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Offline Widewing

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IL-2 first flight in USA
« on: August 09, 2012, 09:25:17 PM »
From Chris Fahey today: Great news everyone! At about 2 pm today, Steve Hinton flew the Flying Heritage Collection's Il-2 for the first time. It's the first time a Shturmovik has been flown, ever, in the US!

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Re: IL-2 first flight in USA
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2012, 09:50:52 PM »
Sweet.  :aok
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Re: IL-2 first flight in USA
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2012, 10:42:15 PM »
I'm sure we must have got some somewhere after WW2, captured, downed, whatever?

It's really the first, ever? That would be most impressive!
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Re: IL-2 first flight in USA
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2012, 04:55:41 AM »
Awsome :aok
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Re: IL-2 first flight in USA
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2012, 05:40:33 AM »
awesome
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Offline Rich46yo

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Re: IL-2 first flight in USA
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2012, 08:33:48 AM »
<------ drooling
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Re: IL-2 first flight in USA
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2012, 08:39:51 AM »
I wanna see if it can go underground, or out-turn jugs :D
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Re: IL-2 first flight in USA
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2012, 09:28:47 AM »
I want to be in that think so badly  :cool:  :aok
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Re: IL-2 first flight in USA
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2012, 11:15:19 AM »
Very nice!  :aok
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Re: IL-2 first flight in USA
« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2012, 02:51:56 PM »
Quote from: Krusty on August 09, 2012, 10:42:15 PM
I'm sure we must have got some somewhere after WW2, captured, downed, whatever?

It's really the first, ever? That would be most impressive!

IL-10 I think during Korea :headscratch:

Yep.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Il-10_damaged_Kimpo_Korea_1950.jpeg
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Offline KgB

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Re: IL-2 first flight in USA
« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2012, 05:25:02 PM »
Hard nipples, hard nipples!!!!!!
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Re: IL-2 first flight in USA
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2012, 09:16:52 PM »
I talked with a guy from the FHC at Oshkosh - he said the thing was such a collossal POS when it came back from Russia noone would fly it for the original May 5th unveiling. They re-restored it, and it finally flew.
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Re: IL-2 first flight in USA
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2012, 09:42:43 PM »
Quote from: Tupac on August 23, 2012, 09:16:52 PM
I talked with a guy from the FHC at Oshkosh - he said the thing was such a collossal POS when it came back from Russia noone would fly it for the original May 5th unveiling. They re-restored it, and it finally flew.
Its supposed to be that way. Ever been in Russian brand new car? It looks like med evil torturing devise, but it runs. The only thing Russians are good at is building death tools, trust me, I'm Russian:)
P.S. There are also extremely hot women.
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Re: IL-2 first flight in USA
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2012, 10:12:09 PM »
Quote from: Tupac on August 23, 2012, 09:16:52 PM
I talked with a guy from the FHC at Oshkosh - he said the thing was such a collossal POS when it came back from Russia noone would fly it for the original May 5th unveiling. They re-restored it, and it finally flew.


Blah , blah, blah.

You gonna come pick me up for Osh Kosh, next year?   :D
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Re: IL-2 first flight in USA
« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2012, 10:13:24 PM »
Quote from: KgB on August 23, 2012, 09:42:43 PM
Its supposed to be that way. Ever been in Russian brand new car? It looks like med evil torturing devise, but it runs. The only thing Russians are good at is building death tools, trust me, I'm Russian:)
P.S. There are also extremely hot women.


I will vouch for this.  My ex-father in law ordered one in the mail.   :aok
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