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![]() "Keith Willshaw" wrote in message ... My first guess, a Fairey Swordfish in 1914 should be buildable and dominate the skies. The speed, range and bombload would be simply unknown at the time. With a thousand mile range and a 1,600 lb bomb it would be a great strategic bomber. It should hold its own even in 1918 though I would not expect the war to last so long. Again, it's no F-16 but it should be buildable. Hardly, the Swordfish was catchable by most late WW1 fighters and didng have much more disposable load than a Vimy I said a Swordfish in *1914*, which is beyond unbeatable by the planes of 1914. I don't even think it's catchable by fighters of 1918. A Spad XIII has a top speed of 135 mph, an Fokker D. VII has a top speed of 120 mph, and a Swordfish has a top speed of 138 mph. Remember, a fighter has to be significantly faster than the bomber to catch it and make repeated passes at it. http://www.budiansky.com/planes.html#wI |
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