Simviation Forum - P-40X over the Channel...

Dec 13^th, 2010 at 8:41pm

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Bentwaters to Dunkirk via Ramsgate and Calais, then back. With clipped wings and a contra-rotating prop on a Merlin engine, it's a shame this bird was never built.

Thanks for looking.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #1 - Dec 13^th, 2010 at 9:40pm

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Haven't reached that one yet. So many liveries, so little time. As the war was closing out, all the majors were producing these monsters - lots of horsepower and speed but probably couldn't do a standard rate turn in less than fifteen minutes

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THIS IS NOT A PANAM CLIPPER

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Reply #2 - Dec 13^th, 2010 at 10:41pm

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olderndirt wrote on Dec 13^th, 2010 at 9:40pm:

Haven't reached that one yet. So many liveries, so little time. As the war was closing out, all the majors were producing these monsters - lots of horsepower and speed but probably couldn't do a standard rate turn in less than fifteen minutes

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Oh, but this one can. Wink

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #3 - Dec 14^th, 2010 at 1:40am

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I really like the paint.

Got to shoot down any

~~one~~

thing along the way? Grin

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Reply #4 - Dec 14^th, 2010 at 11:58am

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Nice shots Larry...well done...

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #5 - Dec 14^th, 2010 at 1:15pm

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Flying Mouse wrote on Dec 14^th, 2010 at 1:40am:

I really like the paint.

Got to shoot down any

~~one~~

thing along the way? Grin

That livery is my favorite.
Well, I did strafe a factory in Dunkirk. Roll Eyes

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #6 - Dec 14^th, 2010 at 1:23pm

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Flying Trucker wrote on Dec 14^th, 2010 at 11:58am:

Nice shots Larry...well done...

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Thanks Doug.

I seem to do much better with props than what you like to call suck and blow jobs. Grin

Guess jets are just too complicated for me. I did get the Vulcan to start and fly from Bentwaters to Marham, but I was too busy to take screenshots. Wink

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #7 - Dec 15^th, 2010 at 11:36am

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Goodly morning all...

Well Larry the jet engines either worked or they did not work, there was no in-between as far as I know.

Now the big old piston engines could be cantankerous at times and they gave you a lot more to do when flying but they never were as quiet as the jet engine especially in the front end.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #8 - Dec 15^th, 2010 at 4:19pm

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Flying Trucker wrote on Dec 15^th, 2010 at 11:36am:

Goodly morning all...

Well Larry the jet engines either worked or they did not work, there was no in-between as far as I know.

Now the big old piston engines could be cantankerous at times and they gave you a lot more to do when flying but they never were as quiet as the jet engine especially in the front end.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

I remember when I was a kid putting together plastic models, I loved the jets. And when I first got FS9 and found out you could add aircraft and got the F-14, I did. But now, I much prefer props, whether it's 1, 2, or 4. And

I am especially fond of radials, mostly due to the sound. I just got my COLA, so I bought the A2A J-3 and F4U Corsair. But the sound of the Corsair is not as good as the Alpha Bleu Ciel Corsair for FS9, so I aliased the A2A

sound to the Alpha. Hope A2A doesn't find out I aliased their payware sound to a freeware one. Roll Eyes

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Reply #9 - Dec 15^th, 2010 at 7:15pm

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Hi Larry...

I noticed in your post you mentioned one, two or four engine propeller driven piston pounders....

Well if I could have sold all the kids and the old girl this is what I would have bought...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stout_Bushmaster_2000

Yes I have always been partial to three engine aircraft like the Ford Tri-Motor and Junkers JU52 but I wish that Stout had produced more than two of these fine aircraft.

The Link is a good read also.

Anyways thought I would just let you know what I like... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #10 - Dec 15^th, 2010 at 10:13pm

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Flying Trucker wrote on Dec 15^th, 2010 at 7:15pm:

Hi Larry...

I noticed in your post you mentioned one, two or four engine propeller driven piston pounders....

Well if I could have sold all the kids and the old girl this is what I would have bought...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stout_Bushmaster_2000

Yes I have always been partial to three engine aircraft like the Ford Tri-Motor and Junkers JU52 but I wish that Stout had produced more than two of these fine aircraft.

The Link is a good read also.

Anyways thought I would just let you know what I like... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Sorry Doug, I'm not buying you one for Christmas. Grin

Guess I should have said single or multi-engine props. Roll Eyes

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Reply #11 - Dec 16^th, 2010 at 7:47am

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Goodly morning all...

I bet they would take Pay Pal off you Larry but if you do buy it for me would you have them paint it in Christmas colours...red and green.... Grin

I am not sure it one of them made it to Oshkosh last year or not. I do believe only one is flying now however it did say there was a third airframe available.

I know this is off topic but if you do get a chance get a ride in that Ford Tri-motor that does the tours down your way...awesome aircraft... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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