Aircraft Mock-Ups

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Wayne Little said:
turret on the Mossie....No way....
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Yep, Wayne, you might be surprised to learn that the only way the Mossie was accepted for development was that a rear tail turret was to be fitted to it. There are drawings somewhere, but I can't find any right now. AVMs Tedder and Sholto Douglas agreed in November 1939 that it would only be effective if it had a rear facing gun turret for defence. DH did investigate the idea and crunched numbers and on 12 November two prototypes were ordered by Tedder with a four gun turret. It was at a meeting on 22 November that Freeman raised objections to the turret and it was eventually dropped and a production order for an unarmed photo recon aircraft was eventually agreed based on the unarmed proposal, although it still wasn't a bomber yet.
 
Geo,

I looked at some reviews on Amazon and the books seem a little "light". Do you have the Jones books on US Bombers, US Fighters or US Naval Fighters? Those three books are, in a word, AWESOME and can be found on the used book market for peanuts. Trust Jimbo
 
LTV XC-142
Aircraft model
The Ling-Temco-Vought XC-142 is a tiltwing experimental aircraft designed to investigate the operational suitability of vertical/short takeoff and landing transports. Wikipedia
Top speed: 400 mph
Range: 820.2 mi
Weight: 22,640 lbs
Cruise speed: 235 mph
Wingspan: 68′ 0″
Engine type: General Electric T64
First flight: September 29, 1964
 

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