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The Spitfire - an appreciation (75th anniversary)
The Scotsman ^
| 06 March 2011
| George Kerevan
Posted on 03/06/2011 7:12:13 PM PST by sukhoi-30mki
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Contest: A Spitfire from the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and a 3 Squadron Typhoon fly in formation over Lincolnshire (from the Daily Mail)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Thats really close. I would be a bit worried.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:19:11 PM PST
by
crazydad
To: sukhoi-30mki
I don’t have any scientific evidence, but am absolutely convinced
that hearing a Merlin engine fly by increases testosterone production.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:19:19 PM PST
by
CrazyIvan
(What's "My Struggle" in Kenyan?)
To: crazydad
Perspective compression caused by telephoto lense.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:21:37 PM PST
by
CrazyIvan
(What's "My Struggle" in Kenyan?)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Man, that is a thing of beauty. Those old prop planes from WW I and WW II are classics.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:22:37 PM PST
by
Viking2002
(RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!!!!)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Battle of Britain bump.
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
Winston "Obama hates me" Churchill, 20 August 1940.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:22:54 PM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(Palin 2012: don't retreat, just restock [chg'd to comply w/ The Civility in Discourse Act of 2011])
To: sukhoi-30mki
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:23:30 PM PST
by
Nervous Tick
(Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
To: sukhoi-30mki
I’ve been fortunate to see as many as 13 Spitfires in the air at one time, at Goodwood in West Sussex. To make it even more dramatic, Goodwood was known as RAF Westhampnett during the Battle of Britain, so I actually saw the planes in their natural environment. It was soul-stirring.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:27:21 PM PST
by
clintonh8r
(Member Emeritus of Vitriolics Anonymous.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:27:56 PM PST
by
kbennkc
(For those who have fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
To: CrazyIvan
I’m partial to the B-24 Liberator.
I’m surprised they were able to get off the ground considering the collective weight of the stones it took to fly a mission over Europe in one.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:29:33 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: sukhoi-30mki
“THE prototype weighed 5,250lbs loaded and had a speed of 349mph. When production ended in November 1945, the final version of the Spit, the Mk 24, weighed twice as much and flew 200mph faster.”
A wonderful and historic and graceful airplane by any standard, but I don’t think prop planes can fly 550 mph because propellers either cavitate or break the sound barrier or both at those speeds. I don’t think even turbo-prop planes can fly 550 mph. I think the author means “100 mph” faster.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:30:33 PM PST
by
Attention Surplus Disorder
(Which has more wrinkles? Helen Thomas' face or Lawrence O'Donnells' panties?)
To: sukhoi-30mki
As a kid, I incessantly drew Spitfires (and Phantoms) while in school. I think it had much to do with my poor grades...
What at beautiful, beautiful aircraft. A hot rod of the sky...:)
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:31:44 PM PST
by
rlmorel
(How to relate to Liberals? Take a Conservative, remove all responsibility...logic...)
To: clintonh8r
Wow! That’s got to be a large percentage of those still flying.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:31:52 PM PST
by
CrazyIvan
(What's "My Struggle" in Kenyan?)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
Exactly. I would give him the benefit of the doubt and say it was a simple typo, but...one never knows!
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:33:15 PM PST
by
rlmorel
(How to relate to Liberals? Take a Conservative, remove all responsibility...logic...)
To: sukhoi-30mki
I always thought the Spitfire was the most beautiful aircraft ever made.
From reading books from both sides I don’t think the Spitfire was really superior to the Messerschmidt. Each had their strong points but it was basically a tie.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:33:24 PM PST
by
yarddog
To: sukhoi-30mki
GREAT article! Thanks for posting it.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:34:02 PM PST
by
Slump Tester
(What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
To: cripplecreek
My father worked in the B-24 Liberator factory before being drafted. He was put together the training for women to show them how to properly rivet the structures. I still have his training manual he created.
To: cripplecreek
The F-4U Corsiar is my favorite WWII bird, Spitfire would be 2nd.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:35:51 PM PST
by
wally_bert
(It's sheer elegance in its simplicity! - The Middleman)
To: clintonh8r
I don’t have the url but youtube has footage of
a Merlin engine running a cut down prop on an
engine stand.
Just awesome.
I used to have a record of the german “Ring” racers,
what a sound those early engines had.
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posted on
03/06/2011 7:37:39 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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