Talk:Bristol Beaufighter

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Contents 1 Centre of gravity 2 Ewart Poem 3 Dihedral Tailplane 4 References 5 Israeli Flag 6 Recent review

[edit] Centre of gravity

Does anyone know the source of the comment that having the c-of-g too far forward is an undesirable attribute in aircraft design? Generally, the reverse is true; a too-far-forward c-of-g can be trimmed while remaining stable, albeit at the expense of higher drag. A too-far-aft s-of-g will make the aircraft longitudinally unstable; this was a common fault in later Spitfire models. If no-one can provide a citation for this comment, then I suggest it be removed as unsubstantiated. KiwiBiggles 12:22, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ewart Poem

The plane, and apparently one of its less desirable characteristics, is commemorated in a poem by Gavin Ewart(?), which used to be in a set anthology of war poetry for O-level English - from the web, the first verse (of three) is

'

When a Beau goes in

Into the drink

It makes you think,

Because, you see, they always sink;

But nobody says "Poor lad!"

Or goes about looking sad;

Because, you see, it's war,

It's the unalterable law.

...' Anyone else remember it? (It appears to be fairly well known still). Is it founded on fact? Linuxlad 19:41, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

• seems to go

When a Beau goes in

Into the drink

It makes you think,

Because, you see, they always sink;

But nobody says "Poor lad!"

Or goes about looking sad;

Because, you see, it's war,

It's the unalterable law.

Although it's perfectly certain

The pilot's gone for a Burton

And the observer too,

It's nothing to do with you;

And if they both should go

To a land where falls no rain nor hail nor driven snow--

Here, there, or anywhere,

Do you suppose THEY care?

You shouldn't cry

Or say a prayer or sigh.

In the cold sea, in the dark

It isn't a lark

But it isn't Original Sin--

It's just a Beau going in.

Dirk P Broer 23:56, 24 September 2007 (UTC) ^[1]

[edit] Dihedral Tailplane

The dihedral tailplane was by no means unique to the Australian Mk.21 version^[2] it was also to be found on the following Mks:

• Mk I R2057 (1st prototype for dihedral tailplane)
• NF Mk If T3032 (2nd prototype for dihedral tailplane, later back to normal tail and extended dorsal fin)
• NF Mk IIf R2270 (3rd prototype for dihedral tailplane)
• Most of the production Mk VIf batch
• The entire production Mk VIc batch
• The entire production Mk X batch

Dirk P Broer 23:47, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] References

1. ^ www.emule.com
2. ^ Franks 2002, p. 57-72.

[edit] Israeli Flag

I'm pretty sure it isn't a swastika —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.71.13.58 (talk) 21:07, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Recent review

I would like to enlist other editors in assessing this article which had recently been classed as a "start" and to my mind, does not fit that category. See examples of start articles. FWIW, the example of a "start" article is 1st Battalion 2nd Marines. Bzuk (talk) 05:00, 9 April 2008 (UTC).

Applying the B category checklist,the article fails badly on having very few citations, with most of the article uncited - I think that this would knock it back down to a startNigel Ish (talk) 18:43, 9 April 2008 (UTC)