Spitfire why so popular??

[The Doctor B]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

truth is the hurricane was the most versatile aircraft in our arsenal and did a sterling job.

I agree it did a very good job and was quite versatile. However, I think the Mosquito takes the prize for most versatile.

P.S. I do love the look of them and do feel privelliged everytime I see one.

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by The Doctor B

I agree it did a very good job and was quite versatile. However, I think the Mosquito takes the prize for most versatile.

P.S. I do love the look of them and do feel privelliged everytime I see one.

Close call, as both did the job needed rather well. But what makes the hurricane "the most versatile" is the fact it can be launched from a carrier and also from a catapult on board merchant ships

The wooden wonder (mossie) is without a doubt the nicest, most amazing twin engined aircraft ever designed or created. I fell in love with the mossie when i saw her displaying at an air show many many years ago. Sadly our (UK) only flight worthy mossie was lost in a crash a few years back.

[FOZ_1983]

[skullblits]

Dang what happen?? wasnt going steap enuff for it to Stall right?

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by skullblits

Dang what happen?? wasnt going steap enuff for it to Stall right?

Official verdict if i remember stated that something with one of the engines went wrong, (something came loose or broke i think it was) carburetor i think?? could be wrong. It wasnt down to pilot error though, as you can see he tried his best to get it back on track. I think a few hundred more feet and he might of recovered, all be in on one engine.

Tragic waste of a good pilot and a beautiful plane.

[The Doctor B]

Yeah, I saw her at Duxford a few years ago as well. Loved every second of it. That was back when there were only 2 (I think) flying Hurricanes. This year at Warbirds, there were 4. They look so good flying in Vic formation, really gives you a feel for what it was like!

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by The Doctor B

Yeah, I saw her at Duxford a few years ago as well. Loved every second of it. That was back when there were only 2 (I think) flying Hurricanes. This year at Warbirds, there were 4. They look so good flying in Vic formation, really gives you a feel for what it was like!

its good to see more hurries flying, i think in total now the UK has 9 airworthy hurricanes. Would love to see them all flying together. Was gutted to see one from duxford crash a couple of years ago, or maybe last year even?? when doing a mock dogfight with a 109.

What was touching was that straight after hurrie crashed, a group of spitfires took off and flew the "missing man formation" over the crash site. Must of been hard to do. Will post a clip of it...

[FOZ_1983]

[King Jareth]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

The wooden wonder

It was always "the balsa bomber" to me

[Robotic Pope]

The MkVIII Spitfire was a better plane than the MkIX and is supposed to be the nicest all round spitfire to fly.

The MkIX was afterall only ment to be a short term fill-in until the MkVIII was ready for production and only had a slightly strengthend MkV airframe which wasn't really strong enough for the extra power of the Merlin with the 2 stage supercharger.