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Aviation History
1944
1944 - 1641.PDF
AUGUST tOTH, I944 The Youngman flaps on the Barracuda can be set at different angles for take-off, landing and dive-bombing. high to get it out of the down wash. The tailplane is se'. sub-contract firm to the major units according to demands. This may sound simple, and is on paper, but the war con ditions of transport and the wide geographical separation of the numerous firms whose output had to be co-ordinated to "ihat of the main units made it, in fact, a most complex matter to ensure an even flow of completed aj*€raft from the production lines. Harmonious liaison jtfork between the firms and the M.A.P. organisations ac^pting their out put was highly necessary, since the Spracuda, which at the time had not been in action, wjC'hot in the first in- modifications, shortages of stance viewed as a vital warplane by many of the workers, who could not know its purpose and the Staff plans for its use. Each of the daughter firms has a permanent representa tive at the parent firm's factory to keep the production engineers fully advised of developments and to pass on technical and other information as it becomes available. Meetings of the Group members are held regularly to dis cuss and agree action on materials, supplies, tooling. "embodiment loan" equip ment and other subjects. The requirements of versa tility in the Barracuda satis fied operational planning but caused many intricate pro duction problems. The pro totype first flew 3£ years ago, but then experience with naval torpedo bombers was confined to the Swordfish and Albacore, both of them bi planes designed by Fairey's. The Barracuda was the first British naval monoplane air craft to be built and go into service in this war, and its teething troubles were many. Nevertheless, the first deck trials were a source of grati fication. Not only was the question of deck alighting at issue, but, with heavy wing loading and comparatively heavy power loading, ability to take off with full warload, With flaps and arrester hook down, a Barracuda lands-on. It is also equipped for cata pult launching.
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