FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
OK, you're joking right?!?!? A 2 stroke pull starter similar to a lawn mower engine?!?!?
EDIT: OK - I read that shortly after I woke up, you are joking, you have to be, right???
Last edited:
Ad: This forum contains affiliate links to products on Amazon and eBay. More information in Terms and rules
variable nozzle, Riedel- Starter, to name only two things the J31 J33 did not have…
Conversely, the Germans were able to repair, operate and evaluate captured Allied aircraft without benefit of manuals or advisers.
Good perspective Biff. Thanks for taking the time.
Is there any fighter which can go with max power continuous?
cimmex
Problem being, that the Me262 had 80 minutes (+/-) worth of fuel at regular T/O and cruise and only 30 minutes of fuel under T/O and combat conditions.The only operational fighter that i know of that could do that , was the me 262..the 262 training film states max throttle was 5 minutes while climbing and 15 minutes while in combat, Hans Fey flew at full throttle up to 20 minutes so from this, its over 20 minutes which gives it a huge tactical advantage over its enemies, correct me if im wrong, fighters like the P 51 were 5 minutes max, from what i know now, is that if kept above 280 too 310 mph, the 262 can fly at full throttle continuously, this is of course an indescribable tactical advantage...its not hard to undersatnd the 15 min limit set by high command, flying at full throttle all day would shorten life of an engine that had a life span of aprox 25 hours.
Problem being, that the Me262 had 80 minutes (+/-) worth of fuel at regular T/O and cruise and only 30 minutes of fuel under T/O and combat conditions.
Agreed - and it did have perhaps .02-.04M advantage over the 51/47 but perhaps zero edge vs Spit.
Actually, not Metric, but Whitworth!You guys' jocularity must be in metric cuz I don't get it! JK!
History generally records calls a ship with the first christened name, so I used Merrimac, but am very aware of the CSS Virginia name.
I'm not so sure I agree with you about how history records things.
No one ever talks about how the British sank the USS Phoenix in the Falklands War with Argentina. Ever seen anything about Almirante Lattore fighting at the Battle of Jutland in 1916? If the original name is the one to use, then did the Rio de Janeiro or Sultan Osman or was it the HMS Agincourt that fought also at Jutland? Are the Chinese now operating the Riga or Varyag in their navy?
Heck, the Soviet Navy had a great tendency to average about two or three names per ship depending on who was in favour at the time.
- Ivan.
I'm from the south also, I have no idea why you would call it by it's Yankee name.Call it what you want, gjs238, and I'll do the same. I am FROM the US South and will always call it the Merrimac. But since it has nothing to do with Rare Bear, WWII, or flying, maybe we should move on and recognize a joke when we see one. If we meet on a maritime forum or a civil war forum, I'll debate it, but not in here.
Cheers to you.