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Fairey Battle Mk6 "Flying Gravedigger"

Started by Devilfish, February 06, 2012, 11:14:48 PM

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Joberg

#15
February 08, 2012, 10:33:38 PM
Really cool. I wish I had one in Il-2!

RussC

#16
February 08, 2012, 10:55:48 PM
Belated congrats on the Super-Battle. Although I get chills just looking at the background out through your windows.

:thumbsup:
"Build what YOU want, the way YOU want to"  - Al Superczynski

Devilfish

#17
February 08, 2012, 11:55:50 PM
Quote from: RussC on February 08, 2012, 10:55:48 PM
Belated congrats on the Super-Battle. Although I get chills just looking at the background out through your windows.

:thumbsup:

Thanks...yes, reminiscent of the Ardennes, 1944......Altho, not too many Honda Civics around back then, lol

Mossie

#18
February 09, 2012, 02:56:52 AM
Some serious grunt & punch, nice one! :thumbsup:
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

sequoiaranger

#19
February 09, 2012, 02:55:38 PM
Seems like THREE radiators would lend themselves to more possible battle damage from ground-fire, UNLESS, of course they are semi-independent and could be shunted off like extra fuel tanks (fully plausible in whif-world!). Seems an ideal "Desert" attacker, where one of the radiators could be for "air conditioning" of the pilot's compartment!!

Nit-picky me--I think the extended nose would shift the CoG quite a ways forward---maybe some rear fuselage stretch would balance that out, and provide room for more fuel for more "lingering".

DEFINITELY would not want to be an enemy standing in front of it!!
My mind is like a compost heap: both "fertile" and "rotten"!

Devilfish

#20
February 09, 2012, 11:28:31 PM
Quote from: sequoiaranger on February 09, 2012, 02:55:38 PM
Seems like THREE radiators would lend themselves to more possible battle damage from ground-fire, UNLESS, of course they are semi-independent and could be shunted off like extra fuel tanks (fully plausible in whif-world!). Seems an ideal "Desert" attacker, where one of the radiators could be for "air conditioning" of the pilot's compartment!!

Nit-picky me--I think the extended nose would shift the CoG quite a ways forward---maybe some rear fuselage stretch would balance that out, and provide room for more fuel for more "lingering".

DEFINITELY would not want to be an enemy standing in front of it!!

Well the forward one is no longer a radiator, purely an intake for the superchargers.  But I like your idea of independant rads....


Yes, I think I possibly overdid it with the engine mounting.  Too eager to make it look different to the standard bird, lol. By the time I'd realised it was to late to change it!  As it was built for a GB over on Mainly Military, along with 2 others (to be disclosed) I didn't really have time to make it perfect...

I'm happy with it tho

Mossie

#21
February 10, 2012, 02:21:55 AM
Wouldn't be a Battle if it was perfect! :lol:
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.
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