Sakai 21…I think

Plus they had found a way of being able to cruise the aircraft at a very fuel effecient speed.Think it was high boost and low revolutions(rpm) but this is based on memory.It gave the allies a huge shock finding bombers being escorted by fighters hundreds of miles outside of known range.
Have heard a story,can,t comfirm it did or didn,t happen but a Japanese plane took off from East Timor,flew to Darwin,across to Sydney,up to Brisbane and back home without being intercepted sometime in 1943.One time being passed by Boomerangs without being touched…Anyone know the story???There is a photo of the Sydney Harbour Bridge taken from the air with a Hinaramu on the wing…apparently…..

Times that by three for Aussie dollars….

Aaaawwwww stuff it…I like a challenge so I think I,ll make my own…:D

Ahhh but Mr Sherlock……

The welding of Chromeolly is doable.Firstly the item must be heated before and after welding to neautralise the stresses involved.How do I know??Using a two foot long heating torch to preheat fabricated beams in the engineering industry.All the more pleasant by doing it in a welding jacket in the middle of an Aussie summer.Then welding it with flux cored Mig wire then reheating.And all you used to guage the temp were welding crayons that turned colour when the correct temp was reached.:)
To keep the planes in the air the ground crew would have to accomplish all sorts of miracles with whatever was available.Bully beef tins,fence wire,bits of trees…..;)

Doh!!!

Forgot about Pukkas panel.Oh well I found this one.Might be Ok…
http://www.avsim.com/pages/0402/cfs3/ju88_virtualcockpit.jpg
Will still keep an eye out…;)

Hmmm interesting….

I haven,t got the holey Spitfire bible on me but I thought the drop tanks didn,t arrive till the MkV Spits.That would have it as a 349 number.I noted this as that,s the Mk number where Frame 9 was modified to accept the drop tank mechanism.Check drawing 34927-5-c.Just theorising though….Someone with more knowledge than me can correct me….;)

Swingin the thread….

Nearly derailed…..:D
I have never tried Catia but it is one of the worlds leading Programs in Engineering.If you want to go Inventor I would learn straight 2D AutoCad first to get to grips with the functions and command lines.Nothing beats Parametric though….:p We have the same problem with Experimentals as well.They can do just about anything they want but build a proven design that has been reengineered with new Technolagies and materials then it,s dramas,dramas,dramas.”It must be a bad design as they only built 22,000 Spitfires…”:diablo: Isn,t the saying goes the most dangerous men in the world are dreamers!!!!!
If I was emporer of Earth I would network all the Mozzie projects together.Everyone helping each other out…:D That way everyone wins….

I agree

Some of the best work I,ve ever seen…Very enthralling and motivational…Keep up the great work guys….:D