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1 Chapter 1 : Fisher P Eagle - Wikipedia Comment: Good condition, wear from reading and use. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact and has some creases. The spine has signs of wear and creases. This copy may include From the library of labels, stickers or stamps and be an ex-library copy. Navy fighter aircraft designed by Charles H. Zimmerman during World War II. This unorthodox design consisted of a flat, somewhat disc shaped body hence its name serving as the lifting surface. Two piston engines buried in the body drove propellers located on the leading edge at the wingtips. A developed version of the original V prototype, the XF5U-1 was a larger aircraft. The configuration was designed to create a low aspect ratio aircraft with low takeoff and landing speeds but high top speed. The XF5U looks like it should not be able to fly, as its wing area looks so small. Normally, a wing with such a low aspect ratio will suffer from very poor performance due to the degree of induced drag created at the wingtips, as the higher pressure air below spills around the wingtip to the lower-pressure region above. In a conventional aircraft, these wingtip vortices carry a lot of energy with them and hence create drag. The usual approach to reducing these vortices is to build a wing with a high aspect ratio, i. However, such wings compromise the maneuverability and roll rate of the aircraft, or present a structural challenge in building them stiff enough. The XF5U overcomes the tip vortex problem using the propellers to actively cancel the drag-causing tip vortices. The propellers are arranged to rotate in the opposite direction to the tip vortices, which retains the higher-pressure air below the wing. Since this source of drag is eliminated, the aircraft will fly with a much smaller wing area, and the small wing yields high maneuverability with greater structural strength. An ejection seat was fitted to allow the pilot to clear the massive propellers in the event of an in-flight emergency. Although the prototype was unarmed, a combination of machine guns and cannons would have been installed under the nose. The XF5U design was promising: By, the XF5U-1 project was already long over its expected development time, and well over budget. With jet aircraft coming into service the Navy finally canceled the project on 17 March and the prototype aircraft V was transferred to the Smithsonian Museum for display. Although two aircraft were constructed, a lone XF5U-1 underwent ground runs but never overcame vibration problems. The only completed XF5U-1 proved to be so structurally solid that it had to be destroyed by a wrecking ball. Now it is a aircrafts wich can take off from short airfields. His speed and maneuverability skills make it a good opponent against fast aircrafts. Because its most used on Pacific Maps, his opponents are the Karyu and the Shinden. A good pilot should also easy beat the Shusui and the Ohka. His weaponry are four And it can drops two kg bombs! This plane is ugly, but it is one of the best allied aircrafts from the mod! Aircraft ingame used by the USA Bombers. Page 1

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3 Chapter 3 : Republic P Lancer World War Photos Note: Citations are based on reference standards. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The specific requirements or preferences of your reviewing publisher, classroom teacher, institution or organization should be applied. Origins[ edit ] The concept of the Beaufighter has its origins in During the Munich Crisis, the Bristol Aeroplane Company recognised that the Royal Air Force RAF had an urgent need for a long-range fighter aircraft capable of carrying heavy payloads for dealing high amounts of damage. A key goal for the prospective aircraft was to share the same jigs as the in-production Beaufort so that manufacturing could be switched from one aircraft to the other at short notice. The Hercules was a considerably larger and more powerful engine which required larger propellers. To obtain the necessary ground clearance, the engines were mounted centrally on the wing, as opposed to the underslung position on the Beaufort. In March, the Type was given the name Beaufighter. The timing of the suggestion happened to coincide with delays in the development and production of the Westland Whirlwind cannon-armed twin-engine fighter. On 16 November, Bristol received formal authorisation to commence the detailed design phase of the project and to proceed with the construction of four prototypes. This conversion served to speed progress; Bristol had promised series production in early on the basis of an order being placed in February Designers expected that maximum re-use of Beaufort components would speed the process, but the fuselage required more work than expected and had to be completely redesigned. Within six months of the first F. In its initial configuration, R was unarmed. R proceeded to be initially operated by Bristol for testing purposes while it was based at Filton Aerodrome. According to