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Offline trigger2

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Need your help...
« on: March 29, 2009, 09:51:32 PM »
IDing an aircraft...

At a rest area NE of Portland, OR on my way back from Montana, I see this in the rest area parking lot, pulling out... Caught up to with 'em later on the highway for some better pics... Just wanna know what it is. (:














Thanks!
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Re: Need your help...
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2009, 10:28:36 PM »
L29 Dolphin
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Re: Need your help...
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2009, 10:40:23 PM »
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Re: Need your help...
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2009, 12:31:06 AM »
Figured someone would know. Thanks.  :aok
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Re: Need your help...
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2009, 05:05:19 PM »
Quote from: AKHog on March 29, 2009, 10:40:23 PM
L-29 Delfin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_L-29_Delf%C3%ADn

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Most of the English speaking world calls it a Dolphin, ya commie!    :D
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Offline Anodizer

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Re: Need your help...
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2009, 06:02:13 PM »
Yeah.....  The L-29 is actually fairly common and easy to find...  There's lots of 'em...
Pick up an aviation trader magazine and you'll see at least one on almost every page...
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Re: Need your help...
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2009, 06:10:39 PM »
Damn you guys are good  :salute
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Re: Need your help...
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2009, 07:00:13 PM »
Quote from: uptown on March 31, 2009, 06:10:39 PM
Damn you guys are good  :salute

Yes we are.   :D
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