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Re: David G Price's Business Problems

Posted by Ron Henry on Wed Mar 06, 2002 03:03:44 PM

In reply top Re: David G Price's Business Problems posted by Jim H on Wed Mar 06, 2002 02:49:17 PM

: : Didn`t Planes of Fame say they`d improved the ground han
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: : ing on the 'Pearl Harbour' 109 by changing the stub axle
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: : or something?
: : Without getting into another originality argument, it so
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: : ded like a good idea, considering the way people describ
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: : landing one of these things! Like 'crossing railway line
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: : wasnt it?
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: : Ta Ta
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: : James
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: I'd think owners would elect to land on grass only...now b
: eing realistic I know this isn't always possible but consi
: dering the nature of the beast... What happened to the Po
: F 109 whilst in England? I know it went off the runway or
: something of that nature. Thanks
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: Jim

Yes, its ground handling does seem to be bad by modern standards, and wise people appear to have made the decision to operate them off grass. But wasn't the 109 the highest production fighter of all time? If its grd handling had been so awful *by the standards of the day*, then surely some attempt at u/c redesign would have been made? Or did the Germans just have so many of them that a high attrition rate was acceptable ?! ;-)

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