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The Reference Desk => Organizations, Vehicles, Equipment => Topic started by: bob48 on March 15, 2020, 08:31:07 AM
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What are your 5 favourite aircraft? No restrictions, any period, civil or military.
This is my current list, subject to change for no particular reason.
1) OV-10 Bronco
2) D.H. Mosquito
3) An.22
4) F4U Corsair
5) Hs 129
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In no order (except the first two which are the same as two on your list) :)
1) F4U Corsair
2) DH Mosquito
3) SR-71
4) B-17 FF
5) A-10 Thunderbolt II
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Only 5 eh?
Not in any order but off the top of my mind..
1) Fw-190
2) ME-262
3) B-17
4) F-14
5) F-15
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I could have said 10, or 20, and it would still not be enough :)
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Very true.
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1) Some kind of cabin biplane, the name escapes me at the moment...
2) Republic RC-3 Seabee
3) US Navy's ZRS series of scout Zeppelins (USS Akron, USS Macon)
3) Me 262
4) TBD Devastator
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^I think I may know what your (1) is..............but its just a guess.
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Dragon Rapide?
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/De_Havilland_DH89A_Dragon_Rapide_%E2%80%98G-AKIF%E2%80%99_%2844840910175%29.jpg)
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1. P-51
2. C-47
3. SR-71
4. F-15
5. F/A-18
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(1) F-14
(2) A-6
(3) G-21
(4) Boeing 314 Clipper
(5) Airbus A-320
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(3) G-21
The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks has a Goose that was rebuilt by the Kaman Helicopter company into an early tilt-rotor concept vehicle for the US Navy:
(https://www.neam.org/images/aircraft-collection/kaman/k-16b/k-16b.png)
https://www.neam.org/shell.php?page=aircraft_collection_detail&name=kamank16b
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Looks like the Tales of the Gold Monkey plane.
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That's the one (minus all the modifications). B_C was probably a fan of the show when he was a kid.
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Dragon Rapide?
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/De_Havilland_DH89A_Dragon_Rapide_%E2%80%98G-AKIF%E2%80%99_%2844840910175%29.jpg)
I have a very nice download freeware one of those for FSX :bigthumb:
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(1) F-14
(2) A-6
(3) G-21
(4) Boeing 314 Clipper
(5) Airbus A-320
Both the A-6 and Clipper would be on my extended list of favourites. It was an Airbus A320 that we flew in down to Bristol and back last November. The A380 is awesome, but fat too big to land at Newcastle, although they have been talking (arguing) about extending the runway for several years. I think the Boeing 777 is the biggest that it can handle at present. I know that there is an Emirates 777 that does a daily flight to Dubai.
We're only about 5 miles away from the airport and not far off the flightpath for departures. Yesterday we had an RAF Airbus 400 fly low over the house. Great looking aircraft.
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Looks like the Tales of the Gold Monkey plane.
That's the one (minus all the modifications). B_C was probably a fan of the show when he was a kid.
That, and sheepishly/admittedly, Duck Tales. I love that old plane though.
Both the A-6 and Clipper would be on my extended list of favourites. It was an Airbus A320 that we flew in down to Bristol and back last November. The A380 is awesome, but fat too big to land at Newcastle, although they have been talking (arguing) about extending the runway for several years. I think the Boeing 777 is the biggest that it can handle at present. I know that there is an Emirates 777 that does a daily flight to Dubai.
We're only about 5 miles away from the airport and not far off the flightpath for departures. Yesterday we had an RAF Airbus 400 fly low over the house. Great looking aircraft.
When I worked for United Airlines, I was daily assigned to the Lufthansa crew, which brought in an A-320 every day from Frankfurt. I always worked the back pit or the cargo container loader/unloader. I really enjoyed that job, actually...I love passenger aircraft and their livery especially.
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No particular order;
1) B-17
2) A-10
3) F-14
4) SR-71
5) E-4B
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Avro Lancaster B.III (the mainstay)
Avro Lancaster B. 1 special (converted to carry Tallboys and Grand Slams)
Avro Lancaster Type 464 Provisional (The Dambuster)
Avro Lancaster B.X (The Canuck built one)
Handley Page Halifax B.V
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You're not too keen on the Lanc, then?
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They're OK.....I guess.....
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Avro Lancaster B.III (the mainstay)
Avro Lancaster B. 1 special (converted to carry Tallboys and Grand Slams)
Avro Lancaster Type 464 Provisional (The Dambuster)
Avro Lancaster B.X (The Canuck built one)
Handley Page Halifax B.V
you forgot the Avro Lincoln and The Avro Shackleton both are related to the Lancaster. plus i am biased i am from Lancaster and worked on the Lincoln at RAF Cosford Museum and then worked on the Shackleton at RAF Lossiemouth then my list would also include the Spitfire and the Mosquito my grandfather used to build the wings here in Lancaster during the war and finally it would have to be the Jaguar as i got to fly in one at Lossiemouth
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^Excellent!
We have been lucky enough to have seen both the Mosquito and the last Shackleton at RAF Leuchars.
I'm pretty sure that was 1990 as there was also a TBF Avenger there, a B-1 Lancer on the static display, and the Vulcan did one of its last flights.