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May 31, 2015 at 2:21 pm in reply to: A Lockheed Electra 10A Flies Home after 75 years #899554

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Ah, thanks for the clarification on that.

I was just taking the word of a couple of articles I found relating to it, I didn’t have too much time to dive deep into it when I made my initial post.

May 24, 2015 at 5:10 pm in reply to: VE Day airshow (Saturday) #457836

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Some absolutely lovely machines doing their thing and you’ve captured them very well. Thanks for sharing.

November 18, 2014 at 12:03 pm in reply to: And Now For Something Completely Different Thread MK3 #897780

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And a 6 that ended up as a Zero:

November 17, 2014 at 8:49 pm in reply to: And Now For Something Completely Different Thread MK3 #898152

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I can’t help with a Firefly, but an ATR is no problem:

November 6, 2014 at 12:14 pm in reply to: Something a bit different, and unusual, at my local airport today. #908845

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They certainly were built sturdy. I’m not sure about aerobatics, the wing was optimised for low speed and low altitude operations. These days they get a fair bit of use as glider tugs.

As a crop duster by design, they pretty much had to be tough enough to handle rough field operations and all the other things that come with agricultural work.

November 6, 2014 at 9:16 am in reply to: Something a bit different, and unusual, at my local airport today. #909090

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It’s only ugly until you see the turboprop version of it, that’s hideous!

It was quite impressive to watch it landing yesterday, it did quite a short final in some nasty crosswinds and was rock solid all the way down.

In comparison, the crosswinds were giving the Cessna flyers a good tossing around and even more so to a Piper 28.

October 27, 2014 at 10:48 am in reply to: The Even Newer (2014) Wot Plane? Quiz Thread. Rules In Post #1 #919000

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Tricky….

I want to say a Morane-Saulnier or Deperdussin design; but it’s not entirely right for either.

October 26, 2014 at 9:06 am in reply to: And Now For Something Completely Different Thread MK3 #919869

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It wasn’t open cockpit, but it was certainly a memorable flight and there was “Wind in the wires” :

October 25, 2014 at 8:29 pm in reply to: And Now For Something Completely Different Thread MK3 #920293

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An L-29 Delfin with, quite possibly, the definitive “Quick and dirty” canopy replacement:

October 24, 2014 at 8:44 am in reply to: How Low Can You Go? (2014) #921636

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Here’s Poland’s Bily Iskry team at a show in the Czech Republic in 2008:

October 23, 2014 at 7:38 pm in reply to: And Now For Something Completely Different Thread MK3 #921845

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Voodoo on a stick! Get yer Voodoo on a stick!

October 23, 2014 at 7:30 pm in reply to: And Now For Something Completely Different Thread MK3 #921855

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It’s at the air museum in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Gerard gave you a link to some of my photos over on Britmodeller.

Here’s a link to my write up about it on my blog. In the blog entry, you’ll find links to the museum’s web site and Facebook page:

http://pickledwings.wordpress.com/museums/czech-museums/olomouc-air-museum-olomouc-czech-republic/

October 23, 2014 at 12:31 pm in reply to: And Now For Something Completely Different Thread MK3 #922218

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And this nose needs a job:

October 22, 2014 at 7:47 pm in reply to: And Now For Something Completely Different Thread MK3 #923061

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Staying on the theme of nose jobs, Here’s an Avia Av-14FG:

October 22, 2014 at 6:17 am in reply to: Pusher prop…the way of the future ? #488413

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The Piaggio P.180 Avanti is a pusher prop and seems to be successful, there’s a fair number of them flying and it’s still in production so far as I know.

Does anyone know if any companies out there are still experimenting with unducted fan engines, or was that just a fad that died quietly?
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