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smiley1081
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 Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:49 am Post subject: Achtung! Spitfire! |
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Garmin has added a few vehicles to its Garage, turning it into a hanger...
The best is the Supermarine Spitfire, even if I would have preferred the P-51 Mustang which was shown during the contest...
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MaFt
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:23 am Post subject: |
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while the p51d mustang may have been a nice plane, you gotta admit that the spitfire is spiffingly british. pip pip, taly ho :D
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PaulB2005
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:34 am Post subject: |
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If only they had the voice to go with it....
"Tally ho. Take the next left, Ginger" with that lovely RR Merlin sound in the background........ Hmmmm |
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DennisN
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Unfortunate thread title. New marketing ploy for growing market share of Garmins in Germany, maybe?
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If it tastes good - it's fattening.
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smiley1081
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:27 am Post subject: |
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| MaFt wrote: | while the p51d mustang may have been a nice plane, you gotta admit that the spitfire is spiffingly british. pip pip, taly ho :D
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Well, the P-51 was the only plane of the era that was as fast unwaxed as it was waxed...
But the A-51 was a so-so plane until they put Merlin engines on it, then it became a legend...
The Spit has displaced the tank as pointer on my Nuvi. |
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MaFt
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:19 am Post subject: |
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| smiley1081 wrote: | | MaFt wrote: | while the p51d mustang may have been a nice plane, you gotta admit that the spitfire is spiffingly british. pip pip, taly ho :D
MaFt |
Well, the P-51 was the only plane of the era that was as fast unwaxed as it was waxed...
But the A-51 was a so-so plane until they put Merlin engines on it, then it became a legend...
The Spit has displaced the tank as pointer on my Nuvi. |
was the a10 the one with the gatling gun in it's nose and the 2 great big jet engines sellotaped on the top?
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PaulB2005
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:37 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | was the a10 the one with the gatling gun in it's nose and the 2 great big jet engines sellotaped on the top? |
A-10 Thunderbolt aka Warthog..... Engines are positioned for protection from heat seeking SAMs. So well engineered but so ugly - i love 'em. |
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smiley1081
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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| MaFt wrote: | was the a10 the one with the gatling gun in it's nose and the 2 great big jet engines sellotaped on the top?
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Still is.
Cannot fire the 30mm gun for more than a few seconds, for fear of stalling. |
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PaulB2005
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Cannot fire the 30mm gun for more than a few seconds, for fear of stalling. |
(cough) Myth! (cough)
GAU-8/A Spec
The recoil force is roughly half the output of the engines. Enough to slow the plane but not the stall it...
Initial designs did allow the gun exhaust to enter the engines and on one occasion did cause an engine to stall. Now the exhaust goes under the plane. |
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