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April 15, 2004 at 10:19 pm in reply to: Post Your Favourite Picture (Or One Of Them) Here #1615092

turbo_NZ
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I like this one….

My fav Spit too…

April 15, 2004 at 10:04 pm in reply to: Contra-Rotating props #1615173

turbo_NZ
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Precious Metal is a wicked looking P-51 !!
Looks fast, even parked up.
🙂

April 15, 2004 at 10:03 pm in reply to: Contra-Rotating props #1615177

turbo_NZ
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Ain’t that for sure !!
Bill Gunston’s normally onto it and so is William Green.
Both well respected aviation researchers.
They both come up with different figures from what I’ve read so that means they both did their own research ??

April 15, 2004 at 9:53 pm in reply to: Contra-Rotating props #1615198

turbo_NZ
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It’s weird ay, depending on what book you read you get a different answer on some facts and figures.

Mine was from Illustrated Guide to Fighters (Bill Gunston)

Sounds like your’s is more comprehensive though, Christer.
🙂

April 15, 2004 at 7:11 pm in reply to: Wanaka Pics # 2 #1615399

turbo_NZ
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I read somewhere once that Lockheed aircraft have generally had stiffer wings than most other manufacturers which meant that wing life was never as long as say an equivalent Boeing or Convair.
The Electra (turboprop) had problems with wing structures and the A model C130 that went down in US had a single spar wing box as opposed to a 3 spar on later models which may have contributed to the wing failure.

April 15, 2004 at 7:04 pm in reply to: High Speed Spit #1615427

turbo_NZ
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Hi Jagan,

Must have been really fascinating to talk to a vet.
Especially about Tempests.
🙂

April 15, 2004 at 12:29 pm in reply to: Film making accidents #1616566

turbo_NZ
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Here’s a link about the Flight of the Phoenix aircraft and crash that killed Paul Mantz.

Warning: It contains graphic pics of the aircraft crashing.

http://stripe.colorado.edu/~steinerd/Phoenix.html

April 15, 2004 at 12:23 pm in reply to: Wanaka Pics # 2 #1616571

turbo_NZ
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That tank is awesome, esp if you know it’s origins…:D

There was only one Dr.1 there at the airshow.

With the Scout, that’s the only one I’ve ever seen in the flesh.

I’ll post the Orion, Huey and Herky bird pics tomorrow night.
Might put them in the Military Forum as well….see as they blur between this and that forum….
:rolleyes:

Oh yes, as per usual, the Herk put it a sterling performance.
Amazing how much the wings flex up and down when they do the slam-down touchdown after a tactical approach. Whenever I see that it takes me back to the Herk that crashed over in US that was firebombing and lost it’s wings..:(

April 15, 2004 at 12:13 pm in reply to: Contra-Rotating props #1616611

turbo_NZ
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Also, Daz…have you seen this link ?http://freespace.virgin.net/john.dell/spits.htm#seal

Quite a good site.

April 15, 2004 at 12:10 pm in reply to: Contra-Rotating props #1616622

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Well,…according to Will Green’s book,
The 21 had a Griffon 61 @ 2050hp

The 22 had a Griffon 85 with some driving contraprops.
Also the 22 had the Seafire 47 type tail while the 21 had XIV type tail (as well as bubble canopy, while the 21 was a highback)

The Seafire 47 had a Griffon 87 rated at 2375hp

April 15, 2004 at 11:13 am in reply to: Contra-Rotating props #1616761

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Also interesting to note that the Seafire 47 has the highest top-speed of all the Spits/Seafires at 451mph.
Next is the XIV at 448mph.

April 15, 2004 at 11:08 am in reply to: Contra-Rotating props #1616764

turbo_NZ
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Hi Black Knight-

According to Illustrated Guide to Allied Fighters (Bill Gunston)

Spitfires

22, Bubble hood, 24-volt electrics, some with 2,375hp Griffon 65 and contraprop. Production 278

24, Redesigned tail, short barrelled cannon, zero-length rocket launchers. Production 54

and it also says that the Seafire 47 was based on the 24.

So I give up !!!!
:confused:

April 15, 2004 at 11:03 am in reply to: Contra-Rotating props #1616767

turbo_NZ
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Alrighties…

Quoted from William Green’s Warplanes of the Second World War Fighters Volume Two.

“….Naval equivalents of the Spitfire 21 and 22, designated Seafires 45,46 and 47, were entirely post-war developments.”

So it’s a Spit 22 conversion.

April 15, 2004 at 10:58 am in reply to: Contra-Rotating props #1616788

turbo_NZ
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hmmm,…now I am really intrigued….

I’m going to find out the diffeences.

Time to ask William Green….:D

April 15, 2004 at 10:31 am in reply to: Contra-Rotating props #1616854

turbo_NZ
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Hi Archer,

Granted, ….I agree with everything you say.

However, getting back to my question, the Spit Mk 24 & Seafire 47 are quite similar with virtually the same engine.
Surely the noise differences would only come down to the different prop configuration ?

(bearing in mind according to Daz, there’s no Mk 24’s running, we need the Mk 14 and Seafire 47 next to each other )
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