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On 4/06/2011 9:30 PM, Joseph Testagrose wrote:
What are those things on the wings; tanks? |
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"Alan Erskine" wrote in message nd.com... On 4/06/2011 9:30 PM, Joseph Testagrose wrote: What are those things on the wings; tanks? Could be they were the parachutist's carrying pods as mentioned at: http://www.hms-vengeance.co.uk/812airc.htm http://www.rcaf.com/Aircraft/aircraf...p?BARRACUDA-71 ~~ Dingo |
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On 5/06/2011 9:29 AM, Dingo wrote:
"Alan Erskine" wrote in message nd.com... On 4/06/2011 9:30 PM, Joseph Testagrose wrote: What are those things on the wings; tanks? Could be they were the parachutist's carrying pods as mentioned at: http://www.hms-vengeance.co.uk/812airc.htm http://www.rcaf.com/Aircraft/aircraf...p?BARRACUDA-71 ~~ Dingo They _could_ have been for dropping supplies to agents and paratroops, but I doubt they would ever have carried people. However, the shape seems a bit odd for a droppable container - the aerodynamics are all.... 'off' if you know what I mean. These things look like they're meant to remain on the wing for the entire flight. |
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On 05/06/2011 03:27, Alan Erskine wrote:
On 5/06/2011 9:29 AM, Dingo wrote: "Alan Erskine" wrote in message nd.com... On 4/06/2011 9:30 PM, Joseph Testagrose wrote: What are those things on the wings; tanks? Could be they were the parachutist's carrying pods as mentioned at: http://www.hms-vengeance.co.uk/812airc.htm http://www.rcaf.com/Aircraft/aircraf...p?BARRACUDA-71 ~~ Dingo They _could_ have been for dropping supplies to agents and paratroops, but I doubt they would ever have carried people. However, the shape seems a bit odd for a droppable container - the aerodynamics are all.... 'off' if you know what I mean. These things look like they're meant to remain on the wing for the entire flight. From the Barracuda section in 'The Secret Years' by Tim Mason. about testing at Boscombe Down: "Perhaps the most bizarre modification tested was that involving two 'Cuda' so-called floats under the wings, each designed to carry two men for later parachuting; the exhausts were suitably lengthened to pass under the fuselage. Apart from much vibrating above 250 mph and erratic operation of the doors, handling was satisfactory and take-off at 13,650 lb virtually unchanged. P9795/G was used from these trials from June 1944, and LS631/G briefly from March 1945." HTH -- Peter |
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On 5/06/2011 7:39 PM, Ramsman wrote:
On 05/06/2011 03:27, Alan Erskine wrote: On 5/06/2011 9:29 AM, Dingo wrote: "Alan Erskine" wrote in message nd.com... On 4/06/2011 9:30 PM, Joseph Testagrose wrote: What are those things on the wings; tanks? Could be they were the parachutist's carrying pods as mentioned at: http://www.hms-vengeance.co.uk/812airc.htm http://www.rcaf.com/Aircraft/aircraf...p?BARRACUDA-71 ~~ Dingo They _could_ have been for dropping supplies to agents and paratroops, but I doubt they would ever have carried people. However, the shape seems a bit odd for a droppable container - the aerodynamics are all.... 'off' if you know what I mean. These things look like they're meant to remain on the wing for the entire flight. From the Barracuda section in 'The Secret Years' by Tim Mason. about testing at Boscombe Down: "Perhaps the most bizarre modification tested was that involving two 'Cuda' so-called floats under the wings, each designed to carry two men for later parachuting; the exhausts were suitably lengthened to pass under the fuselage. Apart from much vibrating above 250 mph and erratic operation of the doors, handling was satisfactory and take-off at 13,650 lb virtually unchanged. P9795/G was used from these trials from June 1944, and LS631/G briefly from March 1945." HTH Bluddy Hell! I would never have believed it. How completely impractical. |
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