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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:47 pm 
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Rumors around FHC are Paul Allen tried to acquire some years ago and was turned down.


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Bump.


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:53 pm 
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Just did some searching on Google Images and came across a few pictures of the Beijing P-61...

http://spanish.peopledaily.com.cn/92121/7987300.html

http://spanish.peopledaily.com.cn/31616/7987302.html

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That first picture.

Look at the turret.

:shock:

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Is it me or does the the cockpit greenhouse look like plex with an electrical tape frame?

And yes, that turret is sexy! :roll:


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Jesse C. wrote:
Is it me or does the the cockpit greenhouse look like plex with an electrical tape frame?




It appears that at least they used 200 mph-rated tape (instead of the dumpy 100 mph stuff).

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Oohhhh look a Pitot tube.... :axe:

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Rossco wrote:
Oohhhh look a Pitot tube.... :axe:


No no, that’s the plane’s big gun. :enforcer:

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