Allied Silver-Match (Biplanes)

[DAVIDICUS]

Beautiful and deadly CR.42 Falco.

Frightfully ugly and feeble Sea-Gladiator aka Sea Hag.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i still don't see how the .42 was more manouverable.........

 

[DAVIDICUS]

You might be right Lanc. I found a photo of some Gladiator pilots celebrating their manueverability.

Pilots of the Malta based 203 Squadron celebrate a successful mission in February, 1940.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Well I dont see how it was less manouverable, and everthing ive read points the the CR.42 having the manouverability advantage.

 

[Nonskimmer]

You might be right Lanc. I found a photo of some Gladiator pilots celebrating their manueverability.

Pilots of the Malta based 203 Squadron celebrate a successful mission in February, 1940.

I knew it! GAAAAHHHH!!!

 

[cheddar cheese]

Damn, I specifically told him not to put that picture of me on the site

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

ewww....

 

[Sal Monella]

You crack me up David. Definitely the funniest poster.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

careful now, that's not something you say lightly........

 

[VA5124]

honestly your all wrong the boeing p-12 (which is a nice looking biplane ) would run your cr 42 and globster

 

[fubar57]

They also haven't been here for over 10+ years

 

[nuuumannn]

They also haven't been here for over 10+ years

:eyeroll: Americans: always running late, then boasting about their stuff... (it's a joke, guys...)

 

[buffnut453]

Personally I'm struggling to understand how a P-12 would stand a chance against either a Gladiator or a CR-42. The P-12's max speed was 70mph lower than the Gladiator, and the disparity to the CR-42 was even greater. The P-12 service ceiling also topped out about 10K feet below either the Gladiator or the CR-42. The Gladiator had twice the firepower, too.

Don't get me wrong, the P-12 was a fine aircraft but it came a decade earlier than the other 2 types. There's no way it was competitive in the late 30s.

 

[special ed]

As long as we are thrashing an old thread, may I offer the Avia B.534 SrsIV which has been a favorite for many years. The captured units were used by Germany as trainers with a few modified to confirm arrested deck landing (on land) for possible use on the Graf Zeppelin.

 

[nuuumannn]

As long as we are thrashing an old thread, may I offer the Avia B.534 SrsIV which has been a favorite for many years.

Yeah, but this looks cool. It's an Italian Vafanculo! to technological advancements in the late 30s early 40s.

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