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Four1oh
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by Four1oh Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:36 pm
wallypilot wrote: Just another canuck wrote: 5x5, what the hell is that???
Isn't that actually one of those ground effect craft? It's just designed to fly in ground effect...or am I mistaking it for some other crazy russian design?
you're right. Amazing aircraft, built for amphibious assaults. Very fast, and can carry one helluva load plus, obviously, missles.
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Four1oh
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by Four1oh Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:39 pm
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Four1oh
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by Four1oh Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:40 pm
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MichaelP
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by MichaelP Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:57 pm
German copycats hey!
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square
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by square Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:35 pm
Hedley wrote: Honorable mention goes to Boeing:
that is the happiest airplane ever!!
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KnownIce
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by KnownIce Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:52 pm
I could see Jay Leno commenting on the above A/C:
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mattedfred
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by mattedfred Wed Jan 07, 2009 6:47 am
most the previous picks as well as:
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bandaid
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by bandaid Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:21 am
Got that Klingon front end look to it.
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Mitch Cronin
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by Mitch Cronin Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:06 am
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Rudder Bug
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by Rudder Bug Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:11 am
Hey Mitch
I am expecting a strong reaction from .!
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iflyforpie
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by iflyforpie Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:14 am
Just for MichaelP
HAHA!! Flying sperm!
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Rudder Bug
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by Rudder Bug Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:15 am
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iflyforpie
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by iflyforpie Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:19 am
The F-35 may look cool when going straight and level, but with all the stuff hanging out it looks like something out of a Mattel box.
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linecrew
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by linecrew Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:26 am
The Fairey Barracuda...
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MichaelP
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by MichaelP Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:33 am
Just for MichaelP
Agreed somewhat, so much better with a Rotax than that awful cantankerous IO-240.
At least our 'sperm' penetrates further... Out cruises anything certified on the power.
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Benwa
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by Benwa Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:01 am
The Fairey Gannet deserves a place in this thread !
with the Wings folded...
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TeePeeCreeper
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by TeePeeCreeper Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:12 am
MichaelP wrote: German copycats hey!
Looks like a modified Westland Lysander... poor taste!
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silentivan
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by silentivan Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:00 pm
I'm surprised no one has mentioned this modern beast of ugly, the Airbus Beluga
"It's not a toom-ah"
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fleet16b
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by fleet16b Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:10 pm
Pretty much ALL Heince designed homebuilts.( CH701, Zenieths etc)
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Just another canuck
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by Just another canuck Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:28 pm
silentivan wrote: I'm surprised no one has mentioned this modern beast of ugly, the Airbus Beluga
"It's not a toom-ah"
Yeah, no kidding... how did it take so long to get that fat bastard up here?
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Human Factor
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by Human Factor Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:57 pm
200hr Wonder wrote: How does that saying go? If it is ugly it is British, if it is strange it is French and if it is ugly AND strange it is Russian?
Though Boeing took a very classic lined 747 and turned it into THIS:
Did your missing pic look like one of these?
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MichaelP
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by MichaelP Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:19 pm
Have you not looked at the size of the average American lately?
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Phlyer
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by Phlyer Wed Jan 07, 2009 6:32 pm
Bristol Freighter got a good whack with the ugly stick.
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Siddley Hawker
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by Siddley Hawker Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:17 pm
Just another canuck wrote: silentivan wrote: I'm surprised no one has mentioned this modern beast of ugly, the Airbus Beluga
"It's not a toom-ah"
Yeah, no kidding... how did it take so long to get that fat bastard up here?
Tis a wonder just two engines can haul all that ugly around.
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C-GGGQ
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by C-GGGQ Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:23 pm
well when each engine is big enough for a 737 to roll through it (minus wings and tail of course) and produces as much thrust as 3 747 engines my guess is that there is plenty of juice.
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