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Offline Charge

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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #585 on: November 03, 2008, 06:05:04 AM »
    * Flugzeugtyp : Dornier-Merkur
    * Hersteller : Dornier-Metallbauten GmbH, Friedrichshafen
    * Einführung : 1926
    * Bauart : Hochdecker, Ganzmetall, einmotorig
    * Spannweite : 19.6m
    * Länge : 12.43m
    * Motor : BMW-VI, 500/660 PS
    * Leergewicht : 2466kg
    * Zuladung : 1134kg
    * Max.geschwindigkeit : 180km/h
    * Reichweite : 800km
    * Besatzung : 1 Pilot, 1 Bordmechaniker
    * Passagiere : 6-7
    * Stückzahl : 2 ( CH-171 , CH-142)
    * Besonderes : CH-171 wurde von Walter Mittelholzer mit Schwimmer ausgerüstet für seine Afrika-Expeditionsflüge verwendet 

Operated by Ad Astra Aero.

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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #586 on: November 03, 2008, 07:22:39 AM »
(I'm a bastard aren't I? :D). :)

Yes. You are! :mad:

Charge, what type of Dornier? Merkur is the model? I checked many dorniers, didn't find that one... :P

EDIT: never mind, found it. Your turn to post, Charge.
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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #587 on: November 03, 2008, 10:13:57 AM »
With your indulgence folks, I'd just post just this one time while waiting for Charge.



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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #588 on: November 03, 2008, 11:04:42 AM »


In case you can't see the above pic.


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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #589 on: November 03, 2008, 11:35:37 AM »
Macchi MC.72, what a beautiful plane...still holds world speed record for piston engined float planes.
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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #590 on: November 03, 2008, 11:36:54 AM »
Macchi MC.72, what a beautiful plane...still holds world speed record for piston engined float planes.
It ugly. :lol
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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #591 on: November 03, 2008, 11:44:36 AM »
    * Flugzeugtyp : Dornier-Merkur
    * Hersteller : Dornier-Metallbauten GmbH, Friedrichshafen
    * Einführung : 1926
    * Bauart : Hochdecker, Ganzmetall, einmotorig
    * Spannweite : 19.6m
    * Länge : 12.43m
    * Motor : BMW-VI, 500/660 PS
    * Leergewicht : 2466kg
    * Zuladung : 1134kg
    * Max.geschwindigkeit : 180km/h
    * Reichweite : 800km
    * Besatzung : 1 Pilot, 1 Bordmechaniker
    * Passagiere : 6-7
    * Stückzahl : 2 ( CH-171 , CH-142)
    * Besonderes : CH-171 wurde von Walter Mittelholzer mit Schwimmer ausgerüstet für seine Afrika-Expeditionsflüge verwendet 

Operated by Ad Astra Aero.

 ;)

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WTG Charge!

I guess the register helped you a bit? ;)

I had it down as Dornier Komet, but yeh...they were essentially the same plane.
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Offline Old Sport

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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #592 on: November 03, 2008, 12:41:16 PM »
Macchi MC.72, what a beautiful plane...still holds world speed record for piston engined float planes.

 :aok

It set the record in 1934 too!

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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #593 on: November 03, 2008, 01:03:17 PM »


"I guess the register helped you a bit?"

It did, after everything else had failed.  ;)

I suspected it was a German by the rudder style but could not find the appropriate type.

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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #594 on: November 03, 2008, 01:04:31 PM »
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"I guess the register helped you a bit?"

It did, after everything else had failed.  ;)

I suspected it was a German by the rudder style but could not find the appropriate type.

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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #595 on: November 03, 2008, 01:13:03 PM »
Bugatti Model 100 Racer
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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #596 on: November 03, 2008, 01:25:57 PM »
"Bugatti Model 100 Racer"

Correct.  :aok

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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #597 on: November 03, 2008, 01:34:34 PM »
Find me another one, I'm not good at finding, just wild guessing.
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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #598 on: November 03, 2008, 02:16:19 PM »
Hey! I can't leave you alone for a single afternoon and you post a lot of pictures? Of Italian planes, no less! :furious

Glock, re set your beauty canons, the 72 is a wonderful airplane, had we had it a little earlier, we'd have won the Schneider! And the Bugatti is simply wonderful! :)
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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #599 on: November 03, 2008, 02:20:50 PM »
Hey! I can't leave you alone for a single afternoon and you post a lot of pictures? Of Italian planes, no less! :furious

Glock, re set your beauty canons, the 72 is a wonderful airplane, had we had it a little earlier, we'd have won the Schneider! And the Bugatti is simply wonderful! :)
XP-47?  :confused:
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