http://airman.dodlive.mil/2018/02/20/pilot-exchange/
Lucky Bastage! Thanks for sharing!
Fantastic!
I wonder if they'll let me have a go in an OV-10 Bronco? ;)
Quote from: bob48 on February 20, 2018, 04:27:39 PM
Fantastic!
I wonder if they'll let me have a go in an OV-10 Bronco? ;)
Moving on from your Sopwith Camel?
Think of it not so much as loosing a wing, but more as gaining an engine.
lol.
Sopwith Camel?!?
Don't you mean
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Leonardo_Design_for_a_Flying_Machine%2C_c._1488.jpg)
Or a saddled Pterodactyl, maybe?
Now don't be harsh.
It seems to me that Bawb is a lot like the Sopwith Camel.
It wasn't very fast, couldn't climb worth a damn, and with those two guns and big rotary engine in the nose was seriously out of balance.
And, of course, that big rotary engine's torque in the hands of a novice was perfect for spinning yourself into the ground.
But if you had an experienced pilot, and the Hun came out of the sun, all he would need is a second to pull back the joystick - and no one could predict where that would take him.
Then suddenly the Camel is on the Hun's tail.
Bawb to a Tee.
:notworthy:
shots fired
Quote from: besilarius on February 20, 2018, 07:04:48 PM
Now don't be harsh.
It seems to me that Bawb is a lot like the Sopwith Camel.
It wasn't very fast, couldn't climb worth a damn, and with those two guns and big rotary engine in the nose was seriously out of balance.
And, of course, that big rotary engine's torque in the hands of a novice was perfect for spinning yourself into the ground.
But if you had an experienced pilot, and the Hun came out of the sun, all he would need is a second to pull back the joystick - and no one could predict where that would take him.
Then suddenly the Camel is on the Hun's tail.
Bawb to a Tee.
Perfect description in every way :bd: