Tubes..

Willy

Willy

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If you have a favorite tube, what is it?

Pics would be good too!

Here's mine... the Boeing 307 Stratoliner

(I know yall weren't expecting a shop heater out of me :d)
 
Willy,

I love that Merc Air paint....is it available? Reminds me of those uber cool 1950s era car club/gang motifs.

I don't have a pic to post at the moment, but my favorite tube liner (if it can actually be classified as a tube liner) is the Lockheed Electa L-10A.

OBIO
 
Ok its my turn. This should count a 4 engine Lancasterian sorry for butchering the name.
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adhockey said:
A coastie Lancastrian. Now that's unusual.
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If there's a Coastie paint for it, Tim will be there "with bells on!":kilroy:

I guess my favorite commercial tube would have to be the SMS freeware MD-11. If you can even count any vintage airliner as a "tube," I suppose any version of the Connie would be near the top of my list! But also lurking near the top are the Sahara and the Brabazon. I can't help it, I like big aircraft! I wonder if a C-5A could be converted to pax use...

Links to everything but the Connies (we all know where to get those...):
MD-11: http://www.overland.co.jp/sms/free.html
Sahara: http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=84593
Brabazon: http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=110955

Pics for the Brabazon and Sahara (from AvSim packages):
 
Depends on your definition of Tube... I fly the MAAM-SIM Dakota when I want a Tube, which isn't very often. By some modern definitions, the Dak is more of a bush-plane than an airliner!
(no pictures now, I am at school)
 
Tom

The Sahara is a plane I had not seen before...Thanks for the link.

The Brabazon link was the same as for the Sahara. I found it though with no problem...the zip name is [FONT=verdana, sans-serif]brab_01.zip

OBIO
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Hey Willy...

Well, you didnt set a date on these, so here are my faves..

* Constellation
* DeHavilland Comet airliner (with enclosed engine nacelles in the wings)
* and my fave of all time...... Concord SST! oooo lah lah... (druel)





Bill
 
Lionheart said:
Well, you didnt set a date on these
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That was on purpose as I know that some folks actually like jets. I don't understand it, but they do. :d

Actually I do like the DeHavilland Comet. David Maltby made an excellant one that I can't recommend enough.

Tom, I've got the civil version of the Sahara in Air France paint flying around as AI. Also have a Brabazon flying circuits from London to Washington DC daily.

Depends on your definition of Tube
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Mine is pretty loose and roughly translates to aircraft that were designed to be airliners. A DC-3 is well within that definition as would be the Lockheed L-10 Electra and the Lancastrian.
 
Willy,

Thanks for reminding me about the Comet...such a sleek aircraft. When I look at that plane, I think of Super Heroes....it looks like the kind of plane that Super Heroes would use to get around when they were too tired to fly on their own. Not sure what British Super Heroes would be like though....

Lacier than a curtain
Frillier than a kerchief
More Translucent than a cheap slice of beef
It's Knicker Man!

For those who do not have the Comet series by David Maltby, the following link will take you to his site:

http://www.dmflightsim.co.uk/dh106_comet.htm

OBIO

PS: No insult toward the British people intended. The only names for Super Heroes I could think of that had a British flair were Knicker Man and Bloody Bloke...comes from watching too much Hackney British comedy during my youth.
 
You have almost gotta love all of David Maltaby's aircraft. They're basically the only heavies that I regularly fly with enthusiasm (that came out a bit wrong - displays my spelling ability).

^^

Bloody Bloke? I can think of something better than that. Oh. Wait. No I can't. Poo. Carry On OBIO (our latest comedy title production)
 
My favourite airliner is definitely the Dreamfleet B727! Such a beautiful airplane :jump:

Greetings
Tim
 
I tend to think more of 'HJG' than 'Calclassics' when I hear the term 'Tubeliner'. Of the former, love the Connie/Starliner and Convair twins. Of the latter, favor the classic 707, 727, Convair 990 and this one . .


 
JDTinballs said:
British Superheroes?

Who could forget Bananaman.

Or the infamous Supergran.

As for tubes, love the Comet, 707, Lancastrian, Connie and Brabazon. But for me first place goes too....
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Lovely image; VC-10, Victor and Vulcan all in one shot.....

Victor carries tubes rather than is one. Reminds me of 1950s spaceship drawings, that pointy nose and the inset windows.
 
Does this fit your definition Willy???????? The last one should be ideal for the 'Merc-Air' hanger! :faint:
 
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