Talk:Armstrong Whitworth Whitley

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[edit] The things you learn

"Early marks of the Whitley had bomb bay doors which were kept closed by bungee cords. The doors were opened by the weight of the released bombs falling on them."-Ashley Pomeroy 15:40, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

The attack on U-206 credited to a Whitley is now believed to have been against U-71. U-71 reported being attacked by a Whitley on the same night at the location but survived undamaged; the fate of U-206 is unknown. See this article at U-boat.net Astro$01 02:03, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Low Wing?

The previous version of this page stated that the Whitley, unlike the AW.23 from which it is derived, is a mid-wing aircraft. However, the picture accompanying the article shows the wing on the bottom of the fuselage. Do we have an incorrect picture?? I am assuming the picture is correct, and therefore have removed that phrase from the text. If somebody has more solid information, feel free to revert my deletion. Raymondwinn (talk) 22:03, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

The picture is a Whitley. The AW.23 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane and the Whitley looks very similar, certainly looks low-wing, but references I have seen called it a mid-wing! Perhaps its a matter of the exact place the main spar is connected to the fuselage. Hopefully a wing expert will be along shortly! but I dont see a problem with your edit. MilborneOne (talk) 23:47, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Guys, you got it right, it is a mid-wing location. The photo just makes it difficult to see the actual placement of the spar. See:. FWIW Bzuk (talk) 02:13, 31 December 2007 (UTC).

Just to complicate matters, the main wing's angle of incidence was so great that its leading edge was at mid-fuselage height even though the trailing edge was nearer to the bottom! In theory it could be described as a mid/low-wing aircraft, but as pointed out, the position of the main spar may be the determining factor. --Red Sunset 15:37, 31 December 2007 (UTC)