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[QUOTE=Sancho;472591]Originally posted by Apache View Post
It was cheaper, had a tighter turning radius, was a more stable platform for the guns and you could actually see out of it.
Hurricanes accounted for 80% of kills in the Battle of Britain. That counts as 'better' to me.
Tighter turning radius cos it could fly slower because of its thicker wing. First law of dogfighting = preserve energy, in other words turn fast and maintain your ability to get the hell out of there if jonny foreigner gets himself into a shooting position.
Spitfire was the better fighter plane. Hurricane was cheaper (and potentially tougher because it was simpler) and there were far more so obviously would register more kills.Cutting steps in the roof of the world
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Originally posted by MattF View PostThat is an ability only a few possess, where they do not become bound by their specific primary vocation, but instead try and merge the best attributes of all.
The flip side of that also describes that abortion above which Apache says is an engineering marvel. FFS, if that takes a true engineer to do, thank chuff he thinks I'm a hairdresser. That is the type of technical prowess you would expect to see emerging from the workshop of an amateur. The form is neither complete nor robust, judging by that picture above.Cutting steps in the roof of the world
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