On 4/06/2011 9:30 PM, Joseph Testagrose wrote:


What are those things on the wings; tanks?

"Alan Erskine" > wrote in message
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> On 4/06/2011 9:30 PM, Joseph Testagrose wrote:
>
>
> What are those things on the wings; tanks?

Could be they were the parachutist's carrying pods as mentioned at:

http://www.hms-vengeance.co.uk/812airc.htm

http://www.rcaf.com/Aircraft/aircraftDetail.php?BARRACUDA-71

~~
Dingo

On 5/06/2011 9:29 AM, Dingo wrote:
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> "Alan Erskine" > wrote in message
> nd.com...
>> On 4/06/2011 9:30 PM, Joseph Testagrose wrote:
>>
>>
>> What are those things on the wings; tanks?
>
> Could be they were the parachutist's carrying pods as mentioned at:
>
> http://www.hms-vengeance.co.uk/812airc.htm
>
> http://www.rcaf.com/Aircraft/aircraftDetail.php?BARRACUDA-71
>
> ~~
> Dingo

They _could_ have been for dropping supplies to agents and paratroops,
but I doubt they would ever have carried people. However, the shape
seems a bit odd for a droppable container - the aerodynamics are all....
'off' if you know what I mean. These things look like they're meant to
remain on the wing for the entire flight.

On 05/06/2011 03:27, Alan Erskine wrote:
> On 5/06/2011 9:29 AM, Dingo wrote:
>>
>> "Alan Erskine" > wrote in message
>> nd.com...
>>> On 4/06/2011 9:30 PM, Joseph Testagrose wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> What are those things on the wings; tanks?
>>
>> Could be they were the parachutist's carrying pods as mentioned at:
>>
>> http://www.hms-vengeance.co.uk/812airc.htm
>>
>> http://www.rcaf.com/Aircraft/aircraftDetail.php?BARRACUDA-71
>>
>> ~~
>> Dingo
>
> They _could_ have been for dropping supplies to agents and paratroops,
> but I doubt they would ever have carried people. However, the shape
> seems a bit odd for a droppable container - the aerodynamics are all....
> 'off' if you know what I mean. These things look like they're meant to
> remain on the wing for the entire flight.

From the Barracuda section in 'The Secret Years' by Tim Mason. about
testing at Boscombe Down:
"Perhaps the most bizarre modification tested was that involving two
'Cuda' so-called floats under the wings, each designed to carry two men
for later parachuting; the exhausts were suitably lengthened to pass
under the fuselage. Apart from much vibrating above 250 mph and erratic
operation of the doors, handling was satisfactory and take-off at 13,650
lb virtually unchanged. P9795/G was used from these trials from June
1944, and LS631/G briefly from March 1945."

HTH

--
Peter

On 5/06/2011 7:39 PM, Ramsman wrote:
> On 05/06/2011 03:27, Alan Erskine wrote:
>> On 5/06/2011 9:29 AM, Dingo wrote:
>>>
>>> "Alan Erskine" > wrote in message
>>> nd.com...
>>>> On 4/06/2011 9:30 PM, Joseph Testagrose wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What are those things on the wings; tanks?
>>>
>>> Could be they were the parachutist's carrying pods as mentioned at:
>>>
>>> http://www.hms-vengeance.co.uk/812airc.htm
>>>
>>> http://www.rcaf.com/Aircraft/aircraftDetail.php?BARRACUDA-71
>>>
>>> ~~
>>> Dingo
>>
>> They _could_ have been for dropping supplies to agents and paratroops,
>> but I doubt they would ever have carried people. However, the shape
>> seems a bit odd for a droppable container - the aerodynamics are all....
>> 'off' if you know what I mean. These things look like they're meant to
>> remain on the wing for the entire flight.
>
> From the Barracuda section in 'The Secret Years' by Tim Mason. about
> testing at Boscombe Down:
> "Perhaps the most bizarre modification tested was that involving two
> 'Cuda' so-called floats under the wings, each designed to carry two men
> for later parachuting; the exhausts were suitably lengthened to pass
> under the fuselage. Apart from much vibrating above 250 mph and erratic
> operation of the doors, handling was satisfactory and take-off at 13,650
> lb virtually unchanged. P9795/G was used from these trials from June
> 1944, and LS631/G briefly from March 1945."
>
> HTH
>

Bluddy Hell! I would never have believed it. How completely impractical.