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The Flying Tigers started painting them on after one of the pilots saw a newspaper photo of a…Bf-110 with one. So the Luftwaffe invented it :/
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zoux posted:The Flying Tigers started painting them on after one of the pilots saw a newspaper photo of a…Bf-110 with one. So the Luftwaffe invented it :/ Not quite. French:  German:  Those were the two easiest photos to google, there are tons more if you trust paintings. poo poo's all over the place and early. If you told me some Civil War artillery balloonist painted a sick nasty shark face on his ride I'd believe it.
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May 26, 2022 04:01
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Cyrano4747 posted:Not quite. Holy poo poo that's some swag. What the gently caress is my Metro Card compared to that, jesus.
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May 26, 2022 04:44
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Cyrano4747 posted:I'd give it to the 110 actually. Yeah but like... the Me-210 is better, and has two defensive guns in turrets mounted in the side of the fuselage and that's kind of like having Jester play Missile Command while waiting for active threats to show up.
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May 26, 2022 04:57
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Jobbo_Fett posted:Yeah but like... the Me-210 is better, and has two defensive guns in turrets mounted in the side of the fuselage and that's kind of like having Jester play Missile Command while waiting for active threats to show up. The 210 was an utter piece of poo poo even by German piece of poo poo equipment standards, to the point they actually gave up on it. The 410 was the successful attempt at a 110 replacement.
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May 26, 2022 05:05
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Cyrano4747 posted:I'd give it to the 110 actually. I had the chance to see a 110 in person a few years ago. There is one in a small private museum in Denmark. I'm absolutely certain that it is still there since they assembled it inside the main display building and didn't realize they had built it around a support beam until it was too late to go back and change things. I can try to dig up the info of the place if someone wants to take a look.
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May 26, 2022 05:23
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:The 210 was an utter piece of poo poo even by German piece of poo poo equipment standards, to the point they actually gave up on it. That's what I was thinking of, but I guess my point stands of the Me-210 without the teething issues, which is what led to the 410 regardless.
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SerthVarnee posted:I had the chance to see a 110 in person a few years ago. There is one in a small private museum in Denmark. I'm absolutely certain that it is still there since they assembled it inside the main display building and didn't realize they had built it around a support beam until it was too late to go back and change things. Yes please.
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May 26, 2022 05:41
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Cyrano4747 posted:French: This guy is a straight pimp and he fuckin knows it.
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VostokProgram posted:I don't know about Nazis but some idiot crashed his plane into a national forest for youtube clout last year. There's also the guys who crashed a plane into the dirt while attempting to dick swing by swapping pilots via skydiving, with the fun wrinkle that they asked the FAA (I think that was the regulator anyway, don't @ me) for permission, were told "gently caress no that's stupid" and then they did it anyway.
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May 26, 2022 06:37
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Yes, it's like a lava lamp.
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:The 210 was an utter piece of poo poo even by German piece of poo poo equipment standards, to the point they actually gave up on it.
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May 26, 2022 07:45
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Would the war have changed if the Messerschmitt KR200 had entered production in 1944?
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Nenonen posted:Would the war have changed if the Messerschmitt KR200 had entered production in 1944? Yes. The Ardennes offensive would've been much more whimsical if the Panzertruppen had been using those instead of halftracks.
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May 26, 2022 09:29
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SerthVarnee posted:I had the chance to see a 110 in person a few years ago. There is one in a small private museum in Denmark. I'm absolutely certain that it is still there since they assembled it inside the main display building and didn't realize they had built it around a support beam until it was too late to go back and change things. Where in Denmark was this?
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May 26, 2022 12:10
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Jobbo_Fett posted:There's not a single plane in the world I can't find a positive for. Just as they are all beautiful in their own way. 
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May 26, 2022 12:11
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The arrangement of the engines in the wings is inspired, and the bulbous nose and tail clearly denote its function and friendliness.
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May 26, 2022 12:20
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It's a right bloody Nimrod. 
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May 26, 2022 12:33
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Cyrano4747 posted:Not quite. Is the first one French or British? I just ask because it looks like a Bristol Fighter F.2b and I did not know the French used them. As for best/favourite fighter from the same era I will always have a soft spot for the S.E.5a: odd looking but in an interesting way and a really good all-rounder. Not a fighter but my favourite airplane of all time is and will always be the De Havilland Mosquito: gorgeous, fast, and with a really interesting wood composite construction method.
