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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #90 on: February 23, 2011, 12:56:51 PM »
HTV-3X, it's hard to find good pics of this one




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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #91 on: February 23, 2011, 01:01:50 PM »
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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #92 on: February 23, 2011, 01:53:24 PM »
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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #93 on: February 23, 2011, 03:57:14 PM »
Got to be the Avro Vulcan, we watched with wonder when they came to the Rochester airshow in the 70's. The 'Vulcan Howl' is an amazing sound!

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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #94 on: February 23, 2011, 05:49:14 PM »
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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #95 on: February 23, 2011, 06:06:08 PM »
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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #96 on: February 26, 2011, 12:30:51 AM »
I somehow forgot about this one before.



Should have been the next generation in business aircraft but somehow never caught on.  There is one sitting in the yard where I'm at school, engines long gone, avionics stripped, but it still has a cherrywood wet bar and cabinets/closet and posh leather seats.  Makes me sad to think it'll never fly again every time I see it.   :(

PS I love that Blackbird photo moot.  :aok
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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #97 on: February 26, 2011, 12:45:57 AM »
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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #98 on: February 26, 2011, 01:06:08 AM »
Nothing looks as cool and rakish as this..................

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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #99 on: February 26, 2011, 01:39:22 AM »
"Then out spake brave Horatius, the Captain of the gate:
 To every man upon this earth, death cometh soon or late.
 And how can man die better, than facing fearful odds.
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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #100 on: February 26, 2011, 02:19:24 AM »


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Mig-23, SU-24, MIG-29, MIG-31 and SU-37

also these two make me weep with beauty

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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #102 on: February 26, 2011, 09:48:17 AM »

For Imowface as a fellow Russian Fanboi

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Mig-23, SU-24, MIG-29, MIG-31 and SU-37

also these two make me weep with beauty

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nice planes but you forgot the MiG-31 :D
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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #103 on: February 26, 2011, 10:15:00 AM »
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Re: The "Gorgeous Airplane" thread
« Reply #104 on: February 26, 2011, 10:59:37 AM »
I somehow forgot about this one before.

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Should have been the next generation in business aircraft but somehow never caught on.  There is one sitting in the yard where I'm at school, engines long gone, avionics stripped, but it still has a cherrywood wet bar and cabinets/closet and posh leather seats.  Makes me sad to think it'll never fly again every time I see it.   :(

PS I love that Blackbird photo moot.  :aok

      One of the reasons it never caught on was cost.  You could get a Citation or Lear for the same money.
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