Author Topic: Experimental Planes!!! (Read 1704 times)

Glasses · « **Reply #15 on:** July 28, 2005, 05:56:05 PM »

You get one of those if I get a Vf-0 from Super Dimensional Fortress Macross!

DamnedRen · « **Reply #16 on:** July 28, 2005, 08:52:20 PM »

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Originally posted by ViFF
heh...
that sounds more like a sales pitch then a description of the aircraft.
if there were any for sale today I would definately buy one

Looks like a Spitstang!

Furball · « **Reply #17 on:** July 29, 2005, 01:39:29 AM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
No it's that 4-engined heavy bomber that never took offf.. What was it, a Junkers I think?? Ju or Go, one of those, and had a 3-digit code number. I want to say Ju290? Go290? Can't remember.

it is a JU-290, it is this aircraft: -

http://1000aircraftphotos.com/APS/2005.htm

And they definitely could fly!

blue308 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 29, 2005, 05:11:48 AM »

id like to see this one

hogenbor · « **Reply #19 on:** July 29, 2005, 05:36:45 AM »

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Originally posted by Furball
it is a JU-290, it is this aircraft: -

And they definitely could fly!

Errr, Furball, you do know what 'Alles kaputt' means do you?

It's German for 'Everything broken'

Also saw a pic once of a P-51 with 'Gross Arsch Vogel' on it, a literal translation into German of Big bellybutton Bird. Funny that.

I don't think the Germans were into frivolous nose art, but maybe it was done by Americans after they captured it.

Curval · « **Reply #20 on:** July 29, 2005, 07:18:19 AM »

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Originally posted by Furball
this is the one i would want

Hey Furby,

Next time I'm in the UK we will have to hook up and go for a tour of the MB factory. Mr. James Martin is a friend of the family and in fact will be in Bda next month (I have organised a bottle of Glen Morange to be in his room for his arrival...he needs a break after all the Euro-fighter testing that has been going on).

I've chatted with him at length about the MB5. He's a great guy who loves to "talk shop".

Billy Joe Bob · « **Reply #21 on:** July 30, 2005, 08:21:58 PM »

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Originally posted by TheThang
They had the antter and the goblin on BF-SWoWW2 The natter is the most badarse plane out there. zoom zoom bang bang boom boom zoom zoom out of fuel =D

that is where i got the idea for the experimental planes on aces high. that and seeing a picture of the go229 and going"omg THAT HAS GOT TO BE IN ACES HIGH"

nirvana · « **Reply #22 on:** July 30, 2005, 09:39:47 PM »

Go229 was an experimental plane for stealth wasn't it? They made it so they could get into Britain without radar knowing, or it being hard to track. Thought of during BoB is what Discovery said tonight on stealth planes. One of the first planes to incorporate RAM.

The F-85 is reputed to have had horrible flying stats I believe is what a book said (that book being packed away I can't check). Might not have even been able to fly.

Just from memory though i could be wrong.

Krusty · « **Reply #23 on:** July 30, 2005, 11:07:45 PM »

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Originally posted by Furball
it is a JU-290, it is this aircraft: -

And they definitely could fly!

Poor choice of words, Furball. I meant "Never got a foothold in the industry" or "Never became widely produced" -- not never "took off" but "never took off".

Brooke · « **Reply #24 on:** July 31, 2005, 04:46:54 AM »

It would be fun to have an arena with all the experimental and late-late-war planes (like the F7F, F8F). But, I doubt HTC would take the time to do it for a couple of reasons. First, if it is not as popular as the main arena or Tour of Duty, then they are better off using limited resource to do the things that contribute to those areas. Second, if it were as popular or more popular than the regular areas, that wouldn't be good, in my opinion -- it would then reduce the player base for the portion of the game focusing on the planes that were mostly used in WWII.

This would be the sort of thing that would be awesome to add once they run out of fixes and good ideas for enhancements to the regular areas.

SELECTOR · « **Reply #25 on:** July 31, 2005, 02:38:44 PM »

funny thing is furball i acually saw that engine running today at our local steam show.. there were 3 RR engines on flat bed trailers with contols behind for the operators..they had 3 running all together, what a noise. they had a radial as well but im not sure what type..
i will post pics asap

Furball · « **Reply #26 on:** July 31, 2005, 03:08:34 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
Poor choice of words, Furball. I meant "Never got a foothold in the industry" or "Never became widely produced" -- not never "took off" but "never took off".

haha, thats pretty funny.

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Originally posted by Curval
Hey Furby,

Next time I'm in the UK we will have to hook up and go for a tour of the MB factory. Mr. James Martin is a friend of the family and in fact will be in Bda next month (I have organised a bottle of Glen Morange to be in his room for his arrival...he needs a break after all the Euro-fighter testing that has been going on).

I've chatted with him at length about the MB5. He's a great guy who loves to "talk shop".

sounds great

I think they just got the contract to replace all the seats on the T-38's the USAF use?

Treize69 · « **Reply #27 on:** August 01, 2005, 10:25:30 AM »

If starting up a "what if" arena, how about beginning with modelling variants of aircraft that we already have but that never made it into full production (or did but never saw widespread use for whatever reason), like the P-38K and the Bf-109T? I got into OL flight sims for the historical aspects, but the chance to see what the "almost fought" versions of aircraft we already have could do would be something that would definately grab my attention

SELECTOR · « **Reply #28 on:** August 01, 2005, 02:56:28 PM »

big problem with X planes is there is not very much info on flight permamiters..with conventional planes there is lots and first hand information..

Curval · « **Reply #29 on:** August 01, 2005, 04:23:39 PM »

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Originally posted by Furball

sounds great

I think they just got the contract to replace all the seats on the T-38's the USAF use?

I think you're right about that.

I should be coming over in the fall sometime. We'll get Swoop to join us. I'll see if we can borrow the old man's Bentley. We should arrive in style after all. Mr. Martin said we could drive around on the runway area they have there to see just how fast it can go.