Aeroplanes of the Second World War

[denislawsbackheel]

Concord was prohibitively expensive to modify after the Paris crash, which was caused by crap on the runway. That problem with the fuel tanks wouldn't have been a problem if the runway had been inspected and cleaned.

Unfortunately, after the incident the aviation authorities had do do something, because if they did nothing and it happened again (even if this was highly unlikely), then they would be guilty of gross negligence. Basically, an exercise in arse covering.

But modified it was and returned to service.
The downturn in cross Atlantic air travel immediately after 9/11 was what saw it withdrawn by BA.

 

[casserole of nonsense]

Some weird nazi stuff:

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

But modified it was and returned to service.
The downturn in cross Atlantic air travel immediately after 9/11 was what saw it withdrawn by BA.

Ultimately yes, but the writing was on the wall after the accident.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Some weird nazi stuff:

fortunately for the allies they went off on some weird shit designs that were blind alleys hence they were still reliant on the ME 109 (albeit much modified) at the end of the war. The allied effort tended to produce newer better air frames so things progressed from Blenheims and Battles to Mosquito's and Lancasters by the end of the war. Throw in they were led by a proper wrong 'un who insisted the ME 262 was to be a replacement for his much loved JU87 dive bombers so that they didn't utilise jet fighters against bomber streams in great numbers helped them to be sure they were heading for defeat.

The weird thing that looks like a greenhouse attached to a plane is a Blohm und Voss isn't it?

 

[oldtimerdiscopants]

The Japanese Zero.

 

[casserole of nonsense]

fortunately for the allies they went off on some weird shit designs that were blind alleys hence they were still reliant on the ME 109 (albeit much modified) at the end of the war. The allied effort tended to produce newer better air frames so things progressed from Blenheims and Battles to Mosquito's and Lancasters by the end of the war. Throw in they were led by a proper wrong 'un who insisted the ME 262 was to be a replacement for his much loved JU87 dive bombers so that they didn't utilise jet fighters against bomber streams in great numbers helped them to be sure they were heading for defeat.

The weird thing that looks like a greenhouse attached to a plane is a Blohm und Voss isn't it?

Yes, a B&V 141 artillery-spotter aircraft. I don't think it went into full production.

Mosquito is my all-time favourite aircraft. So beautiful. Making it out of wood and so fast it didn't need defensive armament is so eccentric for something so successful. I saw a documentary about restoring one to flying condition in USA. When the test pilot finally flew it, he was blown away by how ridiculously exciting it was to fly.

 

[JASR]

Mosquito is my all-time favourite aircraft. So beautiful. Making it out of wood and so fast it didn't need defensive armament is so eccentric for something so successful. I saw a documentary about restoring one to flying condition in USA. When the test pilot finally flew it, he was blown away by how ridiculously exciting it was to fly.

Ditto.

I read a book as a kid about 617 Squadron (The dambusters), but they did more than that, becoming 'pathfinders' and also specialist in Tallboy and GrandSlam dropping.
The Pathfinding usually consisted of Mosquito's darting in and dropping some high visibility flares directly on the target, to allow pinpoint (as much as possible) bombing from the Lancaster's of 617 + other squadrons

 

[casserole of nonsense]

Ditto.

I read a book as a kid about 617 Squadron (The dambusters), but they did more than that, becoming 'pathfinders' and also specialist in Tallboy and GrandSlam dropping.
The Pathfinding usually consisted of Mosquito's darting in and dropping some high visibility flares directly on the target, to allow pinpoint (as much as possible) bombing from the Lancaster's of 617 + other squadrons

617 Squadron also sank Tirpitz using Tallboys.

 

[yerwot?]

Top pic with the push/pull props has been credited with the highest straightline speed of any piston-engined aircraft,

 

[Djibrilshairdo]

Some weird nazi stuff:

Pretty sure there was an Airfix model of that B&V 141.