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NavyShooter
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Totally disagree. The point of this thread is to see the picture and discuss. The "nit-picking" as you call it broadens the knowledge base by explaining important differences that the average jack off would not notice. Knowledge is power.
Since there seems to be some interest in noting the differences between the Typhoon and the Tempest Mk V.
Typhoon - note the tailplane and the gull shaped wing, not as pronounced as a Stuka but compare it to the...
Tempest
Also note that on the Tempest the wing tips were clipped.
If you think these details are trivial, the Typhoons were mysteriously crashing and the British Air Ministry did not now why until a pilot survived and made a report of the tailplane failure. The designers of the Typhoon were already redesigning the wing as they had come to the conclusion that the wing shape was a performance limiting factor.
There were other differences and later the Tempest gets a different engine which eliminated the need for the large air scoop (I believe for a chin radiator but I'm not a plane guy).
Typhoon - note the tailplane and the gull shaped wing, not as pronounced as a Stuka but compare it to the...
Tempest
Also note that on the Tempest the wing tips were clipped.
If you think these details are trivial, the Typhoons were mysteriously crashing and the British Air Ministry did not now why until a pilot survived and made a report of the tailplane failure. The designers of the Typhoon were already redesigning the wing as they had come to the conclusion that the wing shape was a performance limiting factor.
There were other differences and later the Tempest gets a different engine which eliminated the need for the large air scoop (I believe for a chin radiator but I'm not a plane guy).
JDCSigP226
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NICE! Thanks for posting!
LoL!!! Soooo True! The first thing that popped into my mind was, if i was there, i woulda stolen a jeep and parked it there so they could throw 'em all in the back for me!
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Since there seems to be some interest in noting the differences between the Typhoon and the Tempest Mk V.
Typhoon - note the tailplane and the gull shaped wing, not as pronounced as a Stuka but compare it to the...
Tempest
Also note that on the Tempest the wing tips were clipped.
If you think these details are trivial, the Typhoons were mysteriously crashing and the British Air Ministry did not now why until a pilot survived and made a report of the tailplane failure. The designers of the Typhoon were already redesigning the wing as they had come to the conclusion that the wing shape was a performance limiting factor.
There were other differences and later the Tempest gets a different engine which eliminated the need for the large air scoop (I believe for a chin radiator but I'm not a plane guy).
I believe the 24cyl napier engines had their intakes located up front while radiators and oil coolers were located in the wing roots.
I believe the typhoon also had a cloth skin from the canopy back while the tempest was aluminum clad.
I also read that when they changed the wing shape and thickness the designers had to remove the leading edge fuel tanks and add one in front of the cockpit. This resulted in the necessity of adding a section to the fuselage.
Good morning Gunnutz New day new picture 
This picture was received from fellow Gunnut Brno8x57. With his comments- This is a picture of a Hurricane that was crashed at Kitwanga (between Terrace and Smithers BC) in 1943.
Part of the forgotten war along the pacific coast and Alaska. There is an airstrip just a few miles down stream from Kitwanga at Woodcock, built for WW2 operations.
This was on our own soil, so I think it is fitting.
Cheers
Joe
This picture was received from fellow Gunnut Brno8x57. With his comments- This is a picture of a Hurricane that was crashed at Kitwanga (between Terrace and Smithers BC) in 1943.Part of the forgotten war along the pacific coast and Alaska. There is an airstrip just a few miles down stream from Kitwanga at Woodcock, built for WW2 operations.
This was on our own soil, so I think it is fitting.
Cheers
Joe
damn; not much left there, sure hope he got out.
Training: My Grandmother would tell the story of British Commandos training (beach landings) off the west coast of Scotland where she lived. They ordered these guys/kids off the boat with full pack and ...swim to shore. Some didn't make it.
Training: My Grandmother would tell the story of British Commandos training (beach landings) off the west coast of Scotland where she lived. They ordered these guys/kids off the boat with full pack and ...swim to shore. Some didn't make it.
