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Offline Kubwak

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look ma, no wings!
« on: March 11, 2004, 12:18:13 PM »


just testing how to post pics here....
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Offline Kubwak

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« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2004, 12:30:00 PM »
oh kewl, the picture thingy worked, my thanks to www.onpoi.net:aok

we were playing a network game when some darn niki or hurri vulched me point blank, way before convergence settings i guess
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Offline acepilot2

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« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2004, 01:31:21 PM »
haha

thats a good one.

If I can dig it up I have a picture of a on fire/smoking pony that is upside down and the only part attached to it is the cockpit.
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Offline simshell

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« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2004, 01:48:42 PM »
stop trying to steal F4F's off the factory line


cant you atleast steal some with wings!
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Offline frank3

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« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2004, 03:59:22 AM »
Wingless Wildcats rule :)

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Offline Blooz

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« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2004, 02:19:49 PM »
US Navy's first attempt at a stealth fighter?
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Offline Keiler

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« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2004, 07:51:47 AM »
No, the engineers just had an idea.
Wings increase drag, right? And a whole lot of drag. So on paper this mother could reach 490mph max. at sea level, since saved weight could be used on a stronger enige as well.
Some pilots complained about lack of responsiveness around the roll-axis, as well about a certain sluggishness at low speeds (below 485mph) at takeoffs and landings. ;)
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Offline frank3

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« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2004, 12:04:15 PM »
Who needs roll rates if you have speed!

Well it sounded allright on paper...
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Offline Red Tail 444

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« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2004, 02:49:47 PM »
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Originally posted by Keiler
No, the engineers just had an idea.
Wings increase drag, right? And a whole lot of drag. So on paper this mother could reach 490mph max. at sea level, since saved weight could be used on a stronger enige as well.
Some pilots complained about lack of responsiveness around the roll-axis, as well about a certain sluggishness at low speeds (below 485mph) at takeoffs and landings. ;)


:lol test pilot must have been an La-7 driver...
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