WWII War Birds - pics and video
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Haven't seen any Mosquitos in this thread. Apparently there are two flying examples now and a crew in NZ has reconstructed fuselage moulds so that more can be made.
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Dark Alley Dan
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VERY nice DeHavillands. Such a pretty airplane.
Culver PQ-8 drone with mothership:
Culver PQ-8 drone with mothership:
Haven't seen any Mosquitos in this thread. Apparently there are two flying examples now and a crew in NZ has reconstructed fuselage moulds so that more can be made.
This Photo has been my screen background for some time. One very pretty plane. Nice to know they can make them again.
Haven't seen any Mosquitos in this thread. Apparently there are two flying examples now and a crew in NZ has reconstructed fuselage moulds so that more can be made.
This Photo has been my screen background for some time. One very pretty plane. Nice to know they can make them again.
This particular plane was the first new Mosquito to fly in the world.
Apparently there are still quite a few merlins around. One issue is the originals had counter rotating props but I believe the new ones have both rotating the same way because the opposite direction merlins are hard to find?
The very rare Merlin 131,134 fitted in the starboard side was converted to a "reverse" or left-hand tractor engine using an additional idler gear in the reduction gear casing which made these counter rotating prop engines.
About 180,000 Merlin built engines in all where manufactured until 1950 with another 55,000 Packard built in The US particularity for the P51's.
"This is a list of representative Merlin variants, describing some of the mechanical changes made during development of the Merlin. Engines of the same power output were typically assigned different model numbers based on supercharger or propeller gear ratios, differences in cooling system or carburettors, engine block construction, or arrangement of engine controls.[95] Power ratings quoted are usually maximum "military" power. All but the Merlin 131 and 134 engines were "right-hand tractor", i.e. the propeller rotated clockwise when viewed from the rear. In addition to the mark numbers, Merlin engines were allocated experimental numbers by the Ministry of Supply (MoS) – e.g.: RM 8SM for the Merlin 61 and some variants – while under development; these numbers are noted where possible.[96] Merlin engines used in Spitfires, apart from the Merlin 61, used a propeller reduction ratio of .477:1. Merlins used in bombers and other fighters used a ratio of .42:1.[97]"
All Mosquitoes used rt. hand turn props. It was with the Hornet that counter rotation engines/props were used. Specifically Merlin 130s and 131s were used. Port side cw and stbd side was ccw. It was done to eliminate the torque effect on the smaller airframe of the Hornet. The Mosquito exhibited the similar torque effect and caught many unwary pilots by surprise.
Dark Alley Dan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Darkest Edmonton
The Turks flew them postwar.
And Israel:
And Spartan Aerial Surveys:
Such a handy, handy aircraft.
And Israel:
And Spartan Aerial Surveys:
Such a handy, handy aircraft.
- Location
- chilliwack BC.
that's a real nice Warhawk!!
Many aircraft engines truly turn "the wrong way" the British gipsy engines aren't geared and turned backwards.some Piper Navajos have one cw and one ccw for compensating torque effect. They also used several different components that were specific to the direction of rotation that tended to throw mechanics for a bit of a trip sometimes...
