Sir T wrote:wow - looks good, can't wait to build mine, your doing a great job of it. If you have any pointers let me know.
Here's a thought however. I was under the assumption that the only Tiffies with four blade props and the bigger Tempest tailplanes were the 'Bombphoons' so they could carry 1000lb'ers. I thought that the rocket firing Tiffies only ever had the 3 blade props.
Am I wrong? (I'm assuming I am), or have Airfix omitted a few things here...
Hi Sir T,
David and Airfix are right, here. I believe that the larger Tempest tailplane was introduced to counteract the adverse handling effects caused by the 4-bladed props. However, there was a shortage of 4-blader props, so some larger tailplane aircraft were also fitted with the 3-blader.
The prop and tailplane choice had nothing to do with the weapons fit on the Tiffy, indeed the same squadron frequently used a mix of 3 and 4-blade prop aircraft.
As a recognition feature, all that can be said is that, if you have a photo of a Tiffy with a 4-blade prop, it
will have the larger tailplane fitted. So the Airfix Tiffy, having only a 4-blade prop, also has to have the larger tailplane, and both armament options could be correct.
regards,
Martin
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