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Reply #15 - Aug 7th, 2012 at 9:47pm

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Very nice Matt!
 

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Reply #16 - Aug 7th, 2012 at 11:20pm

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C wrote on Aug 7th, 2012 at 3:09pm:
Lets hope you don't get close up with a Spitfire. They have fabric too. Wink


What I meant by that was the Hurricane had a Fabric Covered rear fuselage whilst Spitfires fuselages are metal panels.

As far as I can remember the only part of a Spitfires fuselage that had fabric were the Control Surfaces.
 

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Reply #17 - Aug 9th, 2012 at 2:31pm

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andy190 wrote on Aug 7th, 2012 at 11:20pm:
C wrote on Aug 7th, 2012 at 3:09pm:
Lets hope you don't get close up with a Spitfire. They have fabric too. Wink


What I meant by that was the Hurricane had a Fabric Covered rear fuselage whilst Spitfires fuselages are metal panels.

As far as I can remember the only part of a Spitfires fuselage that had fabric were the Control Surfaces.


I know... Wink Smiley

That's apart from the dummy ones... They were mostly fabric! Grin
 
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Reply #18 - Aug 9th, 2012 at 5:40pm

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Reply #19 - Aug 9th, 2012 at 7:21pm

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expat wrote on Aug 7th, 2012 at 5:27am:
BlackAce wrote on Aug 6th, 2012 at 3:46pm:
Why are some upside down?


Huh Huh

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