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    109 cockpit




    Spitfire cockpit
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    I thought it was 109 cockpit:


    Spit cockpit:


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    [QUOTE]Originally posted by Low_Flyer_MkIX:

    109 cockpit



    FAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    The dessiccant capsule is not even modeled on your 109 windshield

    http://forums.ubi.com/eve/foru...3110283/m/7401082108
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    Originally posted by TheGrunch:
    I thought it was 109 cockpit:



    haha good one!

    "This famous german ace pilot lost his two arms in a dive recovery attempt. This pic alone speaks volumes about heavy elevator control at high speed."
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    Originally posted by RegRag1977:
    "This famous german ace pilot lost his two arms in a dive recovery attempt. This pic alone speaks volumes about heavy elevator control at high speed."
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    I'm not looking to start a flame war, Mr RedRag, but the picture is based on very trustworthy evidence.

    From "I Lost With The Lufties" by Nubert 'Noobs' Nooberman (Cherrypicker Press, 1972. ISBN X 366 3984556 008 00)

    A rattling good read that dispels many of the partisan myths pertaining to the most advancednessed aeroplane and bestest pilots of WWII. It's hard to find, but well worth tracking a copy down.

    The 'dessicant capsule' was, in fact, a tax disc, displayed to prove that the Luftwaffe pilot had paid local airport tax. Many pilots stuck beer bottle labels up hoping to fool local airport staff (a bugger to model in 1/72nd scale or smaller - but I digress). Many pilots were granted the honour of not having to bother with the disc, as a symbol of gratitude from local residents who appreciated the Lufties protecting them from those awful British and their tea-drinking ways.




    Lufty uberness confirmed, from the same book:-

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    Another fine subject that never gets old....


    So put on your red rubber nose, big floppy shoes, and gather round yuppers.....

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    All you fanboiz are a ball of laughs. Continue one your merry way imitating that famous ostrich pose, or maybe the 3 monkeys, when it comes to your favourite airplane. No airplane is 100% perfect, though some surely do think so.

    I give you this little tid-bit:

    However, this had one major drawback — this landing gear arrangement ensured a narrow wheel track making the aircraft laterally unstable while on the ground. To increase stability the legs had to be splayed out, creating another problem in that loads imposed during take-off and landings were transferred at an angle up the legs. The small rudder of the 109 was relatively ineffective at controlling the strong swing created by the powerful slipstream of the propeller and this sideways drift created disproportionate loads on the wheel opposite the swing. If the forces imposed were large enough the pivot points often broke and the landing gear leg would be forced sideways into its bay. [17]

    Because of the large ground angle caused by the long legs visibility for the pilot, especially straight ahead, was very poor, a problem exacerbated by the sideways opening canopy. This meant that the pilots often had to "snake" the aircraft during taxiing manoeuvres, which again imposed stresses on the splayed undercarriage legs.

    Although it has been suggested that from 5–33% of all 109s were damaged or destroyed in this way, the Luftwaffe's loss records show that approximately 1% of the Bf 109s had suffered landing incidents or accidents at the beginning of its career, a figure comparable to the other monoplane fighters introduced at the time. Ground accidents were, however, more of a problem with rookie pilots, especially during the later stages of the war.[18] Even experienced pilots, especially those who were tired, were caught out. Most Finnish pilots report that the swing was easy to control, but some of the less experienced pilots lost fighters on startup.[18] As more powerful engines and larger propeller blades were used the swing became more pronounced, although the provision of a fixed "tall" tailwheel on some of the late G-10s and 14s and the K series helped alleviate the problem to a large extent.
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    I've been enjoying Kettenhunde's recent clown themed posts. They keep the weekly Spit/109 whinefest Short and to the point.
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    All you fanboiz are a ball of laughs. Continue one your merry way imitating that famous ostrich pose, or maybe the 3 monkeys, when it comes to your favourite free-reed instrument. No free-reed instrument is 100% perfect, though some surely do think so.

    I give you this little tid-bit:

    Throughout the 19th century, the concertina was a popular instrument. The Salvation Army in England, America, Australia and New Zealand commonly used concertinas in their bands, and other concertina bands and musicians performed in all parts of the English speaking world. German emigrants carried their Chemnizter and Bandoneóns with them to the United States and Argentina, respectively, where they were regionally popular. In England, the United States and Australia the concertina became nearly ubiquitous.

    In early 20th century, this popularity started to rapidly decline. Reasons included the growing relative popularity of the accordion, the mass production of other instruments such as the piano, increasingly chromatic and less tonal forms of music such as blues and jazz, and the overall decline of amateur musical performance due to radio and the phonograph. By the middle of the century, very few concertina makers remained, and most of those used accordion reeds and inexpensive, unreliable button mechanisms. Yet the various forms of concertina survived in some areas: Anglo concertinas in Irish traditional music, the English and the Anglo in English Morris dancing, the Anglo in Africa, among Afrikaaners (see Boer music) and Zulus (who call it a "squashbox"), the Chemnitzer in the United States as a polka instrument, and the Bandoneón in Argentina as a prominent part of the Tango tradition. During the period between World War I and World War II there were many Concertina and Bandonion bands in Germany; but with the rise of the Nazi regime these musical clubs disappeared.

    The folk revival movements of the 1960s led to a modest resurgence in the popularity of the concertina particularly the Anglo. More recently the popularity of the Concertina again seems to be experiencing a resurgence, particularly the Anglo in the traditional music of Ireland. Renewed interest in Tango since the 1980s has also seen interest in the Bandoneón increase.




    Shall we stop feeding the troll now? This guy is producing such low-quality trolling. I mean, at least most trolls manage to say something controversial. Seriously, most trolls at least manage to give people some idea what the hell they're supposed to be saying.
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