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RE: Fairy Fulmar
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:56 pm
by AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: Califvol
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
Definately a pretty picture , but don't get too attached to the Fulmar. I think we all see what's going to happen in the next couple of minutes![:D]
Indeed, the 109 a long ways from home and involved in gas guzzling maneuvers runs out of gas. [8|]
I suspect he can hang in there for a minute or two. And from the position he's in, that's all it's going to take.
[:D]
RE: Fairy Fulmar
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:57 pm
by AW1Steve
The Fulmar in this picture is 4F. Which was the old US draft code for "Unfit for military service".Kind of ironic. [:D]
RE: Fairy Fulmar
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:24 pm
by Mynok
Could the Fulmar even do a Split-S? Cause that's about its only way out of that one.
RE: Fairy Fulmar
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:01 am
by Califvol
Joke removed as it was beating a dead horse.
RE: Fairy Fulmar
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:53 pm
by Nikademus
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: YankeeAirRat
Steve,
Don't say that about the Fulmar there are a number of FAA aces that scored half or more of thier initial kills in the Fulmar a few even mixing it up with the Me109's or some of the hot rods Italian fighters, let alone some of those bombers.
Just like there is a USCG pilot (Lt. Casey Quinn USCG Aviator) who scored a kill against a NVAF MiG in Vietnam war while flying a C-130, it isn't the plane but the pilot.
With all due respect, great pilots don't let a plane with superior speed and manuevability get on their six!. And Fulmar rear seaters don't have defensive swivel machine guns. If this were a Defiant , I might agree with you, but from the looks of the painting, your pilot (and his backseater) are about to get turned into hamburger. [:D]
What would Tom Cruze do in this situation?
RE: Fairy Fulmar
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:26 pm
by Califvol
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
What would Tom Cruze do in this situation?
Have the backseater take a picture!
RE: Fairy Fulmar
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:30 pm
by AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: YankeeAirRat
Steve,
Don't say that about the Fulmar there are a number of FAA aces that scored half or more of thier initial kills in the Fulmar a few even mixing it up with the Me109's or some of the hot rods Italian fighters, let alone some of those bombers.
Just like there is a USCG pilot (Lt. Casey Quinn USCG Aviator) who scored a kill against a NVAF MiG in Vietnam war while flying a C-130, it isn't the plane but the pilot.
With all due respect, great pilots don't let a plane with superior speed and manuevability get on their six!. And Fulmar rear seaters don't have defensive swivel machine guns. If this were a Defiant , I might agree with you, but from the looks of the painting, your pilot (and his backseater) are about to get turned into hamburger. [:D]
What would Tom Cruze do in this situation?
Eject! [:D]
RE: Fairy Fulmar
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:20 pm
by Nikademus
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
With all due respect, great pilots don't let a plane with superior speed and manuevability get on their six!. And Fulmar rear seaters don't have defensive swivel machine guns. If this were a Defiant , I might agree with you, but from the looks of the painting, your pilot (and his backseater) are about to get turned into hamburger. [:D]
What would Tom Cruze do in this situation?
Eject! [:D]
while saying....."So long pal.....your GOOSE is cooked......" [:D]
wait a minute......this is TOM CRUIZE.....he'd put Marsialles to shame and whip that Fulmar around and immediately saw the tail off that 109. Then he'd go buzz the nearest control tower.
All before breakfest. You know Elf is jelous(tm)
RE: Fairy Fulmar
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 2:35 pm
by warspite1
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: YankeeAirRat
Steve,
Don't say that about the Fulmar there are a number of FAA aces that scored half or more of thier initial kills in the Fulmar a few even mixing it up with the Me109's or some of the hot rods Italian fighters, let alone some of those bombers.
Just like there is a USCG pilot (Lt. Casey Quinn USCG Aviator) who scored a kill against a NVAF MiG in Vietnam war while flying a C-130, it isn't the plane but the pilot.
With all due respect, great pilots don't let a plane with superior speed and manuevability get on their six!. And Fulmar rear seaters don't have defensive swivel machine guns. If this were a Defiant , I might agree with you, but from the looks of the painting, your pilot (and his backseater) are about to get turned into hamburger. [:D]
What would Tom Cruze do in this situation?
Warspite1
I don't know, but he can be my wing man anytime.......
