.~*the island*~. => ~♥ アニメ王女の島♥~ => Topic started by: a worthless person on August 19, 2014, 08:11:17 PM
Title: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: a worthless person on August 19, 2014, 08:11:17 PM
I am a big fan of piston-engined propeller planes from the WW1, Interwar, and WW2 periods! :sparkle:
I don't consider myself an expert, but I will post daily (or more, or less :gloom:) reviews and spotlights on the various planes used in this period! I might even spotlight newer planes that catch my interest!
Besides that, feel free to talk about planes of all kinds, with myself and others! (note: only from 1949 and earlier)
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: MACHINE on August 19, 2014, 08:13:36 PM
My favorite thread is back! I still really don't know anything about warplanes but I always enjoyed your posts on this stuff.
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: Ming on August 19, 2014, 08:48:28 PM
Best thread.
Please teach us history once again, sensei!
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: Momona on August 20, 2014, 08:54:46 AM
UK UK UK
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: Dirk Gently on August 20, 2014, 10:05:52 AM
Why are Nogun Island planes so pretty?
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: a worthless person on August 21, 2014, 10:36:06 PM
The Bristol Beaufighter is a sterling example of a perfectly well-rounded "Heavy Fighter"! :sparkle:
The Beaufighter started it's life as the Bristol Company's earlier Beaufort Torpedo Bomber (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Beaufort). The wings, control surfaces, and landing gear was the same, but the rest had some awesome changes! Replacing the bomb bay was a rack of 4 forward firing 20mm cannons! It's wings also held a whole 6 7.7mm machine guns~ This meant that the Beaufighter was one of the heaviest armed fighters in the whole of WW2! What a terrible and almost sexual fury! :kyaa:
It served as a Night Fighter, a fighter bomber, and eventually even replaced the Beaufort as a Torpedo Bomber! It has that stubby, bulldog-like appearance because it had to mount a more powerful engine than it's predecessor, which threw it's center of gravity forward. Since that is a no-no for aerodynamics, the front of the plane was shortened because it didn't need a bomber sight, which explains why it's engines go more forward than it's cockpit! :laugh:
Such a manly, burly plane is the kind of rough-edged, but reliable piece of machinery you'd expect from the United Kingdom! :love:
I love you, Beaufighter!!
:love2:
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: MACHINE on August 21, 2014, 10:44:06 PM
The stubby front almost makes it look like a toy or something. A very deadly toy. :shock:
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: Royalkitten on August 21, 2014, 10:44:49 PM
i like these neat facts... :kyaa:
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: a worthless person on August 24, 2014, 10:39:57 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/N8yNjla.jpg)
I did not feel well yesterday, and I haven't slept yet. I'll post a plane highlight later today, but until then have a nice picture. :tears:
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: Royalkitten on August 30, 2014, 04:32:51 AM
I need my plane facts I hope worthless feels better eventually. :tears:
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: bubblecat on August 30, 2014, 04:34:46 AM
hasn't been online in 3 days, worthless is dead
another one down
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: Ming on August 30, 2014, 07:21:36 AM
Please come back Worthy :sad2:
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: Hiro on August 30, 2014, 03:35:18 PM
poor worthless
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: a worthless person on September 01, 2014, 12:11:04 AM
The A6M Zero, also called Zeke, or Reisen, is the workhorse of the Japanese Air-war in ww2, the stereotypical Japanese fighter. It's history is quite interesting, and it's probably my favorite plane.
The Zero had an operational history of 1940-1945, and until around 1942, it was nearly unstoppable, with a k-d ratio of 12-1 in dogfights with American planes. It's armament, 2x7.7mm guns and 2x20mm cannons, mixed with it's extremely light, maneuverable, and sexual form, let it beat the shit out of the slower American Navy fighters they had at the time. I imagine the Zero as a cute shota bully in a doujin or something. :kyaa:
The design was nearly perfect. In the words of allied opinion at the time: It was "built like a fine watch"; the Zero was constructed with flush rivets, and even the guns were flush with the wings. The instrument panel was a "marvel of simplicity ... with no superfluities to distract [the pilot]." What most impressed the experts was that the Zero's fuselage and wings were constructed in one piece, unlike the American method that built them separately and joined the two parts together. "I don’t think I have ever flown a fighter that could match the rate of turn of the Zero. The Zero had ruled the roost totally and was the finest fighter in the world until mid-1943." :laugh:
The Zero is a masterpiece, dangerous and totally sexy. Eventually, it's domination waned when America made more manueverable planes, and it's light armor made it easy to damage, but it still maintained it's amazing speed and manueverability up to the end of the war. I am in love with the Zero. Real love. :love:
I love you, Zero!!
:ecchi:
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: Royalkitten on September 01, 2014, 03:44:14 AM
HE RISES TO NEW HEIGHTS LIKE THE PLANES HE SO LOVES!! :sparkle:
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: bubblecat on September 01, 2014, 04:20:23 AM
The P-38 Lightning is an ace of a plane, one of the best the US had to offer. Called the "Fork Tailed Devil" by Germans, and the "Two Planes, One Pilot" by the japanese, the P-38 was one of the most effective planes of the war, piloted by the highest-scoring US Ace, Richard Bong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bong), who killed nearly fiddy tojos.
:laugh2:
Unlike other American Planes, the P-38 was the only fighter plane in active production during America's involvement in the war, from 1941-1945. It was incredibly quiet for a plane, with it's exhaust muffled by it's super cool Super-Turbochargers~ :laugh:. It was also extreeemely easy to use, surviving mistakes that would destroy other planes. Charles Lindbergh himself even killed a slant-eyed jap while flying one! :love:
With a 20mm cannon, 4 50 Caliber Machineguns, and room for either loads of bombs or rockets, it was a force to be reckoned with. It even caused a staggering amount of friendly fire! This baby is pure, unadulterated, manly beastmode sexy, unrestrained by the bounds of "common design practices"! :kyaa:
I love you, Lightning!!
:love2:
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: Hiro on September 03, 2014, 07:35:00 PM
Charles Lindbergh fighto
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: Hiro on September 16, 2014, 09:42:09 PM
(http://a.pomf.se/ywpipb.jpg) rip thread i liked you very much
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: Ming on September 16, 2014, 09:58:56 PM
Worthy will come back.
When darkness threatens the isles of animay princessii, he'll be there to save our royal bottoms.
Believe!
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: Gropy on September 19, 2014, 08:32:31 AM
Planes are cool, and dive bombers are best. But I have to say that everyone knows ships are 100000x better then planes. :mad:
(http://i.imgur.com/S3sPksU.jpg)
Shipfu comming through to revive the thread!
Her name is Yamato and I love her. :love:
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: a worthless person on October 16, 2014, 03:14:10 PM
it's been a while and i'm not as good as I used to be, but today I want to spotlight the Horten Ho 229. It was a 'flying wing' jet, and although it was only a prototype, it's very cute, isn't it?
It's a german design, and sports a stylish insignia (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Horten_Ho_229_Smithsonian_rear.jpg). It was designed with anti-radar capabilities. Also it's so cute (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Horten229-SDASM.jpg), right?
It would've carried 2 30mm cannons and lots of rockets, and would've been what is essentially the first stealth bomber in the world, and it's one of the first jets!
I love you, Ho 229 :bunny:
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: Ming on October 16, 2014, 06:11:14 PM
Looks very sci-fi!
Title: Re: Warplanes from 1914-1945
Post by: a worthless person on August 03, 2016, 08:16:10 PM