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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:33 am
by Cap Mandrake
Situation at Nakon Watchamacallit
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:35 am
by Cap Mandrake
The disastrous attacks of the Gurkhas fueled all this. I blame the staff.
Sneaky LYB's have dropped a "spanner" in the Siam-Vietnam supply route.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:42 am
by Cap Mandrake
Even the bird is unattractive. Head like a Macy's parade balloon and the nostrils are too big too.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:44 am
by Cap Mandrake
At least the wings fold nicely and you can't see all the damn rivets
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:47 am
by Cap Mandrake
Here is an example of superior esthetic product design. Waterproof. Lightweight. Aerodynamic.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 11:07 am
by Cap Mandrake
RIP Carrie[:(]
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 11:09 am
by Zorch
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Quite nice wing-folding scheme...I will grant you that....but it looks like it was designed in 1928 and assembled by a needlepoint club of old ladies.
Does that pinball machine those two guys are playing fit into that spacious canopy? That's a nice bonus to have on board for long over-water flights: the crew must have racked up some nice scores on that.
The pinball machine is the payload!
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 11:12 am
by Zorch
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Here is an example of superior esthetic product design. Waterproof. Lightweight. Aerodynamic.
But she said the external armor was very uncomfortable...better view without it [;)]
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 12:00 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Situation at Nakon Watchamacallit
I'm just wondering if the Brits are capitalizing on Thai highlands noodle conquest. Surely M&M could use such inroads for 'the greater good'?
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 12:09 pm
by Chickenboy
Also, don't quit yer day job. This is a Martlet (aka barn swallow):
ETA: You *didn't say* Martlet. You said Fulmar. D'oh! My bad. [8|]
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 12:10 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Here is an example of superior esthetic product design. Waterproof. Lightweight. Aerodynamic.
What a great picture...[&o]
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 12:47 pm
by Zorch
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
Also, don't quit yer day job. This is a Martlet (aka barn swallow):
The Martlet was the lend-lease F4F, right? (smiles at knowing something)
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 2:37 pm
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Oops...well..we have more of those. Nobody wants the crappy Fulmar
True, but you need a Fulmar trade-in when you go shopping for a Barracuda!
Note the TV antenna on the wing - waaaay ahead of its time!
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 2:47 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Oops...well..we have more of those. Nobody wants the crappy Fulmar
True, but you need a Fulmar trade-in when you go shopping for a Barracuda!
Note the TV antenna on the wing - waaaay ahead of its time!
You sure that's not ersatz camouflage, BB? It would supplement the foliage within the greenhouse too.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:08 pm
by Zorch
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Oops...well..we have more of those. Nobody wants the crappy Fulmar
True, but you need a Fulmar trade-in when you go shopping for a Barracuda!
Note the TV antenna on the wing - waaaay ahead of its time!
You sure that's not ersatz camouflage, BB? It would supplement the foliage within the greenhouse too.
No - the doohickey on the wing is a mini-windmill. It acts like a super-charger. Just imagine how slow they'd be without it [:D]
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:11 pm
by witpqs
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Oops...well..we have more of those. Nobody wants the crappy Fulmar
True, but you need a Fulmar trade-in when you go shopping for a Barracuda!
Note the TV antenna on the wing - waaaay ahead of its time!
Hey, BB,
Thise look like directional antennae on top of the wings. Were they part of a radio direction finding suite?
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:25 pm
by RangerJoe
ORIGINAL: witpqs
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Oops...well..we have more of those. Nobody wants the crappy Fulmar
True, but you need a Fulmar trade-in when you go shopping for a Barracuda!
Note the TV antenna on the wing - waaaay ahead of its time!
Hey, BB,
Thise look like directional antennae on top of the wings. Were they part of a radio direction finding suite?
Radar?
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 4:28 pm
by Cap Mandrake
Yes, possibly one side is the emitter and the other the receiver.
Also could be a passive radar detector or a directional beacon receiver and the lead plane is the pathfinder
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 5:00 pm
by witpqs
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Yes, possibly one side is the emitter and the other the receiver.
Also could be a passive radar detector or a directional beacon receiver and the lead plane is the pathfinder
It looks like the directional antennae are each 45 degrees off center line, 90 degrees off each other. That made me wonder about direction finding because a signal might register stronger on one or the other - turn to that side - or equally on both - source straight ahead. Dunno. I'm just guessing.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 5:34 pm
by JohnnieX
ORIGINAL: RangerJoe
ORIGINAL: witpqs
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
True, but you need a Fulmar trade-in when you go shopping for a Barracuda!
Note the TV antenna on the wing - waaaay ahead of its time!
Hey, BB,
Thise look like directional antennae on top of the wings. Were they part of a radio direction finding suite?
Radar?
Wikipedia says
The Barracuda Mk II carried the metric wavelength ASV II (Air to Surface Vessel) radar, with the Yagi-Uda antennae carried above the wings
It adds to the 'functional' look, I'd say