Without reading up on it, I would say this goes for 99% of Submans posts.

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Wow this thread stayed on topic for all of seven posts :roll:.

I have done quite a bit of reading on their site http://www.supermarineaircraft.com/Pilot.htm and the replica's appear to handle quite nicely. Obviously they don't have the speed of an original spit but to my knowlege nobody makes merlin engines any more.

Seems some people can get hold of them.

http://www.practicalperformancecar.c...etail.asp?id=4

I had an SD1 with the 2.6 engine and that was entertaining enough. Eventually Frau Kurtz parked it halfway up a tree:cry:

yup:rotfl:

I may be a bit late to the discussion(sorry, couldn't find it from amongst all the election "debate" threads), but here's a site for anyone interested in the tested performance of said fighters: http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org
The site also houses plenty of combat reports.

Have fun, there should be enough reading for a few days :lol:

Back to topic;)

I saw a couple of the scaled versions at an airshow a couple of years ago and saw them in the air as well, they sound like the real thing when they put the throttle down!

They are also alot cheaper to buy, easier to maintain, and use a heck of lot less fuel that a full size warbird (pretty clear to all, but just had to point it out)

Now if I can getmine with hardpoints and working guns, I'll buy....:D

Cool, then you can go strafing the neighbours gardens and blast their gnomes to shreds!:rock:

The P-51 is the fighter that won the war. Fakt.

not really
US/Brit bombers would still have reduced germany to rubble just with a few more losses
id say the hurricane and spittys did more to help win the war than the P-51

If anyone read the whole article thoroughly they'd know the difference between the 80% and the 90% is the passenger tandem seat.

If he built a replica 100% You'd be into it $millions and he would be out of business. By his (Sullivan's) own words.

To be honest, I doubt most here would even know how to start a Merlin engine. :lol:

First you wave the magic wand?

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Works just like any other engine: Just hit i :rotfl:

Not even close.:roll: :lol:

Now that I think about it, I want a BF 109 F-4.:rock: Full size please.:yep:

I think im gona take Tango 589`s advice and sell a organ (or two) to get one, I think il sell my brain cause I never use it.:rotfl:

Oh you were serious?

Here:

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

:shifty: Psst, I do :smug:

I'll type up the procedure after work tomorrow. It's 22:10 here and i'm up at 06:00 :up:

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Just for the record, I'm not a Warbird pilot. Only flying I've done is flightsims.:smug: