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kool kitty89 said:
Actually I meant the superficial resemlance to the Me 262...
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Oh sure, make me look like an idiot ( just kidding. I take care of that just fine, all by myself. ).




kool kitty89 said:
...the DH.88 was realy crap in aerobatics/agility? With the large conntrol surfaces and low wing loading it should have been at least decent, even if the long span and outboard enfines limited roll rate.
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Yeah, I wouldn't expect the DH88 to have much in the way of aerobatics, since it was never designed for such things.

...however, that doesn't mean it couldn't be redesigned to be more useful as a military fighter-bomber.
As you said; more powerful engines, shorter wings, larger control surfaces, etc..

It could've easily been done. I think it would've worked wonderfully as an adjunct Mosquito, in that case.





Elvis
 
Yeah, she's a beauty.

On the topic of DH. a/c, how about the DH.91 de Havilland Albatross.

Probably the second-best looking prop transport/airliner ever built. (second only to the Constellation)
 

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Mind you, on looks only, Spitfire, F4U Corsair, P-38 Lightning, F-14 Thomcat, and the Canberra. Honorable mention: B-25.
How's that for eclectic?!
 
What, no Thunderbolt... She may have been bulky, but those eliptical wings were beautiful (like the Spit's) and the overall airframe was very sleek. (if a bit large) The Tempest II was nice on the same lines, though a bit thinner in the middle, in fact the bubble-top P-47D's and M's used a copy of the Tempest's canopy, though the N's used a different, enlarged one... And don't forget the interior, the P-47 was one of the most comfortable fighters to fly in, with fully padded seat, A.C. and heat.

Granted the Planes you mentioned are on the top too, all our own oppinions of course. My particular fave of that list would have to be the P-38...
 
kool kitty89 said:
Yeah, she's a beauty.

On the topic of DH. a/c, how about the DH.91 de Havilland Albatross.

Probably the second-best looking prop transport/airliner ever built. (second only to the Constellation)
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Nice.
Redminds me of a Lockheed Super Constellation.



So which came first?

...and hey, since we're talking about D.H., how could anyone forget the first Jet Airliner - the DeHavilland Comet!



Beautiful plane, if I say so myself!




Elvis
 
I alwaystght the F2A was a cute little plane.

The Comet Airliner (noth the DH.88) is nice looking, probably one of the best looking jet airliners, I love the look of the mid-wing nacelles.

And what's that one magnocain posted? It looks kind of like a
squished F7U Cutlass.
 
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