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[Photon440]

A 737 with gravel kit to allow operations from unpaved runways. As well as a deflector on the nose wheel to prevent debris from flying out towards the engines, the engines themselves have (see the yellow bar under the front of the inlet) vortex dissipators to stop sucking rocks off the ground.

This type of aircraft ended service with Canadian North in 2023, being replaced by ATR-42's turboprop airliners with similar ice and gravel capability.

 

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A view of the rather rudimentary cockpit from Avro Canada's Jetliner.

On the tarmac in 1949.

 

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the Skyrocket took its maiden flight on April 1, 1940

 

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the Skyrocket took its maiden flight on April 1, 1940

Looks like a '40's version of an A-10!

 

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Wowza! I like it!

 

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[Richard Cranium]

How about some ice landings ...

 

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[DeltaV]

Far out, man. Like, really far out.

 

[Richard Cranium]

How about some ice landings ...

Uh oh, looks like there was a mishap. This picture was taken by a friend. Who would have thought when landing on glare ice you could spin out?

 

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[Photon440]

BD-5J microjet, the smallest jet powered airplane. This homebuilt flies at 300 mph. and the lightest one weighs 358.8 pounds.

This is the BD-5J that opened the James Bond Octopussy movie in 1983.

 

[Richard Cranium]

BD-5J microjet, the smallest jet powered airplane. This homebuilt flies at 300 mph. and the lightest one weighs 358.8 pounds.
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This is the BD-5J that opened the James Bond Octopussy movie in 1983.
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What's wrong with the tail wings on the white one?

 

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Mosquitos attack ships off Gironde France 1944