Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:25 pm
Come on people! Nothing can beat the Stinson XL-5F Sentinel!!!
Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:57 pm
Over here in Oz we still salivate over what the CA-15 could have been.
http://www.adf-serials.com/2a62.shtml
Walrus
http://www.adf-serials.com/2a62.shtml
Walrus
Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:19 pm
I thought the Bell Airacuda was pretty neat!
I think I'd love to fly it!
Jerry
I think I'd love to fly it!
Jerry
Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:23 pm
Its all about the Flapjack baby! 
Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:38 pm
Warbird Kid wrote:Its all about the Flapjack baby!
I like it!
Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:43 pm
A2D Skyshark (what could be better than a Spad?, a turbo prop Spad!!) 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A2D_Skyshark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A2D_Skyshark
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Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:25 am
The coolest part about a Skyshark is it literally looks the part. I can hear the Jaws "duuuuun nah...duuuuuun nad dun nah dun na" as that thing flies through the air.
Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:39 am
Evidence that the advanced Spad pilot can count up to six. With awe.
Fri Aug 31, 2007 7:44 am
Warbird Kid wrote:Its all about the Flapjack baby!
YES! YES!
Oh, to have had it flown even once!
Jerry
Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:26 am
Well for jets, I doubt you can top the B-70. Had it gone into service, it would have changed our understanding of supersonic flight and we might just have regular supersonic service today from its technology. Oh well, McNamara and his idiots at work again, although it started with idiotic decisions at the Defense Department under Ike deciding that it might be a good idea to cancel all the programs that were sharing the cost and then not explain to anyone that these cancellations would make the B-70's costs to appear to increase because it was now paying for all of the development of the associated systems.
For piston-engined aircraft, I've always had an interest in the Martin Baker MB series and especially the MB.5. No reference I've found can fully explain why the aircraft weren't put into service as they had excellent performance compared to its contemporaries and its powerplant (the Griffon), although not as reliable when the airplane first flew, it went on to power several versions of the Spitfire and the Lincoln and Shackleton, so I doubt the fact that the engine failed on the MB.5 during a display for Churchill would be a primary reason for it never getting a production contract.
For piston-engined aircraft, I've always had an interest in the Martin Baker MB series and especially the MB.5. No reference I've found can fully explain why the aircraft weren't put into service as they had excellent performance compared to its contemporaries and its powerplant (the Griffon), although not as reliable when the airplane first flew, it went on to power several versions of the Spitfire and the Lincoln and Shackleton, so I doubt the fact that the engine failed on the MB.5 during a display for Churchill would be a primary reason for it never getting a production contract.
Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:01 am
Did somebody say B-70!?!?
Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:01 am
The P-75...(there you go, Dan...)
The Hughes Hercules...imagine a flight of those passing over you!
The Hughes Hercules...imagine a flight of those passing over you!
Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:06 am
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Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:51 am
Wasn't there a Skyshark for sale in the last few years? What happened to that?
Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:24 pm
Jerry O'Neill wrote:I thought the Bell Airacuda was pretty neat!
I think I'd love to fly it!
Jerry
Anyone have pics of the Airacuda? My Grandpa worked on one while in tech school at Sheppard Field (now AFB) in Texas. He always told me it was impossible to bail out of without going through the props.