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Offline Cthulhu

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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #180 on: June 18, 2014, 07:41:03 PM »
Handley Page 42
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Offline MiloMorai

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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #181 on: June 18, 2014, 08:12:53 PM »


Sorry not trying to butt in but when looking up the H-P 42 came across this a/c.
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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #182 on: June 18, 2014, 08:37:28 PM »
Not a problem.  :) That's a Marathon.
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Offline Blinder

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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #183 on: June 19, 2014, 03:40:41 AM »
Quote from: Cthulhu on June 18, 2014, 08:37:28 PM
Not a problem.  :) That's a Marathon.

Lemme try and stump ya'll with this one.  :headscratch:

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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #184 on: June 19, 2014, 05:05:02 AM »
Air Tractor 502... an obvious ag aircraft, but not an obvious aircraft.
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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #185 on: June 19, 2014, 09:29:04 AM »
Super easy, but I worked on this bird and it does look pretty cool.

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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #186 on: June 19, 2014, 09:31:19 AM »
Trivial General Dynamics F-16XL
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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #187 on: June 19, 2014, 09:44:03 AM »
Quote from: artik on June 19, 2014, 09:31:19 AM
Trivial General Dynamics F-16XL

Yep. You know the composite layup for the skins is like an inch and a quarter thick at the root. XL was really heavy. I remember the rollout, a big affair with local media types. The radar wasn't installed yet, so the moment the tow bar was disconnected from the nose strut, the plane promptly sat back on it's tail. Too funny. They had two shop guys hang on the nose to pull it back down so the tow bar could be reattached before pictures were taken.

Here's a little known factoid explaining why that thing was ever built in the first place. Here's the design team. Three middle-aged men and a 20-something kid who just happened to be the youngest son of the CEO of the corporation. You figure it out

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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #188 on: June 19, 2014, 10:33:46 AM »
Moving on... an old favorite.

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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #189 on: June 20, 2014, 06:57:58 PM »
Jesus guys. This ain't that hard. (That's a hint by the way  ;)  )
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Offline Arlo

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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #190 on: June 20, 2014, 07:22:20 PM »
Jesus' airplane! :cool:
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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #191 on: June 20, 2014, 07:23:46 PM »
Quote from: Arlo on June 20, 2014, 07:22:20 PM
Jesus' airplane! :cool:

Believe it or not, you're getting warmer.....    :D
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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #192 on: June 20, 2014, 09:21:37 PM »
Quote from: Cthulhu on June 20, 2014, 07:23:46 PM
Believe it or not, you're getting warmer.....    :D

Actually I think my Lord and Savior could do much better than the worst plane ever made.

That is the infamous Christmas Bullet. Also known as the Cantilever Aero Bullet. At least Cuthbert Mills got to go and see Jesus not too far into the thing's maiden flight.

Here's a dandy.



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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #193 on: June 20, 2014, 09:34:01 PM »
Quote from: Blinder on June 20, 2014, 09:21:37 PM
Actually I think my Lord and Savior could do much better than the worst plane ever made.

That is the infamous Christmas Bullet. Also known as the Cantilever Aero Bullet. At least Cuthbert Mills got to go and see Jesus not too far into the thing's maiden flight.

Here's a dandy.

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WTG Blinder. The man was a total Charlatan.
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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #194 on: June 21, 2014, 12:29:48 PM »
Quote from: Cthulhu on June 20, 2014, 09:34:01 PM
WTG Blinder. The man was a total Charlatan.

I agree. The shameful thing is that the over-educated bum got away with it.

I've learned a good amount of early aviation from listening to stories from my grandfather (WWII pilot pictured below) which were handed down from his father (a WWI pilot).



Note: This picture is NOT part of the game. Far too easy to identify this fine Grumman machine.
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