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Offline thndregg

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Re: Me 209
« Reply #15 on: January 16, 2012, 09:30:49 PM »
Your posts in this thread have the highest factual error density I have seen on this board for a long time...  :uhoh

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Re: Me 209
« Reply #16 on: January 16, 2012, 09:49:45 PM »
209?   :huh

I had to look it up on the luftwaffe-experten BBS and they do not even talk about it.  Must be not that important.
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Re: Me 209
« Reply #17 on: January 17, 2012, 02:52:25 AM »
yes thats the aircraft it had two props one rear and front , i thought the 262 could only manage 450 mph  :airplane:

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Re: Me 209
« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2012, 03:02:40 AM »
yes thats the aircraft it had two props one rear and front , i thought the 262 could only manage 450 mph  :airplane:

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Re: Me 209
« Reply #19 on: January 17, 2012, 03:20:39 AM »
yes thats the aircraft it had two props one rear and front , i thought the 262 could only manage 450 mph
550 mph ... for the 262. There was a recent thread on the DO 335, you can find it with the search box if you're interested. Fascinating Plane!
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Re: Me 209
« Reply #20 on: January 17, 2012, 08:19:06 AM »
Yes found it didn't realise 262 was so quick , did you see that howitzer they tried on the 262  :airplane:

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Re: Me 209
« Reply #21 on: January 17, 2012, 08:26:41 AM »
Yes found it didn't realise 262 was so quick , did you see that howitzer they tried on the 262  :airplane:

I believe it was a 50mm. Not quite a howitzer. It was still a total failure...
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Re: Me 209
« Reply #22 on: January 17, 2012, 08:43:40 AM »
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Re: Me 209
« Reply #23 on: January 17, 2012, 08:55:09 AM »
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Re: Me 209
« Reply #24 on: January 17, 2012, 08:59:53 AM »
Starting to think maybe more like this...

Surrounded by suck and underwhelmed with mediocrity.
I'm always right, it just takes some poepl longer to come to that realization than others.
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Re: Me 209
« Reply #25 on: January 17, 2012, 09:00:56 AM »
Thats a good one lol , I find aircraft fascinating that's how I know loads of stuff about them  :aok

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Re: Me 209
« Reply #26 on: January 17, 2012, 09:06:45 AM »
Thats a good one lol , I find aircraft fascinating that's how I know loads of stuff about them  :aok

We need to hook you up with our resident Bronies.  :aok 
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Re: Me 209
« Reply #27 on: January 17, 2012, 09:08:45 AM »
Thats a good one lol , I find aircraft fascinating that's how I know loads of stuff about them  :aok

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Re: Me 209
« Reply #28 on: January 17, 2012, 09:21:21 AM »
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Re: Me 209
« Reply #29 on: January 17, 2012, 09:59:53 AM »
We need to hook you up with our resident Bronies.  :aok 

Shane, you slayed me with this one :rofl Perfect fit!