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Interesting commentary on that one. Thanks!
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I posted a video on this 1/3 scale B 17 before, at that time it had finally flown for the first time to a regular airfield. It was discovered in that flight the props were all wrong. So here is more on its recent first official flight. Sorry about the video, as the person taking it had trouble keeping it on the subject.
http://worldwarwings.com/13-scale-b-17-finally-takes-off-heres-video/
http://worldwarwings.com/13-scale-b-17-finally-takes-off-heres-video/
That thing is awesome!
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The French built Latécoère 631.
Six Wright Cyclone 1600 hp. engines, 245 mph. and 46 passengers.
Six Wright Cyclone 1600 hp. engines, 245 mph. and 46 passengers.
Bladecutter
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A beauty. Retractable outboard floats? Nacelles are sweet.
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I just stumbled over this clean looker. North American XB-28, only two prototypes built in 1942. 372 mph. I think this may have been a hopeful counter to the Martin B-26, a lot of similarities. R-2800's. Wing loading was high @ 52 lbs/sq. ft., but still not as high as the short wing Martin B-26 @ 56 lbs./sq. ft.
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thanks for the correction mis typed thanks again
Bladecutter
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Beechcraft tough!
Kinda where the A-20 came from?
Darius
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Notice the towel on the pilot seat!!!!
Covered up the poop stain.
Notice the towel on the pilot seat!!!!
And the blood on the back of the seat. If there was a copilot, he really got screwed. Anyone got the story on this one?
I didn't think a goose could do that much damage.
"These photographs depict the aftermath of a mid-air collision between two small planes, a Beech 95-B55 and a Cessna 180K, over Tehachapi, California, on 16 January 2004. The Cessna was destroyed and its pilot killed, but the pilot of the Beech Baron amazingly suffered only minor injuries and was able to land his aircraft safely on a dirt airstrip. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report on the accident:"
"These photographs depict the aftermath of a mid-air collision between two small planes, a Beech 95-B55 and a Cessna 180K, over Tehachapi, California, on 16 January 2004. The Cessna was destroyed and its pilot killed, but the pilot of the Beech Baron amazingly suffered only minor injuries and was able to land his aircraft safely on a dirt airstrip. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report on the accident:"
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A-20 started production in 41, so I'd say that North American tapped the A-20 too. You're right, it's in there.
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The A10. The last of a dying breed!!!
It's the final truly stick and rudder airplane still in use by our military. I fly the Airbus 320 series. Fly by wire is ok enough but the true mechanical linkage of the older technology was so much more responsive. If i could have been a pilot in the military (corrected vision argh) this would have been the one I would have wanted. Today they are all just fancy video games!
It's the final truly stick and rudder airplane still in use by our military. I fly the Airbus 320 series. Fly by wire is ok enough but the true mechanical linkage of the older technology was so much more responsive. If i could have been a pilot in the military (corrected vision argh) this would have been the one I would have wanted. Today they are all just fancy video games!
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