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Offline Treize69

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« on: July 29, 2007, 09:17:25 PM »
Sorry, couldn't resist this. :D

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Offline tedrbr

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« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2007, 10:31:09 PM »
Ah, yes.  Burt Rutan was involved in its design, wasn't he?
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« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2007, 10:39:38 PM »
Hated, hated, hated being the waist gunner on that ship.  Always getting sucked out and ground up...
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« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2007, 10:46:24 PM »
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Sorry, couldn't resist this. :D



Eww
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« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2007, 10:46:43 PM »
Now thats tight looking! What was the purpose in switching the wings and elevators?
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« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2007, 10:51:15 PM »
wow  nice picture :rofl :rofl :lol :lol
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« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2007, 11:16:49 PM »
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Now thats tight looking! What was the purpose in switching the wings and elevators?



ummmm  o-kay ....  canard designs have great low speed stall and recovery characteristics as well as good maneuverability.  They also reduce the overall drag of an aircraft.  The center of gravity change can be useful.  So can use of Photoshop.
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Offline Jack16

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« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2007, 12:41:21 AM »
Woooooooooo.... snazzy:O :O I want it.
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Offline Golfer

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« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2007, 01:57:01 PM »
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Now thats tight looking! What was the purpose in switching the wings and elevators?


Ball bearings.  It's all ball bearings these days.
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Offline Karnak

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« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2007, 02:40:52 PM »
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Now thats tight looking! What was the purpose in switching the wings and elevators?

Its a photochop, silly.
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Offline VooWho

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« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2007, 03:33:54 PM »
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Its a photochop, silly.


LoL I knew it was photoshop guys lol, I'm not that dumb.  


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Offline Karnak

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« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2007, 05:46:13 PM »
Can you remove the hook then?

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Offline Guppy35

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« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2007, 06:14:35 PM »
Here, let me fix that for ya

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« Reply #13 on: July 30, 2007, 09:19:11 PM »
There's a man on the wing!!

what symbol did Treize put on the B17's left wing?
« Last Edit: July 30, 2007, 09:21:17 PM by Latrobe »
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Offline Treize69

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« Reply #14 on: July 30, 2007, 09:53:43 PM »
I didn't make that, found it online. I have no idea what that is on the wing.
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