The Best Biplane Fighter of WW2

• Mar 16, 2005

• #61

mosquitoman

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Yes but while you're attached it would be too easy to get bounced, you're flying a giant bomb!

 

• Mar 16, 2005

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cheddar cheese

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If you do, just drop the thing and run!

 

• Mar 16, 2005

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GermansRGeniuses

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I'm surprised no one has mentioned this!


Through a loophole, I present to you THE best biplane fighter of World War Two.


Below: The Hurricane had its
origins in the Hawker Fury
biplane. One Hurricane was
given a jettisonable top wing
to extend its range for
delivery flights.

*EDIT*~I forgot, source is my copy of FIGHTER THE WORLD'S FINEST COMBAT AIRCRAFT - 1914 TO THE PRESENT DAY, by Jim Winchester; a Parragon Publishing Book.

 

• Mar 16, 2005

• #64

Nonskimmer

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That's cheating!

(like I care. )

 

• Mar 16, 2005

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mosquitoman

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Must be the best then

 

• Mar 17, 2005

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cheddar cheese

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The CR.42 would annilhate its ass...

 

• Mar 17, 2005

• #67

the lancaster kicks ass

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no it wouldn't, and that top wing was only to carry fuel on ferry flights..........

 

• Mar 17, 2005

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GermansRGeniuses

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Exactly, after the fuel was spent, the wing and its spars were released...


Other than that, there were few other additions in equipment.

 

• Mar 17, 2005

• #69

Nonskimmer

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I confess, I don't know much about this type of Hurricane. Wouldn't the act of releasing the wing in flight be highly dangerous?

 

• Mar 17, 2005

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GermansRGeniuses

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In itself, the airflow would probably push it back low enough to chop off the tail...


I'm guessing a) there were charges to blow it off, b) it was performed in a dive so it fell safely, or c) both.

 

• Mar 18, 2005

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I would think the lift generated by the wing would pull it up enough to clear the tail. It also would not be 'blown' at a high speed.

 

• Mar 18, 2005

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cheddar cheese

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the lancaster kicks ass said:

no it wouldn't, and that top wing was only to carry fuel on ferry flights..........

Click to expand...

Would with me flying it

Bit vulnerable aint it? Couple of hits on the wing and kaboom...

 

• Mar 18, 2005

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That's why it was only used on ferry flights or at least that was the idea

 

• Mar 18, 2005

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the lancaster kicks ass

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yes it was never deigned to go into combat with the second wing attatched............

 

• Mar 18, 2005

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cheddar cheese

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Then how can you call it the best Biplane FIGHTER if it was never actually designed to fight?

 

• Mar 20, 2005

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the lancaster kicks ass

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I never did..........

 

• Mar 26, 2005

• #77

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I WOULD DEFINETLY HAVE TO SAY THE GLADIATOR .

 

• Mar 26, 2005

• #78

toffigd

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no - too weak armament - only 7,7mm

 

• Apr 28, 2005

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I would have to say the Polikarpov I-153 is the best biplane fighter. During WW2 Goering actually made an order to Luftwaffe Pilots to stay away as the Germans were losing too many aircraft to this biplane fighter. In Russia it was very fast and powerful. I am surprised you are considering the Gladiator and the CR-42 which didn't really last that long. In mainline service the Gladiator was gone by WW2, and the Italians really didn't have too much better than the CR-42 to replace it with.

 

• Apr 29, 2005

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It hink the problem is that comparitively, not much is known about Russian aircraft compared to say, the RAF or 8th AF aircraft