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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #120 on: March 03, 2011, 07:57:08 PM »
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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #121 on: March 03, 2011, 08:15:06 PM »

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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #122 on: March 03, 2011, 08:23:33 PM »
My favorites:


F15 and B1

F4U

I think this thing is just gorgeous.
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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #123 on: March 03, 2011, 09:31:28 PM »
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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #124 on: March 03, 2011, 09:46:36 PM »
Quote from: Imowface on March 03, 2011, 04:32:13 PM
Yeah it is an La-9, the only airworthy one in the world as far as I know, I belive they just got it flying again late in 2010

Nice. It's a shame more of those aircraft aren't still around..... especially the LA5s and even more the LA7. I was reading up on Kozhedub's White 27... didn't realize there wasn't but one solitary LA7 airframe still in existance, and it is in the museum in Moscow, painted to represent White 27.... and is hardly complete and likely never to be airworthy again....

Such an important plane to have all but vanished......
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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #125 on: March 03, 2011, 09:48:21 PM »
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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #126 on: March 03, 2011, 10:54:04 PM »
hopefully will be able to fly this little baby to Oshkosh this summer.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Piper-L-21B-Super/0546640/L/&sid=7795a49844332ca4b687c8ce81791686

this is her right now. Just had her wings attached, engine is finally refitted and completely installed. Just have to finish putting the cockpit back together and getting everything finished then give it its annual and flight test it. If you are wondering what happened to it, it flipped while landing at our airport coming home from an airshow and became a little crunched, in Spring 2009. It was out all last year's air show season and we just got it back in december. It was supposed to be back and flying last may, but that didnt happen.

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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #127 on: March 03, 2011, 10:58:19 PM »
Quote from: VonKost on March 03, 2011, 04:40:24 PM
Here is a real classic in the gorgeous line...


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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #128 on: March 03, 2011, 11:39:11 PM »
Quote from: Reaper90 on March 03, 2011, 09:46:36 PM
Nice. It's a shame more of those aircraft aren't still around..... especially the LA5s and even more the LA7. I was reading up on Kozhedub's White 27... didn't realize there wasn't but one solitary LA7 airframe still in existance, and it is in the museum in Moscow, painted to represent White 27.... and is hardly complete and likely never to be airworthy again....

Such an important plane to have all but vanished......
There are a few of them kicking around in small museums around Russia and one in prague I was talking with one of the employees at the Central air force museum during one of my prior visits and he said the biggest problem they have with it is the fact that the glue is of poor quality and the wood rots away I agree that it is a shame that there arnt many around though, but in the north america there are plenty of Yak's as far as I know
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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #129 on: March 04, 2011, 02:22:18 AM »
i think most russian planes are crap (both in performance&looks). but i will admit the mig1.44 is one of the coolest looking bombers ive ever seen.





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my fav plane of ww2.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f385/xxREXxx_01/p38-1.jpg

and finally the IAR-80. looks so sleek&sexy. kind of like a 190-d9 would if it lost some weight.



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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #130 on: March 04, 2011, 02:30:32 AM »
Quote from: flight17 on March 03, 2011, 10:54:04 PM
hopefully will be able to fly this little baby to Oshkosh this summer.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Piper-L-21B-Super/0546640/L/&sid=7795a49844332ca4b687c8ce81791686

this is her right now. Just had her wings attached, engine is finally refitted and completely installed. Just have to finish putting the cockpit back together and getting everything finished then give it its annual and flight test it. If you are wondering what happened to it, it flipped while landing at our airport coming home from an airshow and became a little crunched, in Spring 2009. It was out all last year's air show season and we just got it back in december. It was supposed to be back and flying last may, but that didnt happen.

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 :aok

Could you explain me the deferents between a regular PA-18 and an L-21? I understand you can have a different engine there, but is the airframe exactly the same? If not do they handle any different?


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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #131 on: March 04, 2011, 02:56:37 AM »
Your right, Russian planes do have bad performance, its not like we built the fastest propeller driven aircraft in the world ( also the loudest  :cool:)
or its not like the MiG -25 was the first plane in the world to climb above 35,000m
or what about building some of the greatest performing aircraft of ww2? but heck what do I know right?





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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #132 on: March 04, 2011, 03:00:03 AM »
Quote from: Tyrannis on March 04, 2011, 02:22:18 AM
i think most russian planes are crap (both in performance&looks). but i will admit the mig1.44 is one of the coolest looking bombers ive ever seen.
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a cobra with a 37mm venomous bite.
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a true BEAST back in its day  :aok
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my fav plane of ww2.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f385/xxREXxx_01/p38-1.jpg

and finally the IAR-80. looks so sleek&sexy. kind of like a 190-d9 would if it lost some weight.
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Do you have any facts that back up your theory?

And showing Russian prototype planes does not count, also showing US planes given to Russian (such as P-39) does not count either.
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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #133 on: March 04, 2011, 05:05:39 AM »
Russian aircraft PERFORMANCE, is almost always superior to the US aircraft. However technology and weapon systems is where the US aircraft win out.

I remember Eagl, our resident F-15 pilot once said and I quote: "The f-15 is the best BVR aircraft ever designed save the Raptor, but if the SU-27 gets close, he will fly up your assshole before you know whats happening"

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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #134 on: March 04, 2011, 06:13:21 AM »
Quote from: MachFly on March 04, 2011, 03:00:03 AM
Do you have any facts that back up your theory?

And showing Russian prototype planes does not count, also showing US planes given to Russian (such as P-39) does not count either.

There was a P-39 pic posted by Imowface?

Always liked this a/c. Even has a reverse  when on the ground.

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