RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:16 pm
Also, I hate to pick on the FAA but the Skua was pretty damned ugly too. [:D]
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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:22 pm
Nothing says aerodynamic efficiency more than a vertical face to the canopy leading edge.....[8|]
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:24 pm
ORIGINAL: sprior
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Not even clsoe to being the most unattractive carrier aircraft.
Competition time!
Can I play?
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:37 pm
Wow. What is that, the Sea Stegasaur?
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:38 pm
Thanks for your vote! (see page 8)
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:42 pm
In fairness, the TBD and Brewster were inept looking as well...but it was more the hint of combat ineffectiveness rather than ugliness.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:42 pm
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Wow. What is that, the Sea Stegasur?
I believe it is a Blackburn R-1.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:09 pm
Let's not leave the USN out of the contest - I submit an alien-inspired design:
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:28 pm
Yes, the A-6 definitely had an organic (from Alpah-Centauri) look to it. The huge radar dictated the nose design.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:39 pm
This thing had a top speed of 156 mph - and was actually used against the Japanese (but not by the USN)
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:53 pm
Then there's this "beauty"....
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:56 pm
[:D] What were the pilot's instructions in the event the torpedo failed to drop - ditch or kamikaze?ORIGINAL: rtrapasso
Then there's this "beauty"....
EDIT: PS - how did it take off?!
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:59 pm
[:D] [:D]ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
[:D] What were the pilot's instructions in the event the torpedo failed to drop - ditch or kamikaze?ORIGINAL: rtrapasso
Then there's this "beauty"....
EDIT: PS - how did it take off?!
i think it is actually supposed to be in the process of dropping the torpedo... but if it will get a vote, i'll say that it is still attached and that the launching process involved balloons. [:'(]
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:18 pm
ORIGINAL: rtrapasso
Then there's this "beauty"....
This looks like the protoype for the Blackburn before the designer had his psychotic break. None of the Japanese designs look anywhere near this bad. Unfortunately for the British, the French had no aircraft carrier at the time or they might have given them a run.
Some designs are just so aestheically perfect (Seafire) or so macho (Bearcat and Corsair and Sea Fury) that crappy designs look even worse.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:55 pm
8 BB
1 BC
2 CA
at Sorong. [:D]
1 BC
2 CA
at Sorong. [:D]
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:27 pm
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
8 BB
1 BC
2 CA
at Sorong. [:D]
So, as they leave, would the IJN sailors say "Sorong, Sorong"* [&:]
*(in Mandrakian Nipponese)
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:44 pm
French had no aircraft carrier at the time or they might have given them a run.
Well, they had one (the Bearn, with accent acute over the e)... they did have at least one carrier-based aircraft design (divebomber) which wasn't bad looking (except for the tail).
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 12:31 am
ORIGINAL: rtrapasso
Well, they had one (the Bearn, with accent acute over the e)
[Kaff Kaff] Stuka [Kaff Kaff]
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:41 am
Tail designed by committee - everyone gets a piece of the action!ORIGINAL: rtrapasso
French had no aircraft carrier at the time or they might have given them a run.
Well, they had one (the Bearn, with accent acute over the e)... they did have at least one carrier-based aircraft design (divebomber) which wasn't bad looking (except for the tail).
PS - if you want an é, just hold down the ALT key and type 130 - when you release the ALT key ... voilà
Windows used to provide a character map [chart with the ALT-number codes] for all the foreign, scientific, mathematic and special characters, but the map is different for different fonts so I guess they gave up on it!
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:45 am
Hey! If the Japanese can crib the Stuka design for their Val, who can blame the French!ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: rtrapasso
Well, they had one (the Bearn, with accent acute over the e)
[Kaff Kaff] Stuka [Kaff Kaff]
At least they seem to have designed retractable landing gear, and made sure everyone knew French tail is more elaborate than any other!