Author Topic: Name this (Read 689 times)

Nilsen · « **on:** July 08, 2004, 03:43:58 AM »

I have always liked the look of this plane but never known what its called. I see from the name of the pic that its a Grumman but thats it

Anyone know the name and a website with more images of them?

-edit- is it called Goose or albatros?

Arlo · « **Reply #1 on:** July 08, 2004, 04:01:33 AM »

Grumman Albatross

"The Albatross was the premier fixed-wing rescue aircraft for the U.S. Air Force and Coast Guard. Its very colorful history begins in 1946 and spans nearly a quarter of a century, including service with twenty-two foreign nations.

With a total of 466 built by Grumman, more than eighty examples still thrive on the civil register. The Albatross also saw extensive service in the Korean and Vietnam wars. The fascinating history of this unique aircraft is complemented by over 200 photographs including many in color showing the great variations in color schemes and markings. "

http://www.aviation-worldwide.com/products/3170.html

"The last U.S. military use of the Albatross ended in 1983 when the last Coast Guard HU-16E was retired. Albatrosses continue to serve in military services of less developed nations."

http://www.mdickinson.com/av/albatross.htm

Bill Da Silva's Albatross

"One If By Land" article out of Plane And Pilot

Pics in German markings and technical data

Nilsen · « **Reply #2 on:** July 08, 2004, 04:14:12 AM »

Thx Arlo

I remember a tv show when i was a kid that starred a Goose and its pilot. They flew around and did all kinds of stuff. Dont remember the name of the series but thats when i started to like the plane. The Albatros is as derivate of the Goose if i understand it correctly.

-edit- wohoo.... found the show i was thinking about... "Tales of the Gold Monkey"
Tales of the Gold Monkey was a popular but short-lived television show made in the early 1980s, centering around the exploits of a pilot named Jake Cutter who owned a Goose (which was named, aptly enough, "Cutter's Goose"). The producer of the show modelled it on the 1939 movie Only Angels Have Wings, although the network executives were definitely looking for something to be a TV clone of Raiders of the Lost Ark. The show was cheesy and sometimes painfully bad, but still fun, and had lots of terrific footage of a Goose taking off, landing, and in flight. (Unfortunately, the show cost the world a Goose, which crashed on its way from Alaska to California for filming. C'est la vie.) The Goose that replaced the lost one is still alive and kicking, though, and until early 1997 was owned by Seattle Seaplanes (it's been painted blue and doesn't say "Cutter's Goose" on the side any more...). It's recently been sold to unnamed buyers, but I don't have any more info than that.

Pretty plane

Arlo · « **Reply #3 on:** July 08, 2004, 04:26:21 AM »

Gooses (Geese):

http://www.grummangoose.com/

Nilsen · « **Reply #4 on:** July 08, 2004, 04:29:04 AM »

Yup, when you know what you are loking for its easy to find tons of nice pics

Its also called Catalina Goose on lots of sites....licenced production?

Arlo · « **Reply #5 on:** July 08, 2004, 04:34:25 AM »

http://www.catalinagoose.homestead.com/

Nilsen · « **Reply #6 on:** July 08, 2004, 04:41:53 AM »

Thx, i found it just before you did.

It would be great for AH2....eh.....no it prolly wouldnt. Unless we can get a pistol and shoot from the windows.

Arlo · « **Reply #7 on:** July 08, 2004, 04:42:43 AM »

Go back further and you got the Duck.

Nilsen · « **Reply #8 on:** July 08, 2004, 04:47:09 AM »

Also a good lookig plane. Was used in ww2 as a scoutplane wasnt it? Was used on cruisers and battleships + from land if i remember correctly.

Arlo · « **Reply #9 on:** July 08, 2004, 05:01:28 AM »

I know the Coast Guard was using Ducks (which they winched on and off CG cutter decks).

I think the Navy used primarily Seagulls:

Nilsen · « **Reply #10 on:** July 08, 2004, 05:48:06 AM »

btw Arlo. How does your setup work for AH? Do you get decent framerates?

United · « **Reply #11 on:** July 08, 2004, 09:15:24 AM »

Very similar to seagull in background, not sure what its called though.

Arlo · « **Reply #12 on:** July 08, 2004, 02:13:06 PM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen
btw Arlo. How does your setup work for AH? Do you get decent framerates?

Pretty good. I average 45 frames on the runway, 80-90 in the air without traffic, has dipped down as low as 20 when the furball is truly raging but most times it's in the high 30s in combat. Good enough that I seldom notice any "video drag" at all.

p.s. Running the 256 texture setting and detail sliders a tad bit toward the better detail side of the slider.

Nilsen · « **Reply #13 on:** July 08, 2004, 02:26:17 PM »

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Originally posted by Arlo
Pretty good. I average 45 frames on the runway, 80-90 in the air without traffic, has dipped down as low as 20 when the furball is truly raging but most times it's in the high 30s in combat. Good enough that I seldom notice any "video drag" at all.

p.s. Running the 256 texture setting and detail sliders a tad bit toward the better detail side of the slider.

Good, i should get abit better performance with the settup ill make soon then....sertainly not worse

Arlo · « **Reply #14 on:** July 08, 2004, 02:46:25 PM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen
Good, i should get abit better performance with the settup ill make soon then....sertainly not worse

Erm .... so ... whatcha sayin'?