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OBIO said:
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.
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In parts of this sceptered isle the Fantastic Four would be mistaken for an Enid Blyton book and to call oneself ironman would be inviting all sorts interest not all welcome to a heterosexual male......

kurt
 
Mine Has to be this Little Lady!!!........


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wombat666 said:
Does this fit your definition Willy???????? The last one should be ideal for the 'Merc-Air' hanger! :faint:
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Nice find Wombat! I had only seen the one side shot. Some excellent renderings and wild, well done imagination there.

He even put in an airfield in the backdrop.


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Bill
 
Willy said:
If you have a favorite tube, what is it? Pics would be good too!
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Well...thinking slightly outside the box, how about all the wonderful AI airlines we are getting!
Flying a tube can be fairly routine, and I reckon the scenery plays a big part in the experience.

Look at these two shots - without:
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...and with, AI.

They are getting more sophisticated too - thrust reverse, flaps, spoilers, flexing wings:
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And today, for the first time, nosewheel steering from the Russian AI group.
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It changes the way you regard AI on the ground.

Isn't it amazing, just when you thought FS had reached its development level, someone comes along and ups the ante, again!
 
I guess you could call my favorite "tube" a shop heater with a fan!:costumes:

The Lockheed L-188 Electra flown by Reeve Aleutian Airways.
 
Technically it was considered an airliner....and it was even vaguely tube shaped, which in its time was extremely advanced. Granted it wasn't the biggest airliner on the block but when it came out it was the fastest. I humbly present the 1930's version of the Learjet...the Lockheed Vega.:applause:
 
There's a lot of great airliner stuff out there - but these two stand out head and shoulders above the crowd in my estimation:

Prop-driven - FDZigns Constellation. With Banana Bob's prop textures, this bird just shines.

Jet - AlliedFS Caravelle.

The amazing thing is these are both freeware, at levels of quality that many payware planes have yet to attain.

dl
 
There appears to be controversy about this, although Sports Illustrated cover girl Bar Refaeli isn't showing more flesh than you'd see on any beach...

Now i don't want to pick Southwest up on hypocrisy here, but for the Flightglobal reading sisterhood out there i feel i have to ask this question. Wasn't Southwest the airline that late last year banned Kyla Ebbert from boarding a flight after adjudging her skirt to be too short?And if so, isn't it a little rich to be using sex so overtly now to publicise the brand?
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And so on...
 
There can be only one!

<---- (Or -2, in this case.. ;) )

Second on the list would be the FsX A2A Stratocruiser, David Maltby's tubes are high on my list as well.
 
Hi there,

As far as I'm concerned my favorite tube is a Douglas series (Dc-2, -3 (incl. Li-2), -4 (incl. Carvair), -5 and -6 all versions). Love to fly that bunch.

Having said so I also like to fly the Connies (L-049 by FSDZigns and 749 by Paco Sanchez) and the Starliner (L-1649A) by Manfred Jahn very much.

I'm very eagerly looking forward to the new L-749/C-121A and the L-1049G/C-121C series which are under construction at Manfred Jahn's works. (see forum CalClassic)

Cheers,
Maarten
 
I agree with you guys about the classic Doug's and at the moment I am also enjoying this magnificent beast.
Thanks very much Maarten for the great textures.
Superb work.:ernae:
 
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