By: G-ORDY - 22nd December 2008 at 09:40
Could the Comet racer have been turned into an effective fighter, change the Gypsy engines to something more powerful, bring the cockpit forward??
Slightly off-topic but Percival did a scheme for an armed Mew Gull which would have used the surviving aircraft as “back’s to the wall” Home Defence Fighters.
By: Bruce - 22nd December 2008 at 07:49
Being serious; its handling qualities were, and are bloomin horrible. Nasty thing to land.
A serious redesign would have been necessary to make it useful as a fighter.
Bruce
By: Bruce - 22nd December 2008 at 07:48
Put guns in the nose, make it out of metal, and swap the engines – OMG, Westland Whirlwind!
Bruce
By: mark_pilkington - 21st December 2008 at 22:18
Could the Comet racer have been turned into an effective fighter, change the Gypsy engines to something more powerful, bring the cockpit forward??
Actually I thought DH did that and called it a Mosquito?
smiles
Mark Pilkington
By: David Burke - 21st December 2008 at 16:45
It’s a bit late now to try plus it would be easier to buy a Mosquito fighter if you had the ability to travel back 60 years or so.
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