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Gerald
11-09-10, 10:06 AM
http://science.howstuffworks.com/boeing-b-17.htm
http://science.howstuffworks.com/boeing-b-29-superfortress.htm
http://science.howstuffworks.com/chance-vought-f4u-corsair.htm
http://science.howstuffworks.com/consolidated-b-24-liberator.htm
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http://science.howstuffworks.com/douglas-c-47.htm
http://science.howstuffworks.com/douglas-sbd-dauntless.htm

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DarkFish
11-09-10, 10:57 AM
http://science.howstuffworks.com/****e-wulf-fw-190.htmOops! The FW-190 got censored:haha:
Gerald
11-09-10, 11:00 AM
Thanks Mate! Now it's gone, :yep:
TLAM Strike
11-09-10, 11:42 AM
Oops! The FW-190 got censored:haha:

That's what happens when you have Fokkers in Messerschmitts...
Schroeder
11-09-10, 12:36 PM
It's not a Fokker but a F o c k e.;)
Oberon
11-09-10, 12:49 PM
AKA Stall Monkey... :nope::03:
TLAM Strike
11-09-10, 12:49 PM
It's not a Fokker but a F o c k e.;)

I was referencing an old joke...

During WWII, a Dutch fighter pilot went to talk to some schoolchildren. He had them all riveted with his stories of the Battle of Britain, until he mentioned one particular fight. "And den, coming up on my tail der vas dis Fokker I hadn't seen..."

One of the little boys giggled. The teacher frowned at the little boy and interrupted. "I think I should explain here, because we clearly have a very ignorant class of silly little boys, that the Fokker company are a well known German plane manufacturer, and there's nothing whatsoever funny about their name."

The pilot turned to the teacher. "Dis is very true. But dat Fokker -- dat Fokker I vas saying vas coming up on my tail out of de sun and starting to strafe me? Dat Fokker vas a Messerschmitt!"
Oberon
11-09-10, 12:51 PM
Fokker is Dutch, but good story anyway. :rock:

I think Bader did something similar on a Michael Parkinson interview.

"Ah yes, Michael (Parkinson)," Bader replied, "But these ****es were Messerschmitts..."
gimpy117
11-09-10, 12:59 PM
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/boeing-b-17-3.jpg
:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
frau kaleun
11-09-10, 01:00 PM
Dat Fokker vas a Messerschmitt!

:rotfl2:
Gerald
11-09-10, 01:13 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXQnAAEYw3M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21812aME_Ok
Schroeder
11-09-10, 01:49 PM
AKA Stall Monkey... :nope::03:
Only in Oleg's world in Il2.;)

@TLAM Strike
Nice story. I almost imagined something like that, but I wasn't sure, so the smartass in me gained the upper hand.:D
Jimbuna
11-09-10, 02:42 PM
Fokker is Dutch, but good story anyway. :rock:

I think Bader did something similar on a Michael Parkinson interview.

"Ah yes, Michael (Parkinson)," Bader replied, "But these ****es were Messerschmitts..."

He certainly did :DL
Task Force
11-09-10, 09:24 PM
AKA Stall Monkey... :nope::03:

I dont know, after that one campaign, I began to love the ****e wulf. Nice firepower, Good handeling (if you do it right) Though in Olegs world, they kinda have no pilot protection.
papa_smurf
11-10-10, 07:47 AM
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/boeing-b-17-3.jpg
:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

Doubt any modern aircraft could return with that amount of damage...
antikristuseke
11-10-10, 08:26 AM
The A-10 probably would, but that is about it.
TLAM Strike
11-10-10, 11:57 PM
Doubt any modern aircraft could return with that amount of damage...

The McDonnell Douglas corporation would disagree...
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6264/211272359421abfbfcfco.jpg
This one flew for the IAF, got clipped by a A-4 Skyhawk, IIRC the Skyhawk pilot bailed out while Eagle driver brought his plane home...
frau kaleun
11-11-10, 08:20 AM
http://chzhistoriclols.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/4de4e483-cae9-429b-aa23-ec00ce7cc0ca.jpg
krashkart
11-11-10, 08:50 AM
The McDonnell Douglas corporation would disagree...
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6264/211272359421abfbfcfco.jpg
This one flew for the IAF, got clipped by a A-4 Skyhawk, IIRC the Skyhawk pilot bailed out while Eagle driver brought his plane home...

One very skilled pilot, or did the computers keep her from spinning like a wobbly drill bit?
Oberon
11-11-10, 09:46 AM
The McDonnell Douglas corporation would disagree...
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6264/211272359421abfbfcfco.jpg
This one flew for the IAF, got clipped by a A-4 Skyhawk, IIRC the Skyhawk pilot bailed out while Eagle driver brought his plane home...

Solo Wing Pixy :03:
Schroeder
11-11-10, 10:03 AM
The McDonnell Douglas corporation would disagree...
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6264/211272359421abfbfcfco.jpg
This one flew for the IAF, got clipped by a A-4 Skyhawk, IIRC the Skyhawk pilot bailed out while Eagle driver brought his plane home...
I believe it when I see it. The bottom left picture is definitely a fake.;)
Raptor1
11-11-10, 10:08 AM
I believe it when I see it. The bottom left picture is definitely a fake.;)

I originally heard this story from an IAF officer a few years ago. Didn't really believe it back then, but I suppose it could have happened.

The pictures/video might have been edited (Think those are from a documentary), since the chances of them actually capturing all that when it happened are pretty slim.
Oberon
11-11-10, 10:23 AM
I believe it when I see it. The bottom left picture is definitely a fake.;)

That pic probably is a mock up from a documentary (hence the History channel H in the corner) but the bottom right photo isn't fake.

http://www.power.com/Pub/NavPowerMetacafe.aspx?url=/watch/326057/israeli_pilot_land_saftly_with_one_wing/

http://www.strangedangers.com/images/content/100031.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WtnYwFZtgHI/RkUeI3TKY5I/AAAAAAAAACI/tNWoYdrjiOw/s320/F15-1.JPG
CCIP
11-11-10, 11:01 AM
I believe it when I see it. The bottom left picture is definitely a fake.;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_EXtBEaBbs
Schroeder
11-11-10, 12:21 PM
I know that this story has been over the net for years and documentaries have been made about it, but I still doubt it somehow. It doesn't seem possible and the story was first told in the time of the cold war (IIRC) so It could be just a taxiing accident with some "Here Russki/Syrian etc, look what our fighters can do" story attached to it.
I simply have trouble to believe that that thing could land safely with that sort of damage.
HundertzehnGustav
11-11-10, 04:13 PM
who said *safely*?
:D

he brought her down wayyyyy too fast, and probably funked up the brakes when trying to stop before running off the tarmac into the desert ^^
TarJak
11-12-10, 05:23 PM
Any landing you walk away from is a "safe" landing.