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  1. S

    Lockheed Hudson real range?

    Hi all, i m working on a creative writing project including the description of a Lockheed Hudson mk III on a long range flight. I cannot seem to find after how long the aircraft needs to refuel. Most sources eg Wikipedia indicate a range of 1960 miles, a cruise speed of 220 mph and an endurance...
  2. Browning303

    The day I saw Mustangs over Berlin, I knew the jig was up

    Hi guys, I have a few questions about the long range of the P51 and the German reaction to it. I've included Goering's alleged quote as the title because I think it sheds some light on the German awareness of a fighter that had the range to fly to Berlin, engage in a dogfight, then fly back to...
  3. Chief2387

    Question about Gun Ranges

    I'm a student at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology as an Architect. For my final Project we need to design a building from a list of concept buildings. I choose a Gun/Archery Range. My Concept is a Shooting Sports location where one can learn about either sport and acquire training in one...
  4. S

    Using long range record aircraft for military duties.

    Ran across this study of the Lockheed 10 E Airliner for long range use (normal range was 600-800 miles), 4000 miles or more. http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Report_487/Report487.pdf Normal Gross weight was 10,500lbs. They made calculations for 16,500 lbs with...
  5. M

    Radio range

    Hello! Does anyone happen to know the general range of radios for fighters in the early part of the war along the Eastern front? (Yak-1 range would be even more perfect, after they started installing them in 1942, obviously :) ). I've found a few different specs on radios in general, but there...
  6. kool kitty89

    Fighter-Bombers in the late 1930s and the Fw 187

    Continued from the line of discussion that developed following my post here: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aviation/horton-ho-229-vs-vampire-43105-5.html#post1199522 According to Curtiss XP-40 "The XP-40 flew for the first time on October 14, 1938, with test pilot Edward Elliot at the...
  7. Vincenzo

    WW2 field guns, your choices

    An other episode... this way i do only a thread for the 3 field categories (light, medium, heavy) common requiremnt is ever actual combat in WW2 categories requirements light field: weight until 2.5 tons, range almost 12 km medium field: weight until 5 tons, range almost 14 km heavy field...
  8. Hardrada55

    Range of Fw-190 and specifically Fw-190A5/u8 with 2 drop tanks

    Anyone have any information about what the range was of the Fw-190A. The William Green book I've had since I was a kid was 500 miles on internal fuel. Any information specifically about the Fw-190A5/U8?
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