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From: J. Clarke on 26 Oct 2009 11:34 The Older Gentleman wrote: > 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? I'd bet he means Italy--a sort of jet engine was built there, although it was only half a jet as it used an internal combustion engine to spin the compressor instead of powering it via a turbine in the exhaust. However he could also mean Greece where the first jet engine ever was built, but that was a steam jet and it was promptly forgotten for a millennium or so.
From: Doug Payne on 26 Oct 2009 12:06 J. Clarke wrote: > The Older Gentleman wrote: >> 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? > > I'd bet he means Italy--a sort of jet engine was built there, although it > was only half a jet as it used an internal combustion engine to spin the > compressor instead of powering it via a turbine in the exhaust. > > However he could also mean Greece where the first jet engine ever was built, > but that was a steam jet and it was promptly forgotten for a millennium or > so. Or China, where rockets were used in the 13th century.
From: Twibil on 26 Oct 2009 15:26 On Oct 26, 1:21 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > > > > 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. I hate to back Krusty on *anything*, but the connection isn't "non- existant" at all. Wing-tipping V-1s was part of the anti-"V"-weapon campaign, as was "Operation Crossbow".
From: The Older Gentleman on 26 Oct 2009 16:54 Twibil <nowayjose6(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Wing-tipping V-1s was part of the anti-"V"-weapon campaign, as was > "Operation Crossbow". It was not part of XBow. It was just a tactic used by a very few pilots. Sorry. -- 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 18:51
On Oct 26, 9:34 am, "J. Clarke" <jclarke.use...(a)cox.net> wrote: > 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? > > I'd bet he means Italy--a sort of jet engine was built there, although it > was only half a jet as it used an internal combustion engine to spin the > compressor instead of powering it via a turbine in the exhaust. very good and very close. > However he could also mean Greece where the first jet engine ever was built, > but that was a steam jet and it was promptly forgotten for a millennium or > so. Not even...it was a failed steam engine NOT a jet engine. ;^) Especially as it was never used to propel a thing except revenue at a temple. |