Warbird Information Exchange

I believe we all appreciate what you have done in founding
WIX. I didn't know it has been 12 years. As for the problems this bruhah caused I regret that and it wasn't intentional. Left or right, pro or con, there are many people with good intentions here. I wish a few more were not so threatened by the idea of open discussion. I don't know where I stand on your list of scoundrels, but in my opinion there are only 2 or 3 guys who are outside the boundaries of civilzed discourse.

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Bill Greenwood
Spitfire N308WK

Han Solo was a scoundrel Bill - you're in good company!



Zack

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Volunteer Coordinator/Curator - Military Aviation Museum - Virginia Beach, VA
"America's Flying Museum"
http://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org

No matter what you say, Bill, You'll always be the #1 scoundrel on my list.

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Eric

"I spent most of my money on alcohol, women and skyraiders....and the rest of it I just wasted."

Unfortunately I will have to agree with Eric on this one, but if you were to somehow figure out a way to mount a radial engine on the Spitfire, instead of that pesky inline, well now that would make it a whole diferent ball game.

P.S. I am just funnin with you Bill. Different views is what makes the world go around. Just think how boring it would be if we all had the exact same views.

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Col Craig Duck
Life Member CAF
Life Member YAF
Life Member EAA

I thought all scoundrel's came from Colorado You alright as anybody that flies a Spit can't be that bad......

Fly safe,

Lynn

Col. Duck, A RADIAL ON A SPITFIRE????????? Don't you know obscenty is not allowed on WIX sites?!!!!!!

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Bill Greenwood
Spitfire N308WK

Bill,
It isn't that far fetched, there was a model of the Lancaster that had radial engines (if I remember correctly it was the BII). Also, I am sure that if you are really nice to Gary A. he will find a way to mount a 3350 up there on the nose.

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Col Craig Duck
Life Member CAF
Life Member YAF
Life Member EAA

Wasn't there a S. American Mosquito version with round engines

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Don't touch my junk!!

There's also the P-36 and P-40 which went from radial to inline, and going in the opposite direction, the Ki-61 and Ki-100 which went from inline to radial.

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

There was also an air racer that never went much past the bar napkin stage of an R-4360 powered Mustang in the late 1960s.

..Or to REALLY go down an unbeaten path, hows about an Allison T56 onna Spit??? ::::::::::::ducking:::::::::::::

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Bob

A radial powered Mosquito ? Now that's just goin' way too far !!

Inlines on a B-17 happened so why not?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I.Ae._24_Calquin

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Don't touch my junk!!

Ah yes, the IAe'.24 "Calquin" A copy of the Mosquito built starting in 1946 in Argentina. Merlins were not available so they used Pratt and Whitney R-1830's of 1,050 hp. each. Max speed was only 273mph. It was used primartily for the ground atack role. 200 built and of course there aren't any left except for maybe one or two in national museums.