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[Rafe35]

Probably Chin intakes like the F4U-4 intakes

 

[Archer]

I decided to not be so lazy and looked in my book (which was sitting three feet away all along ), the AU-1 had no intakes around the engine and the -7 had the cheek intake. Anyone need to know my source for this?

 

[Rafe35]

I decided to not be so lazy and looked in my book (which was sitting three feet away all along ), the AU-1 had no intakes around the engine and the -7 had the cheek intake. Anyone need to know my source for this?

As the two-stage compressor had disappeared, the entries were filled but the bumps remained, also the exhaust pipes descend and are aligned on the bumbps of the former intakes (AU-1).

 

[Archer]

Can't wait to have a model of every variant to glance at to be sure of the differences

It'd be a lot easier

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

bloody hell you two, that's why i like th lanc, only 3 marks, each one VERY distingishable *can't spell*..............................

 

[cheddar cheese]

there was more than 3 versions of the p.108 8)

 

[ahanswurst]

The Lancaster may have been as good as a B-17F model But the B-17G model is the best of the 2 planes hands down. The B-17G had .50 caliber machine guns located everyplace possible. Why the British used the .303 caliber machine guns is a mystery. The .50 caliber projectile has longer range and better pentration then the .303. Also there were B-17's gunships equipped with 2 top turrets and extra ammo to guard the formations of bombers. The pictures of these B-17 model gunships are rare. Both of these airplanes did their job well but of the 2 airplanes I pick the B-17G as the best.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yes but despite all them guns, they still got shot down in reams................

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

http://www.aero-web.org/database/aircraft/getimage.htm?id=1288
http://www.daveswarbirds.com/usplanes/aircraft/yb-40.htm
http://www.aerofiles.com/boe-b40.jpg

theres some info and pics on the YB-40, the experimental B-17 you were talking about ahanswurst.

 

[Crazy]

yes but despite all them guns, they still got shot down in reams................

And yet, somehow, the amazing (miraculous, even) advent of the Lancaster brought to the RAF nothing but a bomber that couldn't even fly in day, it was so helpless....

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

so was the B-17's payload, and the B-17 got shot down allot in the day to, they could only restart daylight bombing when they had fighter escort.........

 

[cheddar cheese]

yup, and thnk the only reason b-17's got shot down lots was because of the tactics used - not the planes 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yeah, i suppose, there tactics were stupid..............