Jul 27, 2004 #81 the lancaster kicks ass Major General 19,937 17 Dec 20, 2003 right then, i can't be bothered to go back and look, so can we get people's lists back up please, here's mine..................... 1) Avro 683 Lancaster Mk.I/III 2) De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB.VI 3) Glostor Meteor F.III 4) Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V (not to sure though) 5) Heinkel He-111H-20
right then, i can't be bothered to go back and look, so can we get people's lists back up please, here's mine..................... 1) Avro 683 Lancaster Mk.I/III 2) De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB.VI 3) Glostor Meteor F.III 4) Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V (not to sure though) 5) Heinkel He-111H-20
Jul 27, 2004 #82 plan_D Lieutenant Colonel 11,643 21 Apr 1, 2004 1-Spitfire Mk. XVIII 2-Me-262A-1a 3-Fw-190D-9 4-Mosquito (Any variant) 5-Hurricane Mk. IV
Jul 27, 2004 #83 the lancaster kicks ass Major General 19,937 17 Dec 20, 2003 nice list, no lancaster though??
Jul 27, 2004 #84 D dead parrot Airman 1st Class 108 0 Jul 7, 2004 Mine's changed a bit: 1. Mossie 2. Stuka 3. Emily 4. Zero 5. Spit/Hurricane/Mustang
Jul 27, 2004 #85 D dead parrot Airman 1st Class 108 0 Jul 7, 2004 Oh, and as for variants, the first ones, I guess. Frankly, if the first mark isn't good enough, then the rest aren't going to be...
Oh, and as for variants, the first ones, I guess. Frankly, if the first mark isn't good enough, then the rest aren't going to be...
Jul 27, 2004 #86 plan_D Lieutenant Colonel 11,643 21 Apr 1, 2004 I think you plug the Lancaster enough, Lanc.
Jul 27, 2004 #87 the lancaster kicks ass Major General 19,937 17 Dec 20, 2003 are you kidding, you can never plug the lancaster enough................. Frankly, if the first mark isn't good enough, then the rest aren't going to be... Click to expand... but most planes get better as they're developed..........................
are you kidding, you can never plug the lancaster enough................. Frankly, if the first mark isn't good enough, then the rest aren't going to be... Click to expand... but most planes get better as they're developed..........................
Jul 27, 2004 #88 plan_D Lieutenant Colonel 11,643 21 Apr 1, 2004 Like the Spitfire. The Spitifre Mk. I would get slashed on by the Mk. XVIII
Jul 27, 2004 #89 the lancaster kicks ass Major General 19,937 17 Dec 20, 2003 that's different as the Mk.I was a good plane, i think he's saying that a bad plane can't be improved.......................
that's different as the Mk.I was a good plane, i think he's saying that a bad plane can't be improved.......................
Jul 27, 2004 #91 the lancaster kicks ass Major General 19,937 17 Dec 20, 2003 i think we need DP back in here..............
Jul 27, 2004 #92 plan_D Lieutenant Colonel 11,643 21 Apr 1, 2004 We do? Why... ...wait, I know why. The whole thing that he said, one of us doesn't get it.
Jul 27, 2004 #93 the lancaster kicks ass Major General 19,937 17 Dec 20, 2003 that one being you....................
Jul 27, 2004 #94 D dead parrot Airman 1st Class 108 0 Jul 7, 2004 Well, sheesh, Obviously later marks are going to be better.. It's not like they say: "well, here's a good plane, let's make the next one not so good" What I meant is that I reckon the first mark is the one that sets the tone for the series--if the first is good, many improvements will follow. And in the case of the Spit, for example, the excellence of its initial design allowed for the improvements that followed...
Well, sheesh, Obviously later marks are going to be better.. It's not like they say: "well, here's a good plane, let's make the next one not so good" What I meant is that I reckon the first mark is the one that sets the tone for the series--if the first is good, many improvements will follow. And in the case of the Spit, for example, the excellence of its initial design allowed for the improvements that followed...
Jul 27, 2004 #95 plan_D Lieutenant Colonel 11,643 21 Apr 1, 2004 My point was still a valid one in the world of World War 2 aviation.
Jul 27, 2004 #96 the lancaster kicks ass Major General 19,937 17 Dec 20, 2003 mmmmmmm...................... not really.........................
Jul 27, 2004 #97 plan_D Lieutenant Colonel 11,643 21 Apr 1, 2004 Are you going to say that the Mk. I Spitfire was better than the Mk. XVIII!?!
Jul 27, 2004 #98 the lancaster kicks ass Major General 19,937 17 Dec 20, 2003 oh, that was your point, it kinda sucked....................
Jul 27, 2004 #100 the lancaster kicks ass Major General 19,937 17 Dec 20, 2003 fair enough.......................