Unofficial plane list.

[The Doctor B]

For sure. the greatest sound on the planet is a merlin powered aircraft performing a half cuban!

[bird of bait]

The mustang has the best sound accompanied with the dark sound of the c-47

[juz1]

Originally Posted by Almighty Blighty

Agreed, people believe that the merlin is one of/ if not THE best sounding engine ever...but two... mmmmmmmmmmm

doesn't sound so nice in a centurion tank
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[Danny M NL]

pfff, you guys obviously never heard a Messerschmitt before....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO9mE...eature=related

edit: for you merlin lovers out there, some nice footage, I blieve near dover:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2nlGN6aS8g

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by Almighty Blighty

So you would rather spend one hell of alot of money designing many new planes, then buying them- instead of just develpoing existing ones for alot cheaper and just as effactive. then when it is designed you can convery existing planes instead of having to waste money on buildin new ones

Seems to work fine for every major nation that does it: US, Britain, France etc. They all seem to have several planes rather than just one.

But just because the Mosquito could do all these wonderful things, doesn't mean that it was good at all of them. That's why planes should only have 2-3 jobs. That's why I like the Yak-3, is because it could do 2-3 things, but it was only really good at the most important thing: Dogfighting.

[P-51]

Originally Posted by juz1

doesn't sound so nice in a centurion tank

That my friend is the Meteor not the Merlin xD

[juz1]

Originally Posted by P-51

That my friend is the Meteor not the Merlin xD

now tell our fine readers from which engine was the meteor developed...? mmmmmmmmm?

(ie almost entirely the same just with heavier/scrap Merlin(hint) bits stuck on and the supercharger removed)
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[mondo]

Yeah, a Meteor is a Merlin derivative, its still the same basic 26ltr V12 but has no supercharger or reduction gear and runs on a different fuel type.

[David603]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

Seems to work fine for every major nation that does it: US, Britain, France etc. They all seem to have several planes rather than just one.

The US wanted the Mosquito, but by the time they got round to putting it into production the war was over.

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

But just because the Mosquito could do all these wonderful things, doesn't mean that it was good at all of them. That's why planes should only have 2-3 jobs. That's why I like the Yak-3, is because it could do 2-3 things, but it was only really good at the most important thing: Dogfighting.

Well, that's the point. The Mosquito was good at everything it was used for. Even though it was designed as a light bomber. Just don't expect it to be a brilliant dogfighter too. The Yak-3 was certainly a good fighter, but that was the only thing it could do.

[Almighty Blighty]

pipped me to it, thanks