Flux Capacitor

There isn’t much to support the theory that the Stafighter was a ‘death trap’ -plenty of evidence of Luftwaffe examples being lost flying at low altitude often in poor weather in Europe but when compared to the loss rate of other types it didn’t compare unfavourably !

I still remember what they used to say in the RAF.

Want a Starfighter? buy a field in Germany and sooner or later one will drop into it.

Wonder what it would have been like if re engine with the Griffon? with nearly twice the horsepower it may have been viable.

And not available until 1944.

Mr Cresote -do you think it would be worth travelling back and rather than taking away – drop a sketch of the Hawker ‘Sea Hunter’ on someone’s desk instead of the Scimitar??

You mean the Hawker P.1081 with an Avon instead of the Tay?

Mr Cresote -do you think it would be worth travelling back and rather than taking away – drop a sketch of the Hawker ‘Sea Hunter’ on someone’s desk instead of the Scimitar??

So if the Scimitar was over complicated what does that make the Buccaneer with its blown flaps and all sorts of other complicated ideas?

Always had a downer on the Supermarine Scimitar. Seemed to take forever to evolve from the Type 508, it had a very modest production run (who else would ever buy it?) many said it was over-complicated, difficult to maintain, over half those built were lost in accidents, and at the end of the day it was a pretty mediocre performer. Can’t help thinking the RN would have been better off with an off-the-shelf USN type.

Boeing Stearman…… Because wing walking is sooooo boring to watch :sleeping:

The 60’s Labour govt surely.

It quite well could be, and don’t call me Shirley!

There isn’t much to support the theory that the Stafighter was a ‘death trap’ -plenty of evidence of Luftwaffe examples being lost flying at low altitude often in poor weather in Europe but when compared to the loss rate of other types it didn’t compare unfavourably !

The 60’s Labour govt surely. And while we are at it I’d erase Eden’s Conservative government to kill off the ’57 Defense White Paper. Just for the sake of balance.

But if I have to stick to aircraft. The Lockheed 104 Starfighter. Sure it was fast. But so were a lot of other aircraft, which could also do turns. It was a death trap and was pushed on various air forces through bribery.

Hi All,
I would second what TontT,Bager168 and hampden98 have put.
F-35 – White Elephant waste of money/F-111 – TSR-2 Would definitely have got the go ahead and The Labour government so much promise for the working person never actually realised while at the same time slaughtering our aviation industry. One other thing I would do is advise the Air ministry to take notice of Frank Whittle and his Idea for the Jet engine also a note to Westlands the whirlwind fighter needs merlin’s and a note to RR produce more merlin’s and forget the vulture.

Geoff. :stupid:

I would erase the Comet then, maybe the Americans would have lead the airliner jet race, discovered metal fatigue,
lost a few over the Atlantic and maybe, just maybe we would all be flying in British Airliners!
Alternatively I would erase the Labour Government of the 50’s and give the TSR2 a chance.

I think I’d use my flux capacitor to go back and preserve a few “lost” types for posterity. Short Empire flying boats, Whitleys, He177, Fairey Fox, Mitsubishi G3m, Do.X, Felixstowe F.5, Miles Marathon, stuff like that.

Avro Tudor ? Then Chadwick might not have met such an untimely end.

The Wright Flyer. Powered flight would still have happened and possibly with more credit given to those aviation pioneers who wern’t the Wright Brothers.

AEW Gannet…..hit every branch on the ugly tree on the way down and actually makes the Fleet Shadower look beautiful.

I definitely agree with Denis. I would erase the dreadful Fairey Battle from existence. The RAF could then have used the much more capable and sadly wasted Hawker Henley light bomber.

Spitfire then when you went on to the forum you wouldn’t have to scroll though hundreds pf pictures of the same aircraft to get to the good stuff!………….oh! oh! i may have poked the beast…………Run!!!!!

Buchon. It’s not a Messerschmitt. But it is a mess. And maybe then we could avoid the half-ar**d ‘combat’ sequences that necessarily show the public what a low-G and stately affair a dogfight was. Controversial, I know..

And what would they have made the film the Battle of Britain with…. German P-51’s? ohh wait, that’s what Hollywood would do. 😀 we’d use Piston Provosts or the like :highly_amused:

Buchon. It’s not a Messerschmitt. But it is a mess. And maybe then we could avoid the half-ar**d ‘combat’ sequences that necessarily show the public what a low-G and stately affair a dogfight was. Controversial, I know..

Harsh…..it might have been a better combat A/C than the original!