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A_Bluenoser posted:Is the first one French or British? I just ask because it looks like a Bristol Fighter F.2b and I did not know the French used them. Pretty sure it's French, because the dot in the center of the roundel looks darker than the one on the outside ring. That's usually how red vs blue photographed with those in B&W pics. Could be wrong, but don't think I am.
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May 26, 2022 12:37
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It's like a dog that ate a bee
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Cyrano4747 posted:Pretty sure it's French, because the dot in the center of the roundel looks darker than the one on the outside ring. That's usually how red vs blue photographed with those in B&W pics. Yeah the rondel looks french. I know this thread, somebody's gotta be either really good at google or have an encyclopedic knowledge of WW1 aircraft to sort this caper out so I can decide if I like or hate this french or british man.
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Poor Nimrod, being told weird bulbous was in and not getting the joke.
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Jobbo_Fett posted:Yes please. This is of course a small hobbyist affair and that means their presence online is extremely limited. https://www.facebook.com/www.gillelejegruppen.dk/ Definitely check out the photos section on their facebook page if tanks are your thing. They had themselves the 110 as the centerpiece and then a huge amount (for an organization of their size) of various tanks, trucks, special vehicles, artillery and general equipment for the WW2 period. Tias posted:Where in Denmark was this? Gilleleje, so northern part of Sjćlland. Here, have some images from when I was there in 2016:          You can easily spend hours in just one of the buildings, only to discover that they have 4 or 5 of them stuffed with awesome exhibits. SerthVarnee fucked around with this message at 14:09 on May 26, 2022 |
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It's a scientific fact that the British spent all their "beautiful airplane" energy on the Spitfire. Everything after that was a steep decline.
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Scratch Monkey posted:It's a scientific fact that the British spent all their "beautiful airplane" energy on the Spitfire. Everything after that was a steep decline. Here is evidence if you need it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMogtgTftzI 
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Scratch Monkey posted:It's a scientific fact that the British spent all their "beautiful airplane" energy on the Spitfire. Everything after that was a steep decline. Excuse me, the Mosquito is right there
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The Canberra and English Electric Lightning are both very good looking airplanes.
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The Electric Lightning was made when someone said "Mig-21 but fat"
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Scratch Monkey posted:It's a scientific fact that the British spent all their "beautiful airplane" energy on the Spitfire. Everything after that was a steep decline. The Avro Vulcan and Hawker Hunter would like a word.
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Scratch Monkey posted:The Electric Lightning was made when someone said "Mig-21 but fat" "We need to fit 2 jet engines in and we can't work out how" "Stick em one on top of the other?" "Perfect mate, time for the pub"
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Lots of shameful people bashing the Lightning. Shameful, I say.
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The Lightning is one of those hyper specialised planes that probably would have sucked had it ever come to a shooting war. poo poo radar, poo poo range, poo poo missiles. But goddamn was it faaaaast. Fast and pretty.
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Every AA missile was poo poo when the Lightning entered service.
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:Every AA missile was poo poo when the Lightning entered service. I seem to recall that for awhile the Royal Navy AA missile of choice was the "Sea Slug", which never really worked except maybe psychologically.
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Cyrano4747 posted:German: I think you'll find that's technically a whale mouth 
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slothrop posted:But goddamn was it faaaaast. Fast and pretty. Waiting patiently for a Canadian to post... ahem. 
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Just Another Lurker posted:Waiting patiently for a Canadian to post... ahem. As a Canadian I will make the controversial statement that the Avro Arrow is probably overrated.
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A_Bluenoser posted:As a Canadian I will make the controversial statement that the Avro Arrow is probably overrated. You're dead to me.
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I will also postulate that the Avro Arrow was killed by politics, special interest groups, and incompetence rather than by any actual characteristics of the platform itself and is therefore a very typical example of Canadian military procurement.
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In the USN they have ratings like bosun's mate and electrician's mate. Is that just a tradition thing or is there an actual head bosun or head electrician on the ship e: also how much marlinspike seamanship does the navy do? zoux fucked around with this message at 18:00 on May 26, 2022 |
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