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Hawker Tempest

PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2004 2:18 pm
by Omag 2.0
Hi all

New download, in the category "Planes that say ooooh!" ;D

The Hawker Tempest MkVI

Very nice plane - strange engine - seems to cause little blue flames.

Anyway, some viewers paying attention may notice the open Cowlflaps on take-off. Didn't know i'd opened them.

Here a really stupid question: What are those flaps and what do they do?  :-[
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I was paying so much attention on taking the second shot i nearly went of the tarmac...  :-[ again ...  ;)

Re: Hawker Tempest

PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2004 2:21 pm
by ozzy72
The little blue flames are perfectly normal, and she is a brutal babe ;D Lovely shots Omag ;)

Ozzy

Re: Hawker Tempest

PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2004 2:40 pm
by Iroquois
Nice shots of a nice aircraft.

To answer your question, cowl flaps help in engine cooling while on the ground and at low airspeeds. They produce drag so they are usually retracted at higher speeds.

Re: Hawker Tempest

PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2004 2:42 pm
by Omag 2.0
To answer your question, cowl flaps help in engine cooling while on the ground and at low airspeeds. They produce drag so they are usually retracted at higher speeds.


Ok, so i didn't make a to big fool off myself!
;)

Re: Hawker Tempest

PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2004 3:47 pm
by GeForce
That's a great aicraft Omag, and great shots too ;D

Re: Hawker Tempest

PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2004 8:27 am
by ATI_7500
Big,bad,but certainly not beautiful.... :)

Re: Hawker Tempest

PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2004 1:24 pm
by Madcat
I seen this Tempest and started drooling!! Awesome plane and it is a beautiful aircraft  ;)

Re: Hawker Tempest

PostPosted: Sun May 09, 2004 8:53 am
by congo
Lovely Pics of a lovely aircraft!  :D

I like the subtle bounce characteristics on landing and the pilot ducks his head when the canopy opens and closes. Very good !

Re: Hawker Tempest

PostPosted: Sun May 09, 2004 3:07 pm
by FLYING_TRUCKER
Very Nice Omag...Great Aeroplane :)

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug