On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:09:41 +0100, Enzo Matrix wrote: However, bear in mind that there is a reason for the "jet" prefix in the name "Jet Provost".... faster flight - but it looks very much the same air frame if you look past those two parts. Thanks for the info Enzo. I enjoyed reading. And looking at pictures (google images). Must say that the Sea Hawk doesn't *look* dangerous....
...: On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:35:45 +0100, Enzo Matrix wrote: The wing design of the Spiteful survived on the ...jet engine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percival_Provost Thanks for the info Enzo. I enjoyed reading. And looking at pictures (google images). ... aircraft once they realised that they had been engaged by F8Us. -- Enzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.
On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:35:45 +0100, Enzo Matrix wrote: The wing design of the Spiteful survived on the Supermarine Attacker, an early jet fighter which saw service... wheel instead of a tail wheel, the Attacker would be a ringer for the Jet Provost. Thanks for the info Enzo. I enjoyed reading. And looking at pictures (google images). Must say that the Sea Hawk doesn't *look* dangerous...
Mick the Merciless wrote: On Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:27:13 +0100, Enzo Matrix wrote: Despite there only being ten years between the Spitfire 1 and the Seafire 47, there isn't a single major...Hawk. The wing design of the Spiteful survived on the Supermarine Attacker, an early jet fighter which saw service with the FAA. -- Enzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.
On Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:27:13 +0100, Enzo Matrix wrote: Despite there only being ten years between the Spitfire 1 and the Seafire 47, there isn't a single major component that the two versions have in common. Thanks for that Enz. It is interesting to see the changes, especially, as you say, it all happened in ten years. Must say that the Seafire is a fine looking aircraft but it ...
Mick the Merciless wrote: On Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:12:14 +0100, Enzo Matrix wrote: Thanks for the heads up, Mick. I got to see them, courtesy of Josef. The PR19 is quite interesting. ... being ten years between the Spitfire 1 and the Seafire 47, there isn't a single major component that the two versions have in common. -- Enzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.
On Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:12:14 +0100, Enzo Matrix wrote: Thanks for the heads up, Mick. I got to see them, courtesy of Josef. The PR19 is quite interesting. That's the blue one with black and white stripes. It has a contra-rotating prop - something which wasn't standard on that mark. The last mark of Seafre, the FR47, used a contraprop in order to reduce the torque swing on...
.... The last mark of Seafre, the FR47, used a contraprop in order to reduce the torque swing on take-off from aircraft carriers. I suppose the owner of this Mk19 has fitted the contraprop for similar reasons. Maybe he owns a Merlin-engined Spitfire as well and gets confused because they swing in different directions on take-off. -- Enzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.
On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:16:18 +0100, Mick the Merciless wrote: On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:13:07 +0100, Enzo Matrix wrote: I *did* have a binary feed, which I was paying for, but I realised that I was *very* rarely looking in binary groups, so it was pointless keeping it on. I don't pay for Clara just to bet binaries, it just happens to be a perk. Means I can look at ...
On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:13:07 +0100, Enzo Matrix wrote: I *did* have a binary feed, which I was paying for, but I realised that I was *very* rarely looking in binary groups, so it was pointless keeping it on. I don't pay for Clara just to bet binaries, it just happens to be a perk. Means I can look at pictures of orange US Diesels till I'm thoroughly sick of them. <lol> -- ...
