A visit to this superb museum while on the way to the West Somerset Railway.
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By: Orion - 2nd April 2012 at 18:05
Th early me262 prototypes were tail draggers,test pilots found that to get the tail up a dose of brake was needed. I can see where the catapult would work from a carrier, but what about on land? I would think the same trick would apply,,,
I don’t think there was any time that an Attacker was catapulted on land. On test at Farnborough perhaps, but not operationally.
The early Me262 was a tail-dragger but also the CoG was in the wrong place making the aeroplane tail heavy. Hence the use of brakes to lift the tail. The solution was to sweep back the wings and provide a tricycle undercarriage.
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By: Orion - 2nd April 2012 at 18:00
Great photos.
The Corsair is beautiful.
I didn’t see any photos of the Wildcat/Martlet.
Is it still being restored like the Corsair was?
The Wildcat was in the restoration workshop
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By: Good Vibs - 2nd April 2012 at 17:07
Corsair & Wildcat/Martlet
Great photos.
The Corsair is beautiful.
I didn’t see any photos of the Wildcat/Martlet.
Is it still being restored like the Corsair was?
By: me109g4 - 2nd April 2012 at 15:28
Th early me262 prototypes were tail draggers,test pilots found that to get the tail up a dose of brake was needed. I can see where the catapult would work from a carrier, but what about on land? I would think the same trick would apply,,,
By: Orion - 2nd April 2012 at 10:06
Got some nice pics there. Looks like a great place to visit.
i have a question on the attacker though, being that its a tail dragger, was the same technique used for take off as the early Me262, as in tapping the brakes to get the tail up?
The early Me262 was tail heavy hence the need for the brake technique. AFAIK the Attacker was catapulted off carriers in the three point position and a normal tail dragger technique was used on runways.
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By: roberto_yeager - 2nd April 2012 at 06:39
Very interesting! Thanks!
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By: me109g4 - 1st April 2012 at 23:12
Got some nice pics there. Looks like a great place to visit.
i have a question on the attacker though, being that its a tail dragger, was the same technique used for take off as the early Me262, as in tapping the brakes to get the tail up?
By: The Blue Max - 1st April 2012 at 21:15
Looks like the Pup U/C could do with some attention as its looking a bit sad:eek:
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