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Puff, eso suena a la búsqueda interminable como el de la cámara de ámbarRon escribió:http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/mi ... es-6776986
Quien pillara uno de los spits, con su motor RR, en su caja
A mandar!Tropic escribió:Por cierto, toda info que pilleis de esos Spitfire birreros, ponedla por aqui. Ya tenía contancia de ellos, pero me molaría ese puntito de historia extra
http://ghostgrey.gaetanmarie.com/articl ... tfires.htm
In the lighter moments of World War II, the Spitfire was used in an unorthodox role: bringing beer kegs to the men in Normandy.
During the war, the Heneger and Constable brewery donated free beer to the troops. After D-Day, supplying the invasion troops in Normandy with vital supplies was already a challenge. Obviously, there was no room in the logistics chain for such luxuries as beer or other types of refreshments. Some men, often called “sourcers”, were able to get wine or other niceties “from the land” or rather from the locals. RAF Spitfire pilots came up with an even better idea.
The Spitfire Mk IX was an evolved version of the Spitfire, with pylons under the wings for bombs or tanks. It was discovered that the bomb pylons could also be modified to carry beer kegs. According to pictures that can be found, various sizes of kegs were used. Whether the kegs could be jettisoned in case of emergency is unknown. If the Spitfire flew high enough, the cold air at altitude would even refresh the beer, making it ready for consumption upon arrival.
A variation of this was a long range fuel tank modified to carry beer instead of fuel. The modification even received the official designation Mod. XXX. Propaganda services were quick to pick up on this, which probably explains the “official” designation.
As a result, Spitfires equipped with Mod XXX or keg-carrying pylons were often sent back to Great-Britain for “maintenance” or “liaison” duties. They would then return to Normandy with full beer kegs fitted under the wings.
Typically, the British Revenue of Ministry and Excise stepped in, notifying the brewery that they were in violation of the law by exporting beer without paying the relevant taxes. It seems that Mod. XXX was terminated then, but various squadrons found different ways to refurbish their stocks. Most often, this was done with the unofficial approval of higher echelons.
In his book “Dancing in the Skies”, Tony Jonsson, the only Icelancer pilot in the RAF, recalled beer runs while he was flying with 65 Squadron. Every week a pilot was sent back to the UK to fill some cleaned-up drop tanks with beer and return to the squadron. Jonsson hated the beer runs as every man on the squadron would be watching you upon arrival. Anyone who made a rough landing and dropped the tanks would be the most hated man on the squadron for an entire week.
In his book “Typhoon Pilot”, Desmond Scott also recalls Typhoon drop tanks filled with beer but regretted that it acquired a metallic taste.
Less imaginative techniques involved stashing bottles wherever space could be found on the aircraft, which included the ammunition boxes, luggage compartment or even in parts of the wing, with varying results. Champagne bottles in particular did not react well to the vibrations they were submitted to during such bootlegging trips.
Like angry birdsAnyone who made a rough landing and dropped the tanks would be the most hated man on the squadron for an entire week.
En esa época se daban similitudes sin conexión entre si. Cosas de la aerodinámica de la época.Alan78 escribió:¿Es cosa mía o ese Focke es sospechosamente parecido a un Douglas DC-3 pero con 4x sobre las alas?
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_264
Su diseño de cabina recuerda levemente al bombardero B-29.
Ya, como siempre es una cuestión de épocas, todos los cacharros (no solo voladores) se acaban pareciendo entre sí sin importar el país de origen, por motivos obviosCarlos escribió:En esa época se daban similitudes sin conexión entre si. Cosas de la aerodinámica de la época.
2 killed in plane crash at Durango airport
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed when the vintage plane they were in crashed in Durango.
The P-51 Mustang was taking off at the Durango-La Plata County Airport when it crashed at about 9:30 a.m. Friday. Sheriff's spokesman Dan Bender tells The Durango Herald (http://bit.ly/VLHwWp ) he did not know where the plane was headed or what went wrong.
The two who were killed were the only ones in the plane. Their names have not been released.
Bender says investigators are taking photos of the wreckage and keeping the scene secure until the National Transportation Safety Board arrives from Denver later Friday.
Before Friday's crash, there were only 123 P-51 Mustangs in the United States, according to the Federal Aviation Administration registry.
Operativos, que vuelen, se entiendeCarlos escribió:Me resulta raro que solo queden 122 (en USA, que alguno más hay fuera), creo entender que la cifra se refiere a los que están en condiciones de aeronavegabilidad.
Carlos escribió:Yo flipo con la instrumentación que le quieren poner.
Según comentan en el articulo es por seguridad, ya que la idea el hacer vuelos a grandes distancias con el (¿volverá a cruzar el atlántico como avión de linea vintage? .Alan78 escribió:¿por? mi no entender ¿demasiado postmoderno?
Esto me recuerda que estos aviones megacaros luego son derribados por otros mas baratos y menos sofisticados.El Ministerio alemán de Defensa informó de que se ha detectado un fallo en el avión de combate Eurofighter que reducirá a la mitad su vida útil, aunque asegura que ello no implica un problema de seguridad.