aviation author Philip J. Moyes, the performance of the second prototype was considered to have been disappointing, particularly as the Hercules III engines of the initial production aircraft would likely provide little improvement, especially in light of additional operational equipment being installed; furthermore, it was recognised that demand for the Hercules engine to power other aircraft such as the Short Stirling bomber posed a potential risk to the production rate of the Beaufighter. These factors had thus sparked considerable interest in the adoption of alternative engines for the type. In late, the two Merlin-equipped prototypes the third having been destroyed in a bombing raid, were delivered. These production aircraft incorporated aerodynamic improvements, reducing aerodynamic drag from the engine nacelles and tail wheel, the oil coolers were also relocated on the leading edge of the wing. Both the design of the cannons and the overall armament configuration was revised on most aircraft. The addition of six. By mid, a total of 20 Beaufighters were reserved for test purposes, including engine development, stability and maneuverability improvements, and other purposes. The turret, which was intended to overcome the impact of recoil and nose-down tendency that affected the aircraft due to the conventional armament, was found to obstruct the emergency egress of the pilot. In addition, two large shadow factories to perform final assembly work on the Beaufighter were also established via the Ministry of Aircraft Production ; the first of these facilities, operated by the Fairey Aviation Company, was at Stockport, Greater Manchester, while the second shadow factory, run by Bristol, was at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. On 7 March, the first Fairey-built Beaufighter Mk I performed its first test flight; the first Weston-built aircraft reached the same milestone on 20 February To clearly distinguish between the two types, an additional suffix was applied to the model, F being used for Fighter Command aircraft and C for Coastal Command; for example: Such a situation occurred with the bellows -type dive brake that was developed being adopted as standard for Coastal Command Beaufighters due to its particular usefulness in the torpedo-bomber role. When Australian production ceased in, Mk. It is a twin-engine two-seat long range day and night fighter. The wing of the Beaufighter used a mid-wing cantilever all-metal monoplane arrangement, also constructed out of three sections. These powered three-bladed Rotol constant-speed propellers ; both fully feathering metal and wooden blades were used. This change moved the centre of gravity CoG forward, a typically undesirable feature for an aircraft, thus the CoG Page 3

4 was moved back to its proper desirable location by shortening the nose, which was possible as the space within the nose had been previously occupied by a bomb aimer, a role that was unnecessary in a fighter aircraft. The majority of the fuselage was positioned aft of the wing and, with the engine cowlings and propellers now further forward than the tip of the nose, gave the Beaufighter a characteristically stubby appearance. The Merlin power plants are an early type incorporating exhaust ducting to conceal the exhaust flames for night use, a method later superseded by simple exhaust shrouds In general, with the exception of the powerplants used, the differences between the preceding Beaufort and Beaufighter were minor. The wings, control surfaces, retractable landing gear and aft section of the fuselage were identical to those of the Beaufort, while the wing centre section was similar apart from certain fittings. The areas for the rear gunner and bomb-aimer were removed, leaving only the pilot in a fighter-type cockpit. Both crew-members had their own hatch in the floor of the aircraft. As there was no room to climb around the seat-back, the back collapsed to allow the pilot to climb over and into the seat. In an emergency, the pilot could operate a lever that remotely released the hatch, grasp two steel overhead tubes and lift himself out of his seat, swing his legs over the open hatchway, then let go to drop through. Evacuating the aircraft was easier for the navigator, as the rear hatch was in front of him and without obstruction. The bomb bay of the Beaufort had been entirely omitted, however a small bomb load could be carried externally. These were initially fed from round drums, requiring the radar operator to change the ammunition drums manuallyâ an arduous and unpopular task, especially at night and while chasing a bomber. The recoil of the cannons and machine guns could reduce the speed of the aircraft by around 25 knots. Mass production of the type had coincidentally occurred at almost exactly the same time as the first British airborne interception radar sets were becoming available; the two technologies quickly became a natural match in the night fighter role. At night time, the onboard radar let the aircraft spot enemy aircraft. I was rather heavy and slow. Nevertheless, the Beaufighter was all