Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)
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jimmyjimjim said:
Some digging around seems to imply that it had been shot down and already hit the sea and bounced before hitting the Sussex.
Presumably this removed most of the speed and momentum from the impact...which would also have been into her armour belt.
It almost looks like the only thing that hit the carrier was the dirt that was previously on the forward facing surfaces of the aircraft. For both wings to make contact along their lengths with the carrier I would have expected the nose of the aircraft to have penetrated the hull at least. Presumably this removed most of the speed and momentum from the impact...which would also have been into her armour belt.
FourWheelDrift said:
It's what happens when a flimsy aircraft hits 4.5" of armour belt.
There is a dent in the middle and it did suffer structural damage inside.
Indeed, the IJN/IJA aircraft of the time were seldom armoured (there were a few exceptions later in the war), the vast majority of the aircraft were lightly built giving aircraft like the A6M Zero excellent manoeuvrability climb rates, and long endurance at economy cruise power settings, but providing little protection for crews. Imagine it crumpling like a paper bag when it hit the side of the ship and you probably wouldn't be far wrong.There is a dent in the middle and it did suffer structural damage inside.
I remember a few years ago seeing a Zero awaiting or in the early stages of restoration (might be well on the way by now) in the restoration hall at Duxford, and the thickness (or lack of it) of the metal on the aircraft was noticeable in comparison to US and European aircraft of the time.
Took my kids around the RAF museum at Cosford last week. My daughter asked a question that I couldn't answer. In her words the question was
"Why do lots of the jets have a long point sticking out at the front?"
Please could someone answer the question
Its been years since I have been to Cosford and I was impressed but disappointed that they don't have a Jaguar, Tornado and a Phantom.
"Why do lots of the jets have a long point sticking out at the front?"
Please could someone answer the question
Its been years since I have been to Cosford and I was impressed but disappointed that they don't have a Jaguar, Tornado and a Phantom.
Ginetta G15 Girl said:
Pitot tube for measuring Dynamic Air Pressure. From this you can derive Indicated Air Speed.
The reason it sticks out the front on Fast Jets is to keep it out of the Transonic Shockwave.
Thanks, I thought it was a pitot tube, but couldn't work out why it needed to stick out.The reason it sticks out the front on Fast Jets is to keep it out of the Transonic Shockwave.
JuniorD said:
MartG said:
Not exactly a picture of an aircraft....
Two extraordinary photos of the imprint a kamikaze attack left on the hull of the HMS Sussex. The imprint perfectly resembles the Mitsubishi Ki-51 "Sonia" attack bomber of the Japanese Army Air Force, an aircraft usually mistaken for the Japanese Navy's Aichi D3A "Val" dive bomber. If you look carefully you can even see the position of the wing gun and landing light, which the "Val" didn't have.
Photo credit Ronnie Olsthoorn
Am amazed that there wasn't more damage to the hull, in fact there is nothing but a dirty imprint. Strange.Two extraordinary photos of the imprint a kamikaze attack left on the hull of the HMS Sussex. The imprint perfectly resembles the Mitsubishi Ki-51 "Sonia" attack bomber of the Japanese Army Air Force, an aircraft usually mistaken for the Japanese Navy's Aichi D3A "Val" dive bomber. If you look carefully you can even see the position of the wing gun and landing light, which the "Val" didn't have.
Photo credit Ronnie Olsthoorn
Eric Mc said:
MartG said:
Beautiful pic of Soyuz TMA-16M landing yesterday
Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
They put so much faith in one chute.Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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