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January 16, 2005 at 8:37 pm in reply to: The immortal Herk, for all your pics 'n propaganda #2612604

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Zaire

any more pics from Zaire?

Force Aerienne Zairoise

January 16, 2005 at 8:08 pm in reply to: Widely User Aircraft In Different Markings #2612608

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Any Aircraft

Are you interested only in these three aircrafts?

No, I’m interested in photos or profiles of any aircraft or helicopters that have been used by a relatively large number of operators. Further examples I can think of are the MiG-15, MiG-17, Bell UH-1 Huey, Su-25 Frogfoot, Hawker Hunter, Aero L-39 Albatros, C-130 Hercules, Aerospatiale/Fouga Magister, Dassault Mirage III and IV, BAC Canberra, Mil Mi-4/Mi-8/Mi-24, and T-28. I would even be interested in older aircraft, such as the Spitfire, Mustang, Sopwith Camel, de Havilland DH-9, Fokker D-VII, Nieuport 11/17/24/27, Fiat Cr.32, and so forth.

January 16, 2005 at 5:07 pm in reply to: Small Airforces pics part 3 #2612636

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Photos From Flex

Flex, what would I have to do to see some of your photos of aircraft from REALLY small air forces, like Sao Tome and Principe or Abkhazia?

January 16, 2005 at 4:29 am in reply to: The "that aircraft is so damn ugly, it's beautiful" thread #2612881

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The Unequivocal Winner

People, here is the winner, hands down- the Caproni Stipa, built to test the tubular fuselage concept. Although, Caproni built another grotesque plane that could challenge equally as well- the Transaero seaplane transport, with nine wings and eight engines.

January 15, 2005 at 3:05 pm in reply to: Countries without an Air Force #2613013

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Djibouti

Bhutan has a civil airline but no fixed or rotary wing military a/c. its next to Nepal if you are wondering where it is.

Bhutan operates military aircraft (Mi-4*, Mi-8, Do-228?) under the Royal Bhutan Army, just like the Royal Nepalese Army.

Mauritius has a coast guard that operates hi-tech Do-228s.

Does Dijbouti have an airforce? What about modern Afghanistan?

Yes, Djibouti does have a small air force, including some Mil helicopters. Here are countries I’m wondering about:

Sao Tome and Principe
East Timor (I don’t believe they have any plans for one at the moment)
Palau
Vanuatu
Tuvalu
Nauru
Dominica (not Dominican Republic)
Grenada
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Lucia
St. Kitts and Nevis
Western Sahara
Gambia
Panama

January 15, 2005 at 12:39 am in reply to: Countries without an Air Force #2613189

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Iraqi Air Force Markings

It’s being formed now. So far, it’s just some observation aircraft and helicopters. Jordan is also donating a couple of ancient C-130Bs. Given the suspicion about Iraqi forces, aircraft with weapons are probably still a long way off.

So, will they retain the original Iraqi markings, or is something new in the works? How about Afghanistan?

January 10, 2005 at 12:43 am in reply to: STOVL Aircrafts #2615741

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Entwicklungsring-Sud VJ 101C

The Entwicklungsring-Sud VJ 101C (also called the “Traumjager”, or “Dreamfighter”, because of its “futuristic” appearance) was a German project for a Mach 2 VTOL interceptor, with a swiveling engine pod on each wingtip.

January 9, 2005 at 11:13 pm in reply to: Quadruplanes and beyond… #1434460

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More Examples

I think Horatio Phillips gets the prize for the most wings ever on an aircraft. I believe I recall a photo of one of his planes with even MORE wings! Here’s a Friedrichshfen FF 54 quadruplane fighter prototype, in 1917. And it may only be a triplane, but it’s truly weird- the Nieuport Triplane. The freakish configuration, with the top wing staggered back behind both the top and the middle wings, proved to cause poor handling. Man, you can tell that just by looking at the thing! More to come…

January 9, 2005 at 8:58 pm in reply to: The "that aircraft is so damn ugly, it's beautiful" thread #2615779

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Vought Pirate and Saro SR.A/1

How about the Vought, F6U-1 Pirate, Vought’s first jet fighter? Or the Saro SR.A/1, a British jet-powered single-seat flying boat fighter?

January 9, 2005 at 8:51 pm in reply to: The "that aircraft is so damn ugly, it's beautiful" thread #2615785

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Entwicklungsring-Sud VJ 101c

Speaking of weird engine placement, how about the Entwicklungsring-Sud VJ 101C? It was a German project for a Mach 2 VTOL interceptor, with swiveling engine pods on each wingtip.

January 9, 2005 at 8:31 pm in reply to: The "that aircraft is so damn ugly, it's beautiful" thread #2615793

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F-89 Scorpion

I don’t think the Northrop F-89 Scorpion would win any beauty contests, either.

January 9, 2005 at 8:24 pm in reply to: The "that aircraft is so damn ugly, it's beautiful" thread #2615809

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Dornier D0-28D Skyservant

Odd engine placement can make an aircraft look weird. Take the Do-28D Skyservant, for instance.

January 9, 2005 at 8:16 pm in reply to: The "that aircraft is so damn ugly, it's beautiful" thread #2615812

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McDonnell XF-85

The ghastly looking (and performing) McDonnell XF-85 parasite fighter, designed to test the resurrected concept of an aircraft carried by and launched from a bomber, for which it was intended to provide defense. This aircraft can trace its origins to the Curtiss Sparrowhawk fighter, which hung on trapezes from U.S. zeppelins such as the Akron and the Macon in the ’30s. Needless to say, the concept never caught on.

January 9, 2005 at 7:58 pm in reply to: Cool or Rare Photos #2615822

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B-57 Variants’ Stretched Wings

but canberra looks prettier than b-57. Just look at that huge wing of the b-57..

b-36… as big as b-52

There were a number of variants of the basic B-57. It even served in Vietnam, and with the Pakistanis. The high-altitude versions, for missions like weather recon and air sampling for nuclear radiation, had stretched wings providing better performance at altitude. The basic Canberra, from which the B-57 was derived, was quite an outstanding performer. It could be rolled and maneuvered like a fighter, yet carried a good payload, rather like a jet version of the de Havilland Mosquito.

January 9, 2005 at 7:51 pm in reply to: The "that aircraft is so damn ugly, it's beautiful" thread #2615830

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Martin WB-57

Martin WB-57, assigned by the USAF to NASA for Project Airstream, taking air samples to test for nuclear radiation. Howard AFB, Panama Canal Zone, 1977. Ugly by any definition of the word.
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