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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
2 questions on French WW2 planes
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aardvark62
Charter Member
I can answer No.2 for you;
SEPTUM NC 2501.2 HIGH-ALTITUDE BOMBER
During the middle Thirties, the French Armde de I'Airdetermined that a high-altitude bomber was needed to offset the ominous growth of the Luftwaffe's strategic capabilities. Designed by winemaker Maurice Lebouge and built by the Avions Septum aircraft cartel, the NC 2501.2 was powered by a pair of nine-cylinder, in-tine Gnome-Rhome Petite engines that developed 165 hp at the aircraft's intended operating altitude of 19,400 feet. Unfortunately, the Petites were not powerful enough to lift the NC 2501.2 to that height, forcing it to fly at a more prudent 5600 feet. Bomb load was limited by the necessity of carrying a committee of bombardiers -four in number- who voted on the proper time to drop their death-dealing cargo. This system was employed because all necessary optics for bombsights were being used at the time for land-based artillery sighting systems on the Maginot line, where France chose to make her first (and, as it turned out, her last) gallant stand against the Hun. A total of II NC 2501.2s were built, although none were completed in time to see action before the republic was forced to surrender. However, the Germans evaluated one on the recommendation of the Vichy government. After it crashed, Lebouge, facing a firing squad, said defiantly, "We are lovers, not engineers!"
Don't think you'll see this in the sim any time soon!
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SEPTUM NC 2501.2 HIGH-ALTITUDE BOMBER
During the middle Thirties, the French Armde de I'Airdetermined that a high-altitude bomber was needed to offset the ominous growth of the Luftwaffe's strategic capabilities. Designed by winemaker Maurice Lebouge and built by the Avions Septum aircraft cartel, the NC 2501.2 was powered by a pair of nine-cylinder, in-tine Gnome-Rhome Petite engines that developed 165 hp at the aircraft's intended operating altitude of 19,400 feet. Unfortunately, the Petites were not powerful enough to lift the NC 2501.2 to that height, forcing it to fly at a more prudent 5600 feet. Bomb load was limited by the necessity of carrying a committee of bombardiers -four in number- who voted on the proper time to drop their death-dealing cargo. This system was employed because all necessary optics for bombsights were being used at the time for land-based artillery sighting systems on the Maginot line, where France chose to make her first (and, as it turned out, her last) gallant stand against the Hun. A total of II NC 2501.2s were built, although none were completed in time to see action before the republic was forced to surrender. However, the Germans evaluated one on the recommendation of the Vichy government. After it crashed, Lebouge, facing a firing squad, said defiantly, "We are lovers, not engineers!"
Don't think you'll see this in the sim any time soon!
A.
HAHAHA
Cockney sense of humour I guess, dully day in aardvark's world, need some more gin to survive the new year
More serioulsy Roland, the number 2 is totally fictitious you see here a funny list ot scheme, fortunately that will never exist.
http://jacasvoadoras.blogspot.fr/2010/06/
The english whale is maybe not the ugliest.
Happy 2018 to all
Cockney sense of humour I guess, dully day in aardvark's world, need some more gin to survive the new year
More serioulsy Roland, the number 2 is totally fictitious you see here a funny list ot scheme, fortunately that will never exist.
http://jacasvoadoras.blogspot.fr/2010/06/
The english whale is maybe not the ugliest.
Happy 2018 to all
aardvark62
Charter Member
Okay, ...rumbled.
I was going to add the link to this page:
http://discaircraft.greyfalcon.us/Major Howdy Bixby.htm
But then I just thought I'd see if anyone took this seriously (just for a moment...) !
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!
I was going to add the link to this page:
http://discaircraft.greyfalcon.us/Major Howdy Bixby.htm
But then I just thought I'd see if anyone took this seriously (just for a moment...) !
A.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!
Roger
Senior Administrator
Great link!
thunder100
Charter Member 2010
Thanks a lot
I read sometimes ( never the name of the plane) that the wine maker mabe had a bit too much of his own products
Would be one for Piglet-if still arround in FS world
Thanks a lot
Roland
I read sometimes ( never the name of the plane) that the wine maker mabe had a bit too much of his own products
Would be one for Piglet-if still arround in FS world
Thanks a lot
Roland