Comments by "Ray Purchase" (@raypurchase801) on "Bristol Beaufighter NF Mk. V; How to Use ‘Good’ Ideas to Ruin an Aircraft" video.

  1. I visited the RAF Museum in Hendon yesterday. They've got a Beaufighter, a Beaufort and a Blenheim. Nice.
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  2.  @davidlee-ln9vh  Friendly fire took place everywhere, but the Americans earned themselves a special reputation for it.
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  3. The Bristol Fighter was very successful in the Great War. The concept performed well with Hawker two-seat fighters in the thirties. Boulton & Paul manufactured two-seat Hawkers under licence during the thirties. The idea of a two-seat fighter which resembled the Hawker Hurricane seemed like a great idea at the time. Keith Park commanded 11 Group during the BoB. He'd been a Bristol Fighter ace during the Great War, and expected better from the Defiant. If Defiants were used in 12 Group instead of 11 Group, they'd have gone up against unescorted bombers as they'd originally been designed to do.
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  4. The Beaufighter had problems with its front-heavy weight and dodgy aerodynamics. I suspect putting a turret in the back might have pushed the C of G rearwards, but I'm guessing.
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