Ok Im convinced: The IL-2 is WAY too over spec.

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by Riceball

I would bet the Typhoon was a much scarier sight.

It was for the wermacht.

But for anyone the sight of a few typhoons circling above must of been terryfying!!!

[FOZ_1983]

i do believe the wermacht had to move by night because of the typhoon. By day it would just tear armour to pieces.

Only one typhoon surives to this day and thats static display and the RAF museum in hendon. Its a lovely looking bird.

One more in france somewhere but its not authentic, i think it was made up of different parts.

[Riceball]

Too bad there is so few remaining. Maybe there are a few wrecks to be found and restored.

It really was THE ground attack aircraft of it's time.

[FOZ_1983]

Maybe, but finding them in a half decent condition would not be easy. For a near complete wreck you'd have to probably look in a lake (seems to be where most complete wrecks are located).

unless blueprints turn up.

would love to see one of these flying in the near future.

[Riceball]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

Maybe, but finding them in a half decent condition would not be easy. For a near complete wreck you'd have to probably look in a lake (seems to be where most complete wrecks are located).

unless blueprints turn up.

would love to see one of these flying in the near future.

They would need to be in decent condition. The two airworthy P-40s, which were recovered somewhere toward the Pacific were raised up off the ground by the land owner, and sprayed with Desel fuel!!!

And one P-38 was recovered from 30 ft of ice.

[Lexandro]

Have you ever noticed that the "chinless" typhoon looks an awful lot like a Spitfire from certain angles?

[Riceball]

No doubt the Typhoon could have been a spin-off of the Spit.

They would need to be in decent condition. The two airworthy P-40s, which were recovered somewhere toward the Pacific were raised up off the ground by the land owner, and sprayed with Desel fuel!!!

And one P-38 was recovered from 30 ft of ice. "Glacier Girl"

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by Lexandro

Have you ever noticed that the "chinless" typhoon looks an awful lot like a Spitfire from certain angles?

It does have a few striknig features.


I like the step how it goes from typhoon to fury.


i was also reading up on some things and alot of 262 pilots said their biggest fear was actually the tempest, because at low altitude they were so fast and had incredibly powerful guns (4 hispano cannons) that they scared the living shit out of the 262 pilots.

I always though it was the p51 that mullered them. Guess a little bit of research goes a long way


i wasn't so keen on the tempest though, i much preffered the typhoon. It looked so much better, much more beefy.

[FOZ_1983]

remember that B29 they found in the glacier, got it repaired etc only to destroy it while taxiing!!

******* idiots.