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From: S'mee on 26 Oct 2009 09:49 On Oct 26, 2:21 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > little man upon the stair <macmi...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Oct 25, 6:37 pm, "Dipshite" <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > I see a Spitfire tipping a V1 but no crossbows. Maybe you meant one of > > > these... > > > Google up "Operation Crossbow", Dipshite. > > Which is what you did, albeit without the 'operation', and thought the > famous photo of the Spitfire[1] was something to do with it, which it > isn't. > > [1] I *think* the pilot of that Spit was Beamont, or Beaumont, but I cba > to Google let alone swear at someone because they questioned a > non-existent connection. In deed, that photo is one of the more famous "still photos" of a V1 being 'tipped' by a spit. IIRC the Meteor was used exclusivly to take out V1's. Now on one's honor (that leaves out krusty as he has no honor) name the three countries that were the pioneers in jet propulsion. I'll give you a free clue or two the americans and the japanese weren't even in the running.
From: The Older Gentleman on 26 Oct 2009 10:07 S'mee <stevenkeith2(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > In deed, that photo is one of the more famous "still photos" of a V1 > being 'tipped' by a spit. IIRC the Meteor was used exclusivly to take > out V1's. It wasn't involved in combat in Europe at all, though I think a few sorties were flown right at the end. Yes, it was used against the V1s, as was the Hawker Tempest (also used in Europe, of course). >Now on one's honor (that leaves out krusty as he has no > honor) name the three countries that were the pioneers in jet > propulsion. I'll give you a free clue or two the americans and the > japanese weren't even in the running. Hm. Well, Britain and Germany, obviously. The third is difficult. Not Russia. Not France. I think Italy made some developments. Go on then, which was the third country? -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER (currently Beaving) Damn, back to five bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: S'mee on 26 Oct 2009 10:53 On Oct 26, 8:07 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > S'mee <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > In deed, that photo is one of the more famous "still photos" of a V1 > > being 'tipped' by a spit. IIRC the Meteor was used exclusivly to take > > out V1's. > > It wasn't involved in combat in Europe at all, though I think a few > sorties were flown right at the end. Yes, it was used against the V1s, > as was the Hawker Tempest (also used in Europe, of course). > > >Now on one's honor (that leaves out krusty as he has no > > honor) name the three countries that were the pioneers in jet > > propulsion. I'll give you a free clue or two the americans and the > > japanese weren't even in the running. > > Hm. Well, Britain and Germany, obviously. The third is difficult. Not > Russia. Not France. I think Italy made some developments. > > Go on then, which was the third country? Italy! You was right, though the italians did muff it a bit by using a internal combustion engine to run the compressors for combustion. Can't recall the designers name or which factory though. 8^/ Drain bamage is my alibi. 8^) I could google it up BUT that would be cheating.
From: little man upon the stair on 26 Oct 2009 11:11 On Oct 26, 7:07 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Bag of Shite) wrote: > Go on then, which was the third country? I knew all about the Eyetalian Caproni Campini N1 while you were still in diapers and Butt Sniffer hadn't even been born...
From: The Older Gentleman on 26 Oct 2009 11:23
little man upon the stair <macmiled(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Oct 26, 7:07 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Bag of > Shite) wrote: > > Go on then, which was the third country? > > I knew all about the Eyetalian Caproni Campini N1 while you were still > in diapers > and Butt Sniffer hadn't even been born... No, you didn't. You've just Googled it. I had a vague memory ofthe Italians using a piston-engined compressor, but wasn't entirely sure and cba to Google it. Unlike you. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER (currently Beaving) Damn, back to five bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com |