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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
cheezyflier
Charter Member
i have several, depending on the category
pt-17 stearman for oldies
cessna 337 for g/a twin
kodiak quest for the bush
dc-3 for the longevity and toughness
b-25 for ww2 stuff
epic victory for vlj
f-16 for jet fighter
bombardier crj for regional jet
pt-17 stearman for oldies
cessna 337 for g/a twin
kodiak quest for the bush
dc-3 for the longevity and toughness
b-25 for ww2 stuff
epic victory for vlj
f-16 for jet fighter
bombardier crj for regional jet
Curtis P40
Charter Member
Ever since reading my first book many many years ago, God is my Co-pilot, The Curtiss P-40
Another plane I fell in love with after getting my PPL, The PA-18 Super Cub.
Curt
Another plane I fell in love with after getting my PPL, The PA-18 Super Cub.
Curt
Many, as the aviation history is full of grand stories I dont want to choose from. A short selection :
The highflyers SR71 and U2, technological wonders, I wish I could embark in a mission for the view...
The venerable DC3 because of the mystique (The Hump, D-Day, Indiana Jones
). I am old enough to have been a passenger in a DC 3 and a C47, long ago in a faraway land...
The Spitfire and P-51, not only because of they're good-looking great performers but because they made the difference, they meant freedom.
Other great planes, the Beech Staggerwing (any model 17 !), the F86, the Mirage IV (another beautiful bird), the Concord.
and, of course,
the Piper Cub
The highflyers SR71 and U2, technological wonders, I wish I could embark in a mission for the view...
The venerable DC3 because of the mystique (The Hump, D-Day, Indiana Jones
). I am old enough to have been a passenger in a DC 3 and a C47, long ago in a faraway land...The Spitfire and P-51, not only because of they're good-looking great performers but because they made the difference, they meant freedom.
Other great planes, the Beech Staggerwing (any model 17 !), the F86, the Mirage IV (another beautiful bird), the Concord.
and, of course,
the Piper Cub
Agree with all of the above, but want to add one more -- the P-3 Orion.
They still make regular trips in and out of the airport I work at; and seeing them mix it up with 737s is like watching a time capsule in motion. Although a turboprop, it is the only four engine plane I get to see on a regular basis; and takes me back to the planes from the Golden Age of Aviation.
It's story is an ironic one. The Lockheed Electra, from which it was derived, suffered from a bad reputation after a series of crashes due to vibration resonance in the engine mounts, which caused the wings to rip off in flight. It was also quickly made obsolete by the first jetliners.
Yet, the P-3 itself is one of the aircraft used as hurricane hunters by NOAA and the Air Force, vindicating the soundness of it's original design. Like the C-130; it is another design that was so good, it is still with us today, and will be with other nations for some time to come.
-James
They still make regular trips in and out of the airport I work at; and seeing them mix it up with 737s is like watching a time capsule in motion. Although a turboprop, it is the only four engine plane I get to see on a regular basis; and takes me back to the planes from the Golden Age of Aviation.
It's story is an ironic one. The Lockheed Electra, from which it was derived, suffered from a bad reputation after a series of crashes due to vibration resonance in the engine mounts, which caused the wings to rip off in flight. It was also quickly made obsolete by the first jetliners.
Yet, the P-3 itself is one of the aircraft used as hurricane hunters by NOAA and the Air Force, vindicating the soundness of it's original design. Like the C-130; it is another design that was so good, it is still with us today, and will be with other nations for some time to come.
-James
Bjoern
worst developer ever
um um ?
i see no one here has mentioned
whats that thing called again
its on the tip of my tongue dontcha hate getting old
its got bentley engines or wait!
nah rolls royce
i will have to check my little book
it starts with an m
Messerschmit Bf-109F experimental fittet with a RR Merlin.
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brad kaste
Charter Member
....Mosquito,.......B-25 Mitchell,....and the F4U-Corsair,....in no particular order.
I have a few Favorite aircraft but the one I'm sweet on right now is the P-39.
This web site http://www.fritzthefox.com/ww2guide/p39.html sums up the P-39 nicely. I ll quote it.
"The Airacobra was an innovative and promising mid-engine design that was completely screwed up by the Army Engineering and Procurement Department. Somebody at Wright Field was apparently obsessed with aerodynamic drag, and in a fit of streamlining ended up removing a lot of really useful parts of the airplane. They forced Bell to make design changes that turned the P-39 into a troublesome, spin-prone aircraft which soon earned the nickname the "Iron Dog"."
This web site http://www.fritzthefox.com/ww2guide/p39.html sums up the P-39 nicely. I ll quote it.
"The Airacobra was an innovative and promising mid-engine design that was completely screwed up by the Army Engineering and Procurement Department. Somebody at Wright Field was apparently obsessed with aerodynamic drag, and in a fit of streamlining ended up removing a lot of really useful parts of the airplane. They forced Bell to make design changes that turned the P-39 into a troublesome, spin-prone aircraft which soon earned the nickname the "Iron Dog"."
