posted in the wrong place, but still

[aussie jim]

heh he...there is only one choice isnt there

 

[Archer]

Corsair. Or Hurricane if you want a British built plane

 

[cheddar cheese]

yeah the hurricane for me too 8) theres nowt wrong wih the spit, it was a great plane but it is over-rated 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

just don't tell Mrs. Banks that, she seems to think the spit was the best plane ever.........................

 

[cheddar cheese]

yup 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

but you wouldn't think so the number of times i lost with it at top trumps...........

 

[cheddar cheese]

8) i think that just you, picking payload indeed.....

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

not funny............................

 

[cheddar cheese]

oh it is not as funny as the time i picked ceiling on the lancaster 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

that was great, i had the stuka didn't I.....................

 

[Maestro]

yeah the hurricane for me too 8) theres nowt wrong wih the spit, it was a great plane but it is over-rated 8)

Hmmm... I don't think the Spitfire was over-rated. Mabe the first Marks were, but the Mk. IX was as good as the P-51 Mustang. The Mk. IX has a shorter range than the Mustang, but it had an extra punch! (The P-51 had six Browning 303 machine guns compared to two 20 mm canons and four Browning 303 machine guns for the Mk. IX.) 8)

This info comes from a book I have at home. The writer interviewed a pilot that flew both planes.

 

[plan_D]

Is this a new found love for the Spitfire, or have you just read the book?

The Mk. XIV was better than the Mustang in every thing except range.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i prefer the spit to the 'stang..................

 

[Maestro]

Is this a new found love for the Spitfire, or have you just read the book?

The Mk. XIV was better than the Mustang in every thing except range.

To say the truth, I always loved the Spitfire. In fact, the Mk. IX is my favorite plane of WW II. 8)

I "fell in love" with that plane the day I began to read about the WW II. (I was about 10 years old (and now I'll turn 20 on June).)

And, I'm not sure, but wasn't the Mk. XIV only used for recon mission?

 

[plan_D]

Type: Spitfire Mk. XIV
Function: fighter
Year: 1944
Crew: 1
Engines: 1 * 2050hp R.R. Griffon 65
Wing Span: 11.23 m
Length: 9.96 m
Height: 3.86 m
Wing Area: 22.48m2
Empty Weight: 2994 kg
Max.Weight: 3856 kg
Speed: 721km/h
Ceiling: 13560 m
Range: 1368 km
Armament: 2*g 20mm 4*mg 7.7mm b225 kg

It was used as a fighter, and definately the best dogfighter of the war.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i take it by year it means the year it was introduced, not just that it was used in that year?

 

[Maestro]

Type: Spitfire Mk. XIV
Function: fighter
Year: 1944
Crew: 1
Engines: 1 * 2050hp R.R. Griffon 65
Wing Span: 11.23 m
Length: 9.96 m
Height: 3.86 m
Wing Area: 22.48m2
Empty Weight: 2994 kg
Max.Weight: 3856 kg
Speed: 721km/h
Ceiling: 13560 m
Range: 1368 km
Armament: 2*g 20mm 4*mg 7.7mm b225 kg

It was used as a fighter, and definately the best dogfighter of the war.

All right, I made a mistake. Sorry.

 

[plan_D]

Yes, Lanc it's the year it was introduced.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

just to make sure ....................

 

[plan_D]

We all make mistakes Maestro, some more than others.