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Thanks for the reply Flyboy. But take-off never seems to be referred to re. the Mossie, just landing - even under normal circumstances.
Your comment re. lack training re. twin engined planes is very valid though.
It's just that the Mossie's land characteristics do keep getting referred to, but never seem to be defined?
I heard the main landing gear on the Mossie is nothing more than 2 steel tubes with some rubber pucks to absorb the shock. A bounce or two with slow or no rudder inputs (especially in a crosswind) can ruin any one's day.
That was true of most WWII twins as they had relatively low power to weight ratios. I certainly wouldn't want to land a Ju-88C at night after getting one engine shot out.
How I would love to add to this thread, but this is where I shamefacedly have to say that, with Spitfire, P47, P51, F4U, Vengeance, Tempest II, Beaufighter Mosquito on strength, I let 'one of my chaps' do the Mossie work.
I have lived to regret!!
= Tim
PS - looking back on that - when you touch down, you are 'engineless', so a dead one should make no odds?
Actually the worse time for a twin to loose and engine is on take off.
How I would love to add to this thread, but this is where I shamefacedly have to say that, with Spitfire, P47, P51, F4U, Vengeance, Tempest II, Beaufighter Mosquito on strength, I let 'one of my chaps' do the Mossie work.
I have lived to regret!!
= Tim
PS - looking back on that - when you touch down, you are 'engineless', so a dead one should make no odds?
Isn't that where they used to lose a lot of B26 and P38s? Seem to recall reading that.
Tim, you'd better be posting some details of the above, or you'll have a legion of aircraft nerds showing up at your door to badger you (instead of over the internet, where the nerds are much safer).
Part of the issue with swings on landing may have been the "RAF Standard Procedure". Jimmy Rawnsley mentions this in his book - I'll see if I can find the quote. IIRC, John Cunningham (Rawnsley's pilot) swore by power-off three-pointers, whereas the book called for power-on three-pointers. I've also read another anecdote (can't remember when or where) by a mossie pilot who preferred power-on two-pointers, but wouldn't abide power with the tailwheel down.'
All this is remembered across a mish-mash of bits and pieces and across the mists of time. Real-Life-Pilots (TM) may be able to shed more light.
Don't forget Timi, post or face the consequences! (Really, you don't want nerds at your door - lowers the tone of the neighbourhood.)
More the B-26. P-38s were also lost and it's ashamed as it had no critical engine (or both engines were critical) as the emergency procedure was the same for each engine. The different thing about the P-38 is you actually had to REDUCE power on the good engine first.
I was under the impression that was how you handled all twins. Reduce power, trim for one engine, increase power (do it all very fast).
Never flown a twin. Is that how it's done (was thinking something like a 310 or 340).