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Offline dhyran

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I-16
« on: October 30, 2009, 05:01:06 AM »

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Offline Banshee7

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Re: I-16
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2009, 01:11:42 PM »
They make it look so fast...
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Offline Stryker

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Re: I-16
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2009, 02:12:15 PM »
that i-16 has a 4 bladed prop, ours has a 2 blade prop.. no fair :cry
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Re: I-16
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2009, 04:31:46 PM »
Check out the rudder work on takeoff.
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Offline Krusty

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Re: I-16
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2009, 04:49:16 PM »
that i-16 has a 4 bladed prop, ours has a 2 blade prop.. no fair :cry

I dont' think it has 4 blades. I don't think any did.

It's an optical illusion because of the way he's running his prop while idle.

In the fly-by, when he's buzzing the fields, it definitely looks like 2 prop blades going 'round and 'round, not 4.

Offline A.F. Crash, Fire, Rescue

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Re: I-16
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2009, 02:54:03 AM »
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