Author Topic: Aviation Pictures: The Fourth Generation (Read 160186 times)

Bedwyr · « **Reply #9 on:** 19 November 2018, 15:50:16 »

I just gots to represent the civilian side of things:

ADMIN EDIT: Picture sizes, people! Think of those of us on smaller screens and with less-than-stellar connection speeds! +Hellbie+

MOD EDIT: On the other hand, it's a really good way to identify people with 15 inch monitors. Eh? Eh? Ok fine, I'll do better next time.

Deadborder · « **Reply #10 on:** 19 November 2018, 16:25:27 »

Quote from: worktroll on 19 November 2018, 15:30:48

You win

Sharpnel · « **Reply #11 on:** 19 November 2018, 17:04:09 »

Back to the early days of flight

Fokker D.IV

Feenix74 · « **Reply #12 on:** 19 November 2018, 18:18:05 »

I am going to go with one of the original fourth generation fighters, the F-14 Tomcat.

Charlie 6 · « **Reply #13 on:** 19 November 2018, 18:42:06 »

Quote from: Feenix74 on 19 November 2018, 18:18:05

I am going to go with one of the original fourth generation fighters, the F-14 Tomcat.

I was wondering who would go with that theme.

Luciora · « **Reply #14 on:** 19 November 2018, 19:01:24 »

F4F Wildcat on board the USS Hornet.

Feenix74 · « **Reply #15 on:** 19 November 2018, 19:20:27 »

Yep, that would be me 8)

A F-4 and a F-14 from VX-4

Feenix74 · « **Reply #16 on:** 19 November 2018, 19:29:09 »

Apologies for the double post but need some better quality shots of those two aircraft

truetanker · « **Reply #17 on:** 19 November 2018, 19:43:59 »

This is the only flying pic I care for!

TT

Ghost0402 · « **Reply #18 on:** 19 November 2018, 19:51:08 »

Quote from: truetanker on 19 November 2018, 19:43:59

This is the only flying pic I care for!

TT

Very true.

Cache · « **Reply #19 on:** 19 November 2018, 20:01:55 »

Indeed, pigs can fly.

(I missed working on these gorgeous beasts by a few years.) :'(

truetanker · « **Reply #20 on:** 19 November 2018, 20:25:45 »

Here's some wingmen for you!

TT

Bren · « **Reply #21 on:** 19 November 2018, 21:06:03 »

Aviation Pictures: the Fourth Hurricane (mark)

ANS Kamas P81 · « **Reply #22 on:** 19 November 2018, 21:48:46 »

And an F4U with 20mm cannon instead of the .50s.

Which would you rather have, six .50s or four 20s? All missions, standardized package for either ground support or air supremacy.

truetanker · « **Reply #23 on:** 19 November 2018, 22:42:23 »

.50's...

Cause I can then upgrade to the Mk 323 SLAP rounds.

TT

Kidd · « **Reply #24 on:** 20 November 2018, 00:32:15 »

Quote from: ANS Kamas P81 on 19 November 2018, 21:48:46

And an F4U with 20mm cannon instead of the .50s.

Which would you rather have, six .50s or four 20s? All missions, standardized package for either ground support or air supremacy.

Well, the 20s were generally considered superior firepower and were in high demand, nearly every Brit fighter absolutely had to have Hispano 20s no matter what they had originally been armed with. So I'd go with that.

But as the Spitfire eventually came to say, "Why not both?" so that's also an option.

truetanker · « **Reply #25 on:** 20 November 2018, 00:59:07 »

I'd rather have an American made P-38L, personally.

Quad .50s and a Hispano 20mm to boot, plus 1600hp engines...

TT

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #26 on:** 20 November 2018, 01:26:48 »

Didn't the 20mms have problems in the Spitfires because they were installed upside down or something?

Feenix74 · « **Reply #27 on:** 20 November 2018, 01:30:05 »

If more is better then I choose a Bristol Beaufighter, four 20 mm Hispano Mk III cannons and six .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns.

ANS Kamas P81 · « **Reply #28 on:** 20 November 2018, 01:34:21 »

Quote from: MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on 20 November 2018, 01:26:48

Didn't the 20mms have problems in the Spitfires because they were installed upside down or something?

They didn't have a recocking mechanism, so if the gun misfired or something then it was done. Meanwhile the Americans built all theirs with oversize chambers and had constant malfunctions because of it, and never bothered to fix it despite being shown the difference between Brit 20s and American ones.

Kidd · « **Reply #29 on:** 20 November 2018, 02:07:27 »

Well I've posted it before, but I have a soft spot for the Westland Whirlwind - by all accounts a potential monster that died stillborn, and the first Brit to mount the HS.20s - four of them, in the nose.

Quote from: Feenix74 on 20 November 2018, 01:30:05

If more is better then I choose a Bristol Beaufighter, four 20 mm Hispano Mk III cannons and six .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns.

Not to mention the rocket racks.