The pilots who flew the Fulmar thought it had only one fault, and that was it's woeful top speed not its agility. If they didn't get a kill on the first pass they very rarely got a second chance.
Perhaps someone could verify, but I understand that the bulk of the hundred plus PZL11s that were lost in September 1939 were destroyed on the ground. If correct, they had a pretty impressive ratio of kills in arial combat. Combined with the Luftwaffe losses to groundfire, the invasion was no easy task, taking out a good proportion (approximately 25%) of Germany's committed aircraft in a matter of weeks.
Bollocks, for all intent and purpose this prototype aircraft was powered by a reaction engine. Do you see any air-screws? And it proved that jet propulsion was a viable power source. Interesting video, very informative!! 👍👍A bit bigoted thought. As regards to the propaganda aspect. The aircraft wasn't built for the sake of propaganda, it was built as part of a research program.
The 56th Fighter Group retained their P-47's for bomber escort as the range issue was rectified with additional fuel tankage but the P-47 was superior to the P-51 in ground attack so groups escorting B-17's were equipped with the P-51 while P-47's were concentrated generally for ground attack and airfield interdiction. As compared to the P-47, the P-51 was an overall equal, not a superlative. After the invasion, and airfields were established in France any range issue became moot. By the time the P-51 came into battle in any numbers the P-47 had already defeated the cream of the Luftwaffe. As for Japan, while P-51D's were initially used as bomber escort, the new extra-long range P-47N's, a derivation of the powerful P-47M used by the 56th, were being organized to be committed to the Invasion of Japan. For too long this suggestion of P-51 superiority over the P-47 has been allowed to be continued. It is a testament to US tech and industrial capacity that the US was able to produce the two best fighter aircraft produced in large numbers in WWII.
The me 410 failed as it was under poweredand when the american escort fightersapearedthey were swept from theskies😮the bk 50 mm canonwaspeone ro ne too jammingandit was not likedby its pilots😮
i have the original User Manual for the 410 and for all the other famous german planes, including the manuals of the MG's, Canons, Gunsights and even the Control Sticks. All as PDF files.
the Me-410 with 1750hp per engine suffered from the same root issue as all German propeller aircraft, it was lucky to get 87 octane fuel going against 2800hp engined fighters running 150 octane. No amount of ingenuity can overcome such a huge detriment in horsepower made possible by large amounts of insanely high quality fuel, hence Germany rushing to jet aircraft instead
The Caproni Campini was a jet plane, the first to fly for a long distance. But it’s useless to talk to people like you. Since you most likely study on Wikipedia
Thank you so much, I was searching the entire internet for videos on how the gunner position worked in the ME410 and your video helped me tremendously! Thank you so much!
I discovered and excavated a crashed Me. 410 which had been shot down over Surrey after an attack on London. It had gone down almost vertically. I sent the parts to IWM and they confirmed it. After four weekends, I apparently reached the cockpit. The two kids were only eighteen and nineteen years old, according to their war graves. I was sixteen. I suddenly grew up. I said a prayer for them. I replaced the soil over them and walked away.
On landing the Jaguar undercarriage doors shut, but before engine shutdown the ground crew opened a small panel and operated a switch to open them, As part of the Pilots shutdown procedure he would lower the flaps and leave the airbrakes open. The airbrakes needed to be open to allow access to the refuelling connection, also they needed to be open to start the Micro-turbo starter.The undercarriage doors were open for servicing. The flaps lowering was used to test the hydraulics, the Jaguar had a Hydraulic pump on each engine, these operated the Two hydraulic systems. Another tip for modellers, the Auxiliary engine intake doors were spring loaded shut on the ground and only opened as engine power was increased. except in inclement weather the canopy was normally left open. On the canopy the pilot had a small handle which he could use to secure the canopy about two inches open, most of the time on the ground when taxiing he left it in this position, only closing it for takeoff, he would use the handle to secure it open as soon as he landed. I spent seven years servicing the Jaguar, operating off the flight line at Lossiemouth, or out of hardened aircraft shelters in Germany
The Jaguar stationary on the ground always the airbrakes open so that the Microturbo (APU and ground start engine) can be run which is a small jet engine in the port airbrake bay.
The airbrakes were opened on landing and shut after start-up, as part of the sequence to check out the hydraulic systems. Also even when fully closed the air brakes sat slightly proud, without drooping. They also had to be open for refuelling point access. As an aside I serviced Jaguar drop tanks for two years and worked on the aircraft for seven, in my opinion the drop tank nose is to pointed.
I am building this at the moment, and i think its a HORRIBLE kit. Even though, it is just the gaps and flash so its ok, i have enough putty. Its a fun kit to assemble :)
In fact the 410 was a perfectly good aircraft, and the plane the 210 should've been. It was just too late for the 410 to be built in great numbers and be effective.
I used to go to Manchester Airport when I was a kid to watch the aeroplanes in the 70's. It had a most excellent viewing area where you could get very close to the planes. There were plenty of Tu134's and 154's there flying for most of the Eastern block airlines. I always enjoyed looking at them along with the VC10's, Comets, Caravelles and Viscounts as well as the usual Boeing and Douglas aircraft. Happy days.
I am in a process of building Special Hobby's Fulmar I (great but with some fit issues tbh), also in 1/72 and I have to say this AZ (ex Vista) issue is not that bad. I suggest you to get some veeeery thin fishing line for a rigging, 0,06mm or something like that. Works perfectly cheers
