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April 23, 2011 at 3:49 am in reply to: 1950's/60's Archive Part 20: French Classics #1074625

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The high wing, twin fin Nord planes remind me of some of Keith Laumer’s designs:

http://my.pclink.com/~dfritzke/Laumer/Laumer-Page.html

Maybe one set of designs inspired the other — but which came first?!

April 17, 2011 at 5:52 am in reply to: The Beechcraft Starship. #1081918

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The B-36 was famous for its distinctive sound:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN2gYduKeW0&feature=related

It was attributed to air flowing over the wings and through the props. Unusual sounds seem to be a common trait of pushers.

Getting back to the Starship, Air & Space Smithsonian had an article about it several years ago. Much of it concerned the politics within Beechcraft. It seems that the Starship’s favored status when the rest of the company was retrenching created a resentful faction aching for a chance to ax it. That chance eventually came.

April 17, 2011 at 3:04 am in reply to: Air Ops Over Libya (Part Deux) #2360208

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Embarrassing for the venerable Post,

One of many bloopers by that paper in recent years. Its corrections section can be quite lengthy and it’s often published on Saturdays, traditionally the least read day of the week.

April 16, 2011 at 10:29 pm in reply to: The Beechcraft Starship. #1082192

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One passed overhead while I was driving near BWI Airport in 1999. It made a distinctive sound that’s hard to describe, rather like the flapping sound we made when we were kids by putting a baseball card in a bicycle’s spinning spokes.

April 16, 2011 at 10:23 pm in reply to: Air Ops Over Libya (Part Deux) #2360297

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Link to the Post article on NATO’s munitions:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nato-runs-short-on-some-munitions-in-libya/2011/04/15/AF3O7ElD_story.html

March 26, 2011 at 11:55 pm in reply to: Two four-engine flying models — in 1957! #221433

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Glad to be of help, Sky High. If you e-mail Black Hawk and Brodak, they might be able to direct you to a UK vendor. As for power, there’s this source a bit closer to home:

http://www.eifflaender.com/

March 23, 2011 at 1:34 am in reply to: Two four-engine flying models — in 1957! #221439

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Are control line models still produced?

Indeed they are, Sky High:

http://www.blackhawkmodels.com/catalog.html

http://www.brodak.com

And the following in the steps of those Lincoln and B-17 models, check out the September-October 2010 issue here:

http://www.controllinecentaz.com/Web%20Pages/Newsletters.html

March 22, 2011 at 2:10 am in reply to: Two four-engine flying models — in 1957! #221443

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Glad you liked it, Anon. You’re probably right about the Lincoln’s covering — 1957 was too early for Monokote or Coverite and maybe too early for aluminized Mylar for a hobbyist. My hunch is that it might have been Al foil on balsa sheeting. With those four engines, weight wouldn’t have been a problem.

Speaking of engines, the time and place might suggest diesel rather than glow. Either way, starting and synching four engines was a feat in itself.

March 14, 2011 at 2:00 am in reply to: General Discussion #352872

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….can there be anything else?

Plenty, unfortunately (from radio news reports):

Many of the wrecked cars still contain their deceased occupants.

One man was rescued from a floating rooftop 10 miles at sea.

About 8 miles offshore, a USN aircraft spotted a debris field of buildings, barges, cars, etc., one mile across and 60 miles long.

March 14, 2011 at 2:00 am in reply to: Earthquake (8.9) hits Japan. Tsunami follows #1878844

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….can there be anything else?

Plenty, unfortunately (from radio news reports):

Many of the wrecked cars still contain their deceased occupants.

One man was rescued from a floating rooftop 10 miles at sea.

About 8 miles offshore, a USN aircraft spotted a debris field of buildings, barges, cars, etc., one mile across and 60 miles long.

March 6, 2011 at 7:38 pm in reply to: C118F #1096799

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The C-82 was officially named the Packet, but earned the nickname “Flying Boxcar” because of its shape, size, and purpose. The nickname became official with the C-119:

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=791

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=790

March 6, 2011 at 1:28 am in reply to: General Discussion #290928

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Some trenchant commentary on this event (via Instapundit):

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/261379/arid-uka-s-gratitude-mark-steyn

March 6, 2011 at 1:28 am in reply to: Frankfurt airport shooting. #1883671

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Some trenchant commentary on this event (via Instapundit):

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/261379/arid-uka-s-gratitude-mark-steyn

March 3, 2011 at 1:33 am in reply to: General Discussion #291519

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More details coming in:

http://www.aolnews.com/2011/03/02/shots-fired-at-us-military-bus-outside-frankfurt-airport-killin/

March 3, 2011 at 1:33 am in reply to: Frankfurt airport shooting. #1884138

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More details coming in:

http://www.aolnews.com/2011/03/02/shots-fired-at-us-military-bus-outside-frankfurt-airport-killin/
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