MikeRL411 Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 The only thing weirder than that that I know of was the Blum & Voss 141B assymetrical bomber! It was a "B" because the original design had the horizontal stabilizer in the center of the plane and relied on a stop to prevent the tail gunner fron shooting the stabilizer off in the heat of battle, The test crew tail gunner must have been a weight lifter because he tore the stop off and shot his own plane down. The aircrew sat in a very conventional capsule design stollen from a Messerschmidt bomber, the engine and propeller were in a separate fusilage. The rear horizontal stabilizer was to the right side, nothing left for "Hans" to shoot off. I once had a drawing [wish I could resurect it] that I used to use at design reviews. My mantra was "Think outside the box! It doesn't have to be pretty and symetrical to meet the real design requirements." BTW, the Luftwaff rejected it because it looked so weird. Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 That's the original test version of the ME262, it was a "tail dragger" while the production variant was a true tricycle landing gear configuration. 1 Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 Something exciting is coming........ 2 Quote Link to comment
flyerdan Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Looks like a Bell P-39 on the trailer a couple posts up. Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Looks like a Bell P-39 on the trailer a couple posts up. Close! It is a P-400, the export version of the P-39 3 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Close! It is a P-400, the export version of the P-39 Then it probably had the 30mm cannon. The Russians used them [30mm cannon] against German tanks in their WW2 battles. Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Then it probably had the 30mm cannon. The Russians used them [30mm cannon] against German tanks in their WW2 battles. The P-39 had a 37mm Cannon, these got the Hispano-Suiza 20mm cannon. Originally ordered by the French, they where built to their spec. The Brits took them on after the fall of France, but quickly gave them up due to poor high altitude performance. The US used them in the South Pacific and the Soviets for Ground Attack role. Although they did have quite a few aces in the these birds. The P-39 versions the Soviets got had the 37mm cannon 1 Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Oh, the Irony! 3 Quote Link to comment
KiloTango1200 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 T-Bone at the Denton Airport. 2 Quote Link to comment
KiloTango1200 Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 The Business Air charter fleet. Had a professional photographer do a photo shoot for the website. I had to set up the shots and escort the photographer. I didn't have a wide angle lens on my phone, so I went up in the control tower to get the group picture. The aircraft were set up for a wide angle shot taken from the blue scissor lift at the bottom of the picture. The King Airs. An old 200 and a brand new 2015, 250 with 10 hours on it. The 2015 King Air 250 with all the latest avionics mods. 5 days out of the paint shop. It has that multi-million dollar, new airplane smell. A recent addition to the fleet. An older Lear 31 with a brand new interior and paint job. It is beautiful and looks like a new aircraft. 4 Quote Link to comment
510freak Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Toy plane count?(actually glider,with a motor for decorative purpose) picked it up this past weekend,put the 510 on the road today 4 Quote Link to comment
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