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Offline Gloves

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Who is Kurt Tank?
« on: November 08, 2002, 10:51:56 AM »
I've seen the name Kurt Tank referred to in many posts, but have no clue who he is.  So the basic question is ...

Who is Kurt Tank?

Thanks,

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Offline Wotan

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Who is Kurt Tank?
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2002, 10:54:02 AM »
The Creator of All things Good

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Psalm of Milenko

Kurt Tank is my shepherd, I shall not want;
he maketh me a FW 190 to JABO down in green pastures.

He leads me beside still waters; he restores my K/D ratio.

He leadth me in the paths of B-n-Z for his name's sake.

Yea, though I FLY through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil; for thou MK108 30mm art with me, thy BMW 801d and thy MG 151's, they comfort me.

He preparest a VULCHFEST before me in the presence of my enemies.

He anointest my head with oil, yet my BMW 801d runneth still.

Surely, DWEEDFIRES and RUNSTANGS, shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the WÜRGER forever!


Lest we forget WHY Hangtime hates Kurt Tank and his creation the WÜRGER

Book of Revolutions:
Chapter 16, verse 10

"And the fifth WÜRGER poured out his MK108 upon the seat of the RUNSTANG;

And his cockpit was full of darkness, and the RUNSTANGS gnawed thier tongues for pain;

And blasphemed the FW 190;

And repented not thier deeds."

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« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2002, 11:00:08 AM »
Or, in laymans terms... Kurt Tank is most known for being the principle component behind the FW190 design team.
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Offline Monk

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« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2002, 11:12:37 AM »
Wer?......Kurt "was fur ding".

Offline Turbot

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« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2002, 11:12:41 AM »
Kurt Tank, chief of design at Focke-Wulf


http://www.nasm.edu/nasm/aero/aircraft/focke_ta152.htm

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« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2002, 11:26:34 AM »
A-Men Brutha Wotan A-men.

Long live the Church of the Luftwaffe!!! :D

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Re: Who is Kurt Tank?
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2002, 11:39:02 AM »
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Originally posted by Gloves
Who is Kurt Tank?


Kurt Tank's dead, baby.  Kurt Tank's dead.

-- Todd/Leviathn

Offline Pei

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Who is Kurt Tank?
« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2002, 11:45:16 AM »
Kurt Tank invented God!

Offline Furious

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« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2002, 11:54:33 AM »
Mathman has a really good picture of him.


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Offline mason22

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« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2002, 12:33:51 PM »
I thought Hangtime was Kurt Tank? :confused:

Offline AKDejaVu

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« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2002, 12:36:42 PM »
Kurt Tank is god... if god wore a leather teddy.

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Offline Shane

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« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2002, 01:52:58 PM »
unfortunately, since kurt tank was gay, there's been no continuation of his line of genius.
Surrounded by suck and underwhelmed with mediocrity.
I'm always right, it just takes some poepl longer to come to that realization than others.
I'm not perfect, but I am closer to it than you are.
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« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2002, 02:08:14 PM »
Kurt was also the guitarist/vocalists/song writer of Nirvana, a grunge rock band of the early nineties which was instrumental.....

Oh.  wait.  wrong kurt.

Offline Pei

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« Reply #13 on: November 08, 2002, 02:12:33 PM »
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Kurt was also the guitarist/vocalists/song writer of Nirvana, a grunge rock band of the early nineties which was instrumental.....

Oh.  wait.  wrong kurt.


Actaully this was the right Kurt: the whole Cobain identity was sham to allow Tank to show off his musical genius. Once he got it out of his system he killed-off the identity and went back to making sure gravity works, the seasons turn and developing the JSF.


Btw Oleg Maddox is also Kurt Tank.

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Who is Kurt Tank?
« Reply #14 on: November 08, 2002, 02:54:12 PM »
Not the designer of point and click TIE fighters ...