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18 sty 2009 · There are plenty of reasons for WWII aircraft to have wing-mounted weaponry, but that doesn't change the fact that a gun centred with the pilot and gunsight is better than a gun three metres off axis.
The Republic P-43 Lancer was a single-engine, all-metal, low-wing monoplane fighter aircraft built by Republic, first delivered to the United States Army Air Corps in 1940. [1] A proposed development was the P-44 Rocket.While not a particularly outstanding fighter, the P-43A had a very good high-altitude performance coupled with an effective oxygen system.
Also called “Puff the Magic Dragon” the Spooky is an adaptation of the pre-World War II C-47 twin engine cargo plane, that itself was an adaptation of the DC-3 airliner. Armed with 3 X GAU-2/M134 “mini-guns” of 7.62mm caliber, the guns poured up to 6000 rounds per minute EACH out the side of the gunship, an incredible 18,000 rounds per ...
12 sty 2024 · The Second World War was a period of revolutionary advances in aerial technology. At the beginning of the war, many air forces were equipped with outdated biplanes. The RAF’s (and the Western Allies) leading air ace, Marmaduke “Pat” Pattle, scored most of his kills in a Gloster Gladiator biplane before taking up the Hawker Hurricane and ...
28 lis 2021 · This article celebrates 12 special American fighter planes of WW2 and their performances, though perhaps not impressive according to modern aviation standards. It exemplifies a period in history that recorded the most unprecedented evolution in aircraft technology.
15 paź 2021 · Westland Whirlwind ‘The West Country Hill Shaver’. The Whirlwind was a heavily-armed, single-seat, twin-engine fighter designed for high performance, with great attention paid to aerodynamic cleanness.
The prototype that flew in 1935 was the world’s first low wing, retractable wheels, all-metal monoplane fighter – a basic design subsequently used by all sides during WWII. At its most basic, the essence of the Bf 109 was to take the smallest feasible airframe, and attach to it the most powerful engine possible.
