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Author: | odysseus1980 [ November 21st, 2023, 9:13 am ] |
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Learned something today, first time I see the Ki-76. |
Author: | eswube [ November 27th, 2023, 8:15 pm ] |
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Very nice additions. But why isn't torpedo under PL.107/108 outlined in black? |
Author: | reytuerto [ November 27th, 2023, 11:12 pm ] |
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Hi, B! Oh, I had that doubt of the style! I tried to avoid the double black line, specially in the upper boundary of the torpedo (in the lower nose, it forms a long double black line), and I was trying to find the best possible solution. But unfortunatelly, neither way (partial gray, and partial black outline, partial black and partial green outline, complete gray, complete green or complete black outlines) was completely satisfactory. I will upload the most conventional one, trying to put the colors with least double line effect. As PL107/108 never was an operative plane, is licit to depict the aircraft without torpedo (at least in the blank drawing)! Cheers. |
Author: | Hood [ November 28th, 2023, 9:42 am ] |
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Excellent additions! |
Author: | Sheepster [ December 3rd, 2023, 3:44 am ] |
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Vickers 264 Valentia Little bit of an update to DP's model. The Valentia was a heavyweight modification to the Victoria transport-bomber, itself a civilian derivative of 1920's Virginia heavy bomber. Being effectively outdated as it entered production little in the way of modifications werre made to the design as better performing aircaft entered service. But a suprising number remained in use in the backwaters of Middle East and Indian service into WWII. The only major change was inspired by the Italian invasion of Abyssinia. With the potential for war in East Africa Vickers designed a conversion kit to add a dorsal gun and a nose gun assembly, able to be fitted in the field. Several aircraft from 216 Squadron were modified, but the nose gun position seems to have been unpopular and subsequently removed. Almost all Valentias saw Middle Eastern service, but at least one remained in Britain for use as a "flying classroom" for RAF training. |
Author: | reytuerto [ December 3rd, 2023, 2:23 pm ] |
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Good morning, guys. A pair of autogyros or gyrocopters. Westland CL.20 was one of the firsts attempts from this well known helicopter builder with rotary wings. First flown with a low powered Pobjoy Niagara of onl 75 HP, after several flights at the Cierva`s aerodrome at Hanworth, the engine was changed to a Niagara III of 95 HP. Unfortunatelly, the autogyro was unstable and with the winds of war, all further developement was stopped. Kellett KD-1 was an American autogyro which was the starting line for the Japanese Kayaba autogyro. Several were bought by the American military, but the type failed to reach the masive production. Cheers. PS: I am surprised by the difference in size and in engine power between the British and the American gyrocopters. |
Author: | Hood [ December 9th, 2023, 10:18 am ] |
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Nice work. Yes, for some reason the British companies who tried to build upon Cierva's patents had very little success, Avro perhaps doing the best out of all the attempts. The Pobjoy was probably too puny for the CL.20, although it was the rotors that gave the most trouble. |
Author: | MattewEx [ December 10th, 2023, 6:52 pm ] |
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Fuerza Aerea de Guinea Ecuatorial, Mil MI-24P |
Author: | rifleman2 [ December 11th, 2023, 7:54 pm ] |
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interesting Hind |
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