The Rolling Plane Sets was one the best things about WB.
From the "Book Of Dweeb"
Days of RPS
And the plea went out across the rolling landscape that the dweebs doth
live in. Oh Lord sayeth the dweebs, Although thou art good to us in our
dweebishness, we need variety so the foul runstangs and butcherbirds
will be not the only avengers in the air. And the lord IEN saw that
this was indeed a worthy request from the dweebs below. Forty days (and
two weeks) did the gods toil and then the heavens parted (yet again).
Know this oh you dweebs below, I have come forth to give thee what thy
asketh for. It shall be called a "Rolling Planeset" that thy can no
longer use the mighty runstang the entire war. In order to aspire to
the lofty height thou wantest, you must first master the earlier
models. Then did the lord IEN givest the dweebs the sacred list into
which was inscribed the sacred periods of Testing called a "Tour". And
lo, the list prescribed whatest the dweebs could use and when. And the
list was long and detailed. No longer could the mighty prevail the
entire war. Many steeds must a dweeb use and many various airplane
parts would be strewn across the land before the dweebs ever set eyes
on Dora the Beguiler. First thy had to survive in the dangerous, yet
fragile Zeke. And perhaps yet court the dangers of the Iron Dog for
mighty is his bite, yet not the most agile is he. For a time, the dweeb
must first master the Gnat, yes the fast and mighty turner. But only
those who do not stress thy wings and test thy structual limits will
survive this test. And then thou movest to the newcomer from the East,
the Yak whose engine dost revolve in the wrong direction and many will
a dweeb fall that forgets the torqueth goes the other way too! And
perhaps the dweeb will test the Lawndart, yea the proud Kittyhawk that
falleth at a mighty pace. And perhaps if they wantest, they may partake
of the trial of "no six view", the Peril of the Dweeb-cat whose
all-around performance is among the mighty, yet treacherous is it.
And no longer should thy mighty fortress thunder endlessly across the
sky, for though must explore the mysteries of the micro-bombers of
Antioch. The tiny Val and Kate must you learn and explore the mysteries
of the plummeting Stuka and Dauntless. For with these craft can you no
longer smite thine enemies from lofty heights. And if you persevere the
test of the speedy yet fragile trials of the Mitchell and the G4M2
"Matchbox", then will you be worthy to ride the Fort, for IEN in their
infinite wisdom, has doth given you two versions. Then, if worthy of
the gift you be, you may find comfort in the steed with the "Cannon of
the Artillery" that can carry the "Holy Hand Grenades of Antioch".
And if thy survives the first tests, then may he proceed to higher
levels of dweebish-ness. To the lofty spires of the Runstang and the
Hog, fly with St. Frank and court Dora the beguiler. Or if thy prefer,
fly secure in the confines of the mighty Fortress protected by the
Sword of "Otto". And if thy waits until the last day, yes verily shall
they feast eyes on the coming of the Stormbird. Fast as lightning is he
and armed with mighty Hammers of Airframe Pounding, yet small is his
ammo loadout and wide is his turns, yes, leagues worth to circle takes
he. For although thou art by far the fastest in the air above, and can
boomest and zoomest even the mighty runstang, thou hast a very high
landing speed and thou must use thy largest fields through great peril.
And if thy survive these, the period of testing, then thy shall begin
anew with another tour of duty.
And the dweebs recognized this as very gift they had requested and were
happy for it was good....
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