343KKT_Kintaro Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) Hi all. Please, what is the correct term to name this opening in the right side panel of a 109? EDIT : I forgot to mention that I already know that the above shown opening is destined to shoot flares through it !! LOL!! Edited October 23, 2020 by 343KKT_Kintaro
Zanzibar Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 I don't know what the technical term for it is, but it's a port/tube for the flare gun
PatrickAWlson Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) Leuchtpistoleloch Edited October 23, 2020 by PatrickAWlson 1
343KKT_Kintaro Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, PatrickAWlson said: Leuchtpistoleloch Ok I'll call him Johnny... Thank you for the German term. What about in English? Nobody knows?
PatrickAWlson Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, 343KKT_Kintaro said: Ok I'll call him Johnny... Thank you for the German term. What about in English? Nobody knows? Sorry, I was joking. That is literally flare pistol hole in German. In English call it what you will. There probably is no official term. I would go with Flare Pistol Port myself.
343KKT_Kintaro Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, PatrickAWlson said: Sorry, I was joking. That is literally flare pistol hole in German. No worries, you are welcome. 2 minutes ago, PatrickAWlson said: There probably is no official term. I would go with Flare Pistol Port myself. You just dropped that term... I googled it... and I got at least the following link, which mentions the "flare pistol port": https://www.model-monkey.com/product-page/1-18-flare-pistol-port-for-p-51-mustangs Thus, I'll stick to the use of that term. Thank you! 16 minutes ago, Uufflakke said: Flare gun port? Sorry mate, I didn't notice your response. Yep, I found Google results with your suggestion as well. I'll indistinctly use both of them. Thank you fellows.
kestrel79 Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Could the pilot close the flare tubes in real life? Or stick a plug it in when not in use? Seems it would be cold having that open all the time.
343KKT_Kintaro Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, kestrel79 said: Could the pilot close the flare tubes in real life? Or stick a plug it in when not in use? Seems it would be cold having that open all the time. Apparently there was a screw cap inside the cockpit of the P-51s : But not for the German pilots:
PatrickAWlson Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 I have a hard time imagining that that tube was left open. From the position it looks like it would constantly funnel a concentrated blast of cold air into the pilot's face.
343KKT_Kintaro Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, PatrickAWlson said: I have a hard time imagining that that tube was left open. From the position it looks like it would constantly funnel a concentrated blast of cold air into the pilot's face. Sounds logical... So maybe this German tube was filled with something...
41Sqn_Skipper Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, PatrickAWlson said: Leuchtpistoleloch Leuchtpistolenloch Only correcting the spelling. Not sure if that's the authentic name for it. 2
Noisemaker Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 I'm not sure what the other English speaking people call it, but in Canada we call it "your Mom". 1 1
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