Weird things you learn about aeroplanes....
Weird things you learn about aeroplanes....
Number 1:
The Mitsubishi A6M Zero does not have buttons or triggers for its guns on the control column. Instead, they're on the throttle lever....!
The Mitsubishi A6M Zero does not have buttons or triggers for its guns on the control column. Instead, they're on the throttle lever....!
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Number 2:
The F-82 Twin Mustang's cowlings are a foot longer than those of P-51 D's due to its engines having an extra 'blower' on the back end. The Monogram kit's noses are a scale 1 foot short.
The F-82 Twin Mustang's cowlings are a foot longer than those of P-51 D's due to its engines having an extra 'blower' on the back end. The Monogram kit's noses are a scale 1 foot short.
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Number 3:
Without the front canards, the Eurofighter Typhoon would literally not fly.
Without the front canards, the Eurofighter Typhoon would literally not fly.
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Number 4:
There was an experiment during the war which saw a Spitfire fuselage made completely from a plastic-like substance.
There was an experiment during the war which saw a Spitfire fuselage made completely from a plastic-like substance.
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Wasn't light blue plastic by any chance?
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Sadly I don't think so!
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A real D.H. Mosquito is built up like an Airfix kit.
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As was the Bae 146.
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The material was called Gordon Aerolite and was a resin-fabric material made by Ciba Geigy.DazDaMan wrote:Number 4:
There was an experiment during the war which saw a Spitfire fuselage made completely from a plastic-like substance.
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One of the proposed names for the Eurofighter project was....
Spitfire II.
Spitfire II.
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Is that true? There already was a Spitfire II so that would have been a silly designation.
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it was a real suggestion, thankfully the idea didn't last very long- there can only be one Spitfire!
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Haven't there been two Lightning IIs?
And, of course, the Corsair II should really have been the Corsair III.
And, of course, the Corsair II should really have been the Corsair III.
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The F-35 is officially named the "Lightning II".
And, of course, the A-10 is the "Thunderbolt II".
And, of course, the A-10 is the "Thunderbolt II".
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