimed 258 victories against losses of 70 aircraft in 44-45.. I'm not sure how real the moskitopanik reaction was, but if I'm flying in the dark and in bad weather and in the circuit, worrying about a...