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Offline Guppy35

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For the 190A5 fans. Paul Allen's real 190A5 has flown.
« on: December 02, 2010, 09:35:52 PM »
This was the one recovered from the Russian forest.  Flew yesterday in California.  Owned by Paul Allen of Microsoft fame.

http://www.eaa.org/news/2010/2010-12-02_fw190.asp
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Re: For the 190A5 fans. Paul Allen's real 190A5 has flown.
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2010, 09:56:16 PM »
Very nice to see.  Glad to see another rare bird back in the sky.
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Offline crazyivan

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Re: For the 190A5 fans. Paul Allen's real 190A5 has flown.
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2010, 10:12:48 PM »
A little paint and the pony boy's at Oshkosh. Would druel over her like the prom queen. MINE!  :old:
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Re: For the 190A5 fans. Paul Allen's real 190A5 has flown.
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2010, 10:23:36 PM »
awesome find! :D   :aok
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Re: For the 190A5 fans. Paul Allen's real 190A5 has flown.
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2010, 12:59:58 AM »
Sweet. It guess the next Air Classics issue will have some more info.
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Re: For the 190A5 fans. Paul Allen's real 190A5 has flown.
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2010, 01:36:50 AM »
what's the U3 designation?
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Re: For the 190A5 fans. Paul Allen's real 190A5 has flown.
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2010, 02:08:14 AM »
awesome find!!  even without paint, she's still a beautiful bird.  i'd really love to see her at Oshkosh this summer.    thanks for posting!!   :salute
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Re: For the 190A5 fans. Paul Allen's real 190A5 has flown.
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2010, 02:35:05 AM »
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Re: For the 190A5 fans. Paul Allen's real 190A5 has flown.
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2010, 06:58:12 AM »
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Offline Masherbrum

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Re: For the 190A5 fans. Paul Allen's real 190A5 has flown.
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2010, 07:33:50 AM »
Quote from: Perrine on December 03, 2010, 01:36:50 AM
what's the U3 designation?

First 190 with the "Jabo" with either a 500kg bomb or a 300L DT.   They also had the outer MG FF removed.

Thanks for posting Dan.
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Offline PanosGR

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Re: For the 190A5 fans. Paul Allen's real 190A5 has flown.
« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2010, 08:24:59 AM »
Now there is a living example of A5, HTC can rectify now the stall characteristics and turn radius data of our carton plane.
Ok, this is a troll. Said it…
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Offline Slash27

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Re: For the 190A5 fans. Paul Allen's real 190A5 has flown.
« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2010, 09:22:31 AM »
Quote from: IrishOne on December 03, 2010, 02:08:14 AM
awesome find!!  even without paint, she's still a beautiful bird.  i'd really love to see her at Oshkosh this summer.    thanks for posting!!   :salute
I don't know Irish. That plane is just kinda, meh.
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Re: For the 190A5 fans. Paul Allen's real 190A5 has flown.
« Reply #12 on: December 03, 2010, 11:13:58 AM »
 :aok :rock
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Re: For the 190A5 fans. Paul Allen's real 190A5 has flown.
« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2010, 12:44:15 PM »
Quote from: Slash27 on December 03, 2010, 09:22:31 AM
I don't know Irish. That plane is just kinda, meh.
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Re: For the 190A5 fans. Paul Allen's real 190A5 has flown.
« Reply #14 on: December 03, 2010, 01:52:54 PM »
Quote from: Slash27 on December 03, 2010, 09:22:31 AM
I don't know Irish. That plane is just kinda, meh.
 :bolt:



agreed, now if it was being viewed through a gunsight, that would be beautiful
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