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Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
10-28-2020, 02:41 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

I'll have a go, Horten Ho 229?

I'll have a go, Horten Ho 229?
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
08-04-2020, 11:48 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

I think this is a WWI if not pre-war aircraft,...

I think this is a WWI if not pre-war aircraft, with a single engine and chain-drives operating two props. I suspect it may have been one of the 1st flown by a woman. What it might be exactly I...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-15-2020, 11:18 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

Stone the crows! That's uncanny! I thought I was...

Stone the crows! That's uncanny! I thought I was going to tie you in knots with that one! Congratulations! Strewth!
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-15-2020, 05:16 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

What aircraft is this? 1. Single crew...

What aircraft is this?

1. Single crew operation
2. Unarmed
3. Only known to have been successful operationally, once

If I have jumped the gun here, and Sparky posts, disregard this.
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-08-2020, 02:24 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

My step-father once said of me that I "had a mind...

My step-father once said of me that I "had a mind specially trained for the retention of anything of no possible consequence!"

(I had just won a case of Champagne off him in a bet over a...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-08-2020, 01:54 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

That's good of you. I feel the same about it the...

That's good of you. I feel the same about it the debating side of things. As ever the lack of nuance in email/forums rather mangled the sense of what I was trying to convey, which was intended to...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-07-2020, 08:28 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

That makes sense, I wasn't gainsaying you, it was...

That makes sense, I wasn't gainsaying you, it was just curious to read the apparant opposite of what I'd taken to be the case.
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-07-2020, 05:13 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

Ernie, I don't doubt how it got it's name, but...

Ernie,
I don't doubt how it got it's name, but I'd be surprised to read that Mitchell himself personally approved of it. (having read - I wish I could recall where - the contary.
...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-07-2020, 12:28 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

Interesting, although I've read accounts of...

Interesting, although I've read accounts of R.J.Mitchell considering the "Spitfire" a "bloody silly name", so I'm interested to read he "reserved it".
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-04-2020, 03:30 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

A bit of a punt, He 219?

A bit of a punt, He 219?
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-02-2020, 05:01 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

Jerry HS129?

Jerry HS129?
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-30-2020, 12:58 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

Just for clarification, may we now safely...

Just for clarification, may we now safely conclude that it is not therefore a jet or turbo-fan propulsion, but rather a prop'd aircraft? We wouldn't want, afterall, anyone to be mislead. ;-)

I'll...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-30-2020, 11:59 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

Quiet right. No jet can really be considered...

Quiet right. No jet can really be considered "iconic".

"Noisy", "dirty", "fast" (in a straight-line) and "butt-ugly" perhaps. I'd throw 'em all out. <grin>

I'll go "Vickers Wellington"...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-28-2020, 06:55 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

B58?

B58?
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-28-2020, 10:43 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

I'm going to take a bit of a punt here, but I...

I'm going to take a bit of a punt here, but I think it may well be the "English Electric Lightning"? I was taught to instruct flying by a chap called Ted Girdler, (also ex-Red Arrows leader) a really...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-26-2020, 03:36 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

hehe, thanks. I'm sure you'll do fine! You got...

hehe, thanks. I'm sure you'll do fine! You got it, afterall!
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-26-2020, 03:21 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

"not the marryin' kind" and "not them Aryan kind"...

"not the marryin' kind" and "not them Aryan kind" (as if exasperated at processing one of the "Herrenvolk")? The Times Crossword is a bit of a bugger, not least because there are frequently Latin...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-25-2020, 11:39 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

Hurrah! Stang151 Wins! Explanation of cryptic...

Hurrah! Stang151 Wins!
Explanation of cryptic and misleading clues any who didn't follow them (straight factual ones omitted) answer to each in bold:

3. This aircraft has links to Normandy and a...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-25-2020, 07:35 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

1. The namesake of this aircraft was very busy in...

1. The namesake of this aircraft was very busy in Sicily..
2. Building of this aircraft ceased in 1946
3. This aircraft has links to Normandy and a Pacific Sovereign State
4. This aircraft could...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-25-2020, 06:02 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

1. The namesake of this aircraft was very busy in...

1. The namesake of this aircraft was very busy in Sicily..
2. Building of this aircraft ceased in 1946
3. This aircraft has links to Normandy and a Pacific Sovereign State
4. This aircraft could...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-25-2020, 02:31 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

1. The namesake of this aircraft was very busy in...

1. The namesake of this aircraft was very busy in Sicily..
2. Building of this aircraft ceased in 1946
3. This aircraft has links to Normandy and a Pacific Sovereign State
4. This aircraft could...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-25-2020, 08:29 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

1. The namesake of this aircraft was very busy in...

1. The namesake of this aircraft was very busy in Sicily..
2. Building of this aircraft ceased in 1946
3. This aircraft has links to Normandy and a Pacific Sovereign State
4. This aircraft could...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-25-2020, 07:37 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

1. The namesake of this aircraft was very busy in...

1. The namesake of this aircraft was very busy in Sicily..
2. Building of this aircraft ceased in 1946
3. This aircraft has links to Normandy and a Pacific Sovereign State
4. This aircraft could...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-24-2020, 12:13 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

1. The namesake of this aircraft was very busy in...

1. The namesake of this aircraft was very busy in Sicily..
2. Building of this aircraft ceased in 1946
3. This aircraft has links to Normandy and a Pacific Sovereign State
4. This aircraft could...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-24-2020, 09:15 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,704,710
Posted By Fidd88

1. The namesake of this aircraft was very busy in...

1. The namesake of this aircraft was very busy in Sicily..
2. Building of this aircraft ceased in 1946
3. This aircraft has links to Normandy and a Pacific Sovereign State
4. This aircraft could...
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