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Offline Rash

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Jet Pony
« on: April 18, 2011, 07:37:45 PM »
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Offline Shane

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Re: Jet Pony
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2011, 07:42:38 PM »
silly flat turners... they need to do a yo-yo to gain angles.  :joystick:
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Re: Jet Pony
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2011, 10:59:04 PM »
I expected to see P-51s with rocket engines for testing.
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Re: Jet Pony
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2011, 11:14:14 PM »
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Re: Jet Pony
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2011, 11:29:24 PM »
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Re: Jet Pony
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2011, 11:30:45 PM »
Quote from: MachFly on April 18, 2011, 10:59:04 PM
I expected to see P-51s with rocket engines for testing.

believe it or not.  there was a tested P-51 with both turban engines and props.  



I believe it was a P-51.....some body will correct me on that if i am wrong.  
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Re: Jet Pony
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2011, 11:38:47 PM »
Quote from: oakranger on April 18, 2011, 11:30:45 PM
believe it or not.  there was a tested P-51 with both turban engines and props.  



I believe it was a P-51.....some body will correct me on that if i am wrong.  

Yeah I saw the pictures, I was not joking when I said that I though this was about a jet powered P-51.
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Re: Jet Pony
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2011, 11:41:29 PM »
Quote from: MachFly on April 18, 2011, 10:59:04 PM
I expected to see P-51s with rocket engines for testing.

Quote from: oakranger on April 18, 2011, 11:30:45 PM
believe it or not.  there was a tested P-51 with both turban engines and props.  



I believe it was a P-51.....some body will correct me on that if i am wrong.  

I was right....it was the P-51.

http://www.clstunt.com/htdocs/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=344784&mesg_id=344784&page=2
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=454ed3231258a5ae470f7ee6f84d575e&/topic,2397.0

If my mind serves me correctly, when the pony reaches mach 1, the props will slightly vibrate.  At times they can see it.  
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Re: Jet Pony
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2011, 11:43:19 PM »



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Re: Jet Pony
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2011, 11:51:19 PM »
Lord I saw this earlier today, for the first time. I know it just isn't coincidence  :noid
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