That old devil, Winkle Brown said it's not a good idea because the a/c behaves like a turd. Bad wings.
Is there anything that old bastard didn't fly?
That old devil, Winkle Brown said it's not a good idea because the a/c behaves like a turd. Bad wings.
I suspect he even managed fly fishing.Is there anything that old bastard didn't fly?
Is there anything that old bastard didn't fly?
Is there anything that old bastard didn't fly?
Those more au fait with the technical aspects may well say it wasn't a goer, but I always thought the FEAF and FAA would have loved to get their paws on a couple of squadron's worth in 1941.
Ever since first reading about it as a kid, I've had a soft spot for the Miles M.20. The prototype had much more range and ammo than the Spitfire and Hurricane, and was faster than the latter. Yes, it had fixed landing gear, but the whole thing went from specification to first flight in less than ten weeks. If only it hadn't wanted the same power egg as the Lancaster and Beaufughter.
Those more au fait with the technical aspects may well say it wasn't a goer, but I always thought the FEAF and FAA would have loved to get their paws on a couple of squadron's worth in 1941.
Well, He-112 comes in as an aircraft that could have found its edge for just this purpose.
Oh, I don't for a second think it could have gone toe to toe with a zero, but it's at least one order of magnitude better than what they had to play with in OTL. Even a couple of squadrons of Spitfires wouldn't have changed the outcome of Malaya, Singapore and Burma, but there may have been more working planes and more living pilots to retreat to India. Plus, a squadron or two of these would have had the range to escort Force Z anywhere, as long as somebody gives Admiral Phillips a clue. Possibly with extreme prejudice.They may have loved to get their paws on a couple of squadrons--until they faced the Japanese. I imagine that they would have felt the same affection for the plane as the Hurricane pilots felt for their planes when they faced the Japanese.
Stop reading my mind!Maybe a licence build for the RAAF too. The mk II could have extra bells and whistles like retractable undercarriage.
I thought the name 'Miles Manticore' might work nicely...Sorry man. How about this for a title for a timeline.
"The Flight if the Warmaster."
Maybe send a few to beef up the Indian Air Force too.
From another website, but is this what you were thinking of?Elsewhere on this site, another member showed a Navalized P-38. That is something worth a try.![]()