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Not a bad shot!
fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
Heres something I didnt know. The Hurricane was originally going to have 4 synchronised Vickers mgs 2 in the nose 2 in the wing roots. You can see a Vickers mounted on this prototype mock up.
Interesting, are nose guns in that picture?
Crimea_River
Marshal
fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
I cant see any and I cant find anything on Google. Maybe they sat alonside the crankcase or between the camboxes.
GregP
Major
That's why just seting the brakes doesn't quite DO it ...
Having sailed through Hurricane Carla in 1968, I have experienced a roll about like that on a small oil tanker (SS Gulfpride; 675 feet long). It isn't comfortable, and a tanker has slight positive buoyancy. On a carrier, with good positive buoyancy, the ride must be VERY seasick-inducing!
That looks like a 25° roll! Not my idea of a fun place to be, but at least they don't have to try to fly off of it!
Having sailed through Hurricane Carla in 1968, I have experienced a roll about like that on a small oil tanker (SS Gulfpride; 675 feet long). It isn't comfortable, and a tanker has slight positive buoyancy. On a carrier, with good positive buoyancy, the ride must be VERY seasick-inducing!
That looks like a 25° roll! Not my idea of a fun place to be, but at least they don't have to try to fly off of it!
GregP
Major
Here's a pic of a wing lock pin failure on launch. I bet the pilot didn't think we was going to get wet when he went to full throttle ... and I bet they added wing lock pin lights right after this happened ...
Catch22
Major
There was a small panel that would theoretically only pop down to be flush with the wing if the wing had locked properly.
GregP
Major
Yeah, we fly one. But in this case, the pin failed ...
When I read the first sentence, it sounds borderline arrogant to me. NOT intended ...
I meant to just say the pin failed. I have NO idea HOW the pin failed, but I suspect the aircraft had been over-g'd a few times to make THAT happen. The pin itself is NOT a weak-looking unit and the socket is likewise sturdy, too. It had BETTER be when taking 8+ g's at 11,000+ pounds!
When I read the first sentence, it sounds borderline arrogant to me. NOT intended ...
I meant to just say the pin failed. I have NO idea HOW the pin failed, but I suspect the aircraft had been over-g'd a few times to make THAT happen. The pin itself is NOT a weak-looking unit and the socket is likewise sturdy, too. It had BETTER be when taking 8+ g's at 11,000+ pounds!
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
A Betty (G4M) with an Ohka (MXY7) mounted underneath. It was not long for the world when this photo was taken.
An F6F Hellcat of VF-17 was the source of this photo...
An F6F Hellcat of VF-17 was the source of this photo...
Some great Pics guys!
Wildcat
Major
Must have been built on a Monday morning
Glider
Major
In the UK it would have been a Friday afternoon
Ah yes, Great Britain and the United States, two countries separated by a common language.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
It wouldn't be so bad if they would just learn to drive on the right side of the road
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
But if we did that, it would confuse foreigners, who expect us to drive on the right side of the road, which is the left side, 'cos if we drove on the right side, we'd meet foreigners coming the other way, who thought they were on the right side of the road, on the left, not expecting us to be on the right side of the road on the right.
Confused yet?
I am !!
Confused yet?
I am !!
