WWII Fighter

mikehendo · Post by **mikehendo** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:53 pm

THe Mustang is a far better aircraft than the Corsair. It beats in every factor, most expecially the cooless factor.

Nukinblackmage · Post by **Nukinblackmage** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:54 am

Thank you Talon and BtEO.

Deacon, havn't touched the stuff, so me being high is out of the question. Me recovering from a weekend of almost no sleep? Yeah, that's more like it. But I'm pretty sure that one of the planes from WWII had problems with some part of their engine and couldn't do things like diving without the engine stalling.

Phoenix Talon · Post by **Phoenix Talon** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:16 am

[quote="BtEO";p="482341"]Staying off-topic, Fuck DAMN if Talon isn't right.[/quote]

Didn't you know BtEO, I'm ALWAYS right!

Post by **Blaze** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:11 am

The P-51 still has better time-adjusted engineering, power to weight, and durability than most modern fighters.

Hence, P-51 is God plane-carnate.

naval_aviator_2040 · Post by **naval_aviator_2040** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:29 am

P-51 with the old Allison was the one with all the stalling problems i think. it wasn't until the brits put in the merlin engine that it was resolved. On survivability, the Corsairs routinely took shots that would have completely disintegrated a P-51. If a P-51 took even one hit to any part of the cooling system it would die right then while the F4U could stand having three or four of its radial cooling fins completely destroyed and still run at near full power.

Post by **Blaze** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:43 am

Yes, but they took those shots at cost to performance in other areas.

The point is that P-51's had the best mix.

Hennet_sim · Post by **Hennet_sim** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 12:47 am

i say P-51 Mustang i like to dogfight and i did better in them

RubyJ · Post by **RubyJ** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:39 am

Really, what can a plane do that a chainsaw can't?

Post by **Blaze** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:50 am

....

Fly?

Deacon · Post by **Deacon** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:50 am

Fly.

Posted Tue Apr 19, 2005 11:53 pm:

DOH!

RubyJ · Post by **RubyJ** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:56 am

Maybe your chainsaws can't.

naval_aviator_2040 · Post by **naval_aviator_2040** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 5:05 am

shoot .50cal. or 20mm. rounds?

Post by **Blaze** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 5:11 am

Drop oridnance from thousands of feet with percision accuracy?

RubyJ · Post by **RubyJ** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:52 pm

Look, I don't have to justify anything with you.

[Flies away on chainsaw]

Lunatic Jedi · Post by **Lunatic Jedi** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:10 am

Well, that was interesting.

From a performance standpoint, the Mustang has it locked down, but something about the design of the Corsair, probably the gulled wings, just makes me bloody happy. I R TEH TORN.

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