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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: cav58d on October 15, 2006, 06:00:32 PM
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Whats yours? Mine is the Corsair =)
http://www.kids.state.ct.us/symbols/aircraft.htm
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Guess the state engine is the P&W R-2800 series being built out of Hartfort.
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For Ohio I nominate the F-86 Sabrejet.
CMH had a North American factory where Million Air is on the airport.
They built F-86's there. Prior to that it belonged to Curtiss-Wright and have no idea what they built.
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Pennsylvania gets the A10 Thunderbolt.
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Originally posted by lasersailor184
Pennsylvania gets the A10 Thunderbolt.
Actually, I'm gonna go ahead and nominate the "cargo plane full of rubber dog ****" for the keystone state.
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Way too many great aircraft designed in California to pick just one. I'll go with the A-12.
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Aside from Connecticut, are there any other states with an official "State Plane"?
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Hmmm seems Virginia doesn't have one yet but I'd go with the F-22 Raptor since the 1st Fighter Wing is here and they have that bad boy in service now.
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Illinois sucks, we have no state A/C
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Originally posted by Meatwad
Illinois sucks, we have no state A/C
neither does Texas
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haha Connecticut rules!
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No state aircraft! Your state isnt patriotic! lmfao
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but Raider has jumpseat bennies. You just got "owned" but it should be spelled with a P
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Originally posted by Hornet33
Hmmm seems Virginia doesn't have one yet but I'd go with the F-22 Raptor since the 1st Fighter Wing is here and they have that bad boy in service now.
Good point... however, based on the ticketing policies of the Virginia State Police, I'd be more inclined to go with the formidable f-56 'flying Jack Boot', or the lesser known, yet equally formidable f-121 'red bull and crispy-cream special'
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Originally posted by Golfer
but Raider has jumpseat bennies. You just got "owned" but it should be spelled with a P
5- Flamebaiting, trolling, or posting to incite or annoy is not allowed.
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Isn't there a rule about being a backseat moderator too?
Besides, I'm not saying anything you haven't.
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Originally posted by Golfer
Isn't there a rule about being a backseat moderator too?
Or a backseat moderator to a backseat moderator, for that matter....
Wait a minute.....
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Originally posted by Neubob
Or a backseat moderator to a backseat moderator, for that matter....
Wait a minute.....
I think that you just said you're in the trunk. There should be a red handle you can pull to let yourself out :D
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Originally posted by Golfer
I think that you just said you're in the trunk. There should be a red handle you can pull to let yourself out :D
I like it in here. It's warm, cozy, and the faint yet persistent smell of car exhaust is relaxing.
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in that case breathe deeeeeeeeep breaths. I hear in heaven everybody gets jumpseat bennies. Cloud 8 to Cloud 9 is a nothing commute!
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Texas is too big to just have "one" plane. We have our own Official State Air Force...The Commemorative Air Force!
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Originally posted by RAIDER14
neither does Texas
Does Lockheed ring a bell? North American?:huh Speaking of Bell, them too.
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Originally posted by DiabloTX
Texas is too big to just have "one" plane. We have our own Official State Air Force...The Commemorative Air Force!
Pretending to be a southerner, myself, a yankee, was able to get this rare photo of a CAF aviator!
(http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/8422/img0170hx5.jpg)
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:aok
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Confederate Air Force got politically correct? I am way behind the times I guess.
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Originally posted by BlkKnit
Confederate Air Force got politically correct? I am way behind the times I guess.
was a while ago, i think...your last contact with the outside world outside Mena training nicaraguans to drop cocaine into TX?:O :O :noid :noid :noid :noid :noid :noid :noid
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That must have been the timeframe....they dont let me out of the compound anymore....not since I wen...................erp!
:noid :noid :noid
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lol....I just had to explain the "Mena Connection" to my wife. She's lived here longer than me. :rofl :rolleyes:
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she knew, she was in on it up to her neck, but she is teh clever & just playing dumb:noid :noid :noid :noid :O
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Originally posted by Debonair
she knew, she was in on it up to her neck, but she is teh clever & just playing dumb:noid :noid :noid :noid :O
I better stop now.......my wife is looking over my shoulder :O
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im shuting up too, those people can pwn u anytime anywhere.:noid :noid
u r a lucky guy, better than marrying a ninja
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mostly lockheed stuff here.....SR71 or P38
good stuff
x-series here too
darn edwards
have to go with the blackbird.......long life, plus family worked on it.
that plane still has has classified files
nice
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They built the Mosquito down here. One of the reasons I like the place.
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Originally posted by DiabloTX
Texas is too big to just have "one" plane. We have our own Official State Air Force...The Commemorative Air Force!
I thought nobody actually referred to it as such?
They used to have a Mosquito though, so they're alright by me.
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http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/248_1161053798_balloonfiesta2005048.jpg
http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/248_1161054003_balloonfiesta06031.jpg
Just finshed the ABIF, got in one flight, crewed 5 launches
Gunns
Edit; Wartstiner is a sponser, I crew for a german team, much free Bier to be drunk up.
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/248_1161053680_balloonfiesta2005014.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/248_1161053055_flat_rabbit.jpg)
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That's quite a nice tribute by Connecticut. Gives a whole new meaning to State Bird.
Surprised New Yorkers haven't nominated the Hellcat for their bird.
California, Texas, and Georgia would have a tough time choosing just one bird.
Kansas might be the B-47.
Washington might be the 707.
Ohio probably the Wright flyer.
Indiana maybe the P-47 (not designed there, but made a bunch).
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Maines' State aircraft is the blackfly.
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Originally posted by Halo
That's quite a nice tribute by Connecticut. Gives a whole new meaning to State Bird.
Surprised New Yorkers haven't nominated the Hellcat for their bird.
California, Texas, and Georgia would have a tough time choosing just one bird.
Kansas might be the B-47.
Washington might be the 707.
Ohio probably the Wright flyer.
Indiana maybe the P-47 (not designed there, but made a bunch).
That little blurb accompanying the F4U photo has some noteworty errors.
1) Goodyear and Brewster built Corsairs were not built in Connecticut.
2) Both the P-51 and the P-47 were designed and flown before America's entry into WWII, and both were in production for a short time after the war.
3) Then we have the Bf 109 series, which was in production in some guise for what seems like forever.
4) The Spitfire and descendents spanned both sides of the war as well.
New York was the home to Grumman, Republic, Curtiss, Bell and Brewster.
P-47s were built at Farmingdale, Long Island and at the later Evansville plant in Indiana. A small number were built by Curtiss, but never accepted for combat duty due to horrible build quality. P-38s were built in California, with a handfull being build by Vultee. F4Fs, FMs, TBFs and TBMs were built on Long Island and in New Jersey (Grumman and General Motors Eastern division). P-51s were built in California and Texas.
While there would be many choices for New York, the Hellcat was the most significant fighter to be built exclusively in the state at the Grumman plant in Bethpage, Long Island. Grumman was also the most efficient manufacturer of fighters in the USA. They produced more planes per worker than any other manufacturer. Their delivery rate was so fast that the Navy could not accept and ferry them to the fleet as fast as they rolled off the line. Grumman reduced its workforce twice to cut production. All that did was inspire the remaining workers to produce faster. In March of 1945, 605 F6F-5s rolled out of the Bethpage plant, along with 48 F7Fs, 2 F8Fs and three JRF Goose amphibians. That totals 658 aircraft in one month, a record never approached before or since.
My regards,
Widewing