that was available in terms of heavy fighter aircraft at the time in Great Britain, as further production of the Westland Whirlwind had already been terminated due to production problems with its Rolls-Royce Peregrine engines. On 2 September, 25 Squadron, 29 Squadron, Squadron, and Squadron became the first operational squadrons to receive production aircraft, each squadron received a single Beaufighter that day to begin the transition from their existing Blenheim IF aircraft. The night fighter role was the first role in which the Beaufighter proved its merits, but went on to perform in various other capacities during the war. As some models of the twin-engined Beaufighter could not stay aloft on one engine unless the dead propeller was feathered, the lack of feathering equipment directly contributed to several operational losses and the deaths of aircrew. Through the summer the squadrons conducted both daytime convoy escort and ground-attack operations, but primarily flew defensive interception missions at night. By the autumn of, the Mosquito was available in enough numbers to replace the Beaufighter as the primary night fighter of the RAF. By the end of the war, some 70 pilots serving with RAF units had become aces while flying Beaufighters. IC long-range fighter to meet this requirement. Based on the standard Mk I model, the initial batch of 97 coastal-oriented Beaufighters had been hastily manufactured making it impossible to incorporate the intended additional wing fuel tanks on the production line, therefore gallon tanks from the Vickers Wellington were temporarily installed on the floor between the cannon bays. This inaugural deployment with the squadron proved to be highly successful, leading to the type being retained in the theatre throughout the remainder of the war. To meet demand, both the Fairey and Weston production lines were at times entirely dedicated to producing coastal-oriented Beaufighters. In, long range patrols of the Bay of Biscay were routinely conducted by Beaufighters, intercepting and downing aircraft such as the Ju and Focke-Wulf Fw Condor attempting to intercept Allied anti-submarine patrols. In April, the first successful torpedo attacks by Beaufighters was performed by No. X torpedo fighter, commonly known as the "Torbeau". The Mk X became the main production mark of the Beaufighter. The strike variant of the Torbeau was designated the Mk. Beaufighter TF Xs could make precision attacks on shipping at wave-top height with torpedoes or "60lb" RP-3 rockets. Early models of the Mk Xs carried centimetric-wavelength ASV air-to-surface vessel radar with "herringbone" antennae carried on the nose and outer wings, but this was Page 4

5 replaced in late by the centimetric AI Mark VIII radar housed in a " thimble -nose" radome, enabling all-weather and night attacks. The North Coates Strike Wing of coastal command, based at RAF North Coates on the Lincolnshire coast, developed tactics that combined large formations of Beaufighters using cannons and rockets to suppress flak while the Torbeaus attacked at low level with torpedoes. Tactics were further adapted when shipping was moved from port during the night. This was half the total tonnage sunk by all strike wings between and Pacific War[ edit ] A Beaufighter of No. The Beaufighter arrived at squadrons in Asia and the Pacific in mid This was most apparent in a reduced noise level at the front of the engine. Mark X Beaufighters were also flown on long range daylight intruder missions over Burma. The high-speed, low-level attacks were very effective, despite often atrocious weather conditions, and makeshift repair and maintenance facilities. The Japanese ships were left exposed to mast-height bombing and skip bombing attacks by the US medium bombers. Eight transports and four destroyers were sunk for the loss of five aircraft, including one Beaufighter. Many Mark 10 aircraft were converted to the target tug role postwar as the TT. Chapter 4 : Bristol Beaufighter - Wikipedia Forgotten Fighters and Experimental Aircraft of the United States Navy by Bowers, Peter M. and a great selection of similar Used, New and Collectible Books available now at blog.quintoapp.com Chapter 5 : Forgotten Fighters and Experimental Aircraft U.S. Army /2 Bowers Forgotten Fighters and Experimental Aircraft of the United States Navy by Peter M. Bowers. Chapter 6 : Thomas-Morse TM - Wikipedia Large Scale Planes, the home of large scale aircraft modeling. Chapter 7 : Awesome Origami Aircraft Models of the World's Best Fighters - PDF Free Download New Listing FORGOTTEN FIGHTERS/1 and Experimental Aircraft blog.quintoapp.com Skunkmodels 1/48 FXL Experimental Fighter Aircraft #SW See more like this. Chapter 8 : U.S. Military Aircraft Database FORGOTTEN FIGHTERS and Experimental Aircraft blog.quintoapp.com by Bowers () JANE'S POCKET BOOK OF RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL, NEW BOOK / Best Offer. Chapter 9 : LaGG Fighters in action - Aircraft No. - PDF Free Download Vought V, the "Flying Pancake", an American experimental fighter aircraft for the United States Navy (). Page 5