FlyingSparkle 50 April 10, 2015 Share April 10, 2015 So im just wondering if there are some airplane geeks around here. Im a huge geek of it! Ask me something and i will answer! Join me if you like! Cheers ~FlyingSparkle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suukorak 354 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 Me, I suppose. What kind of planes do you like to talk about? My personal preference is military planes from WWI-WWII, mostly because those I know the best. I'd be happy to learn about any planes you want to discuss, though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Regulus 2,769 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 (edited) Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IIb or die. Edited April 11, 2015 by Admiral Regulus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suukorak 354 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IIb or die. You've got to go old school, man. I'm talking Nieuport N.11. Or Albatros D.III, if you prefer German engineering. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.W. 3,619 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 I'm a sucker for the Sukhoi 27 Family. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internet pone 2,916 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 Guys, you are awesome. I'd love to buy my own single-motor biplan like AN2 and visit you all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeryFox 23,811 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 My list is too long but the old Spitfire and Lockheed Martin's piece of shit F-35 (people be hatin' on it, *sob*) are my two favorites. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suukorak 354 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 Oh, are we doing pictures now? That's cool. I had the privilege of seeing these beauties fly, at "Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome". Guys, you are awesome. I'd love to buy my own single-motor biplan like AN2 and visit you all. Why not a Catalina? My grandparents have a cabin on a lake. I've always wanted to show up one day in this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Regulus 2,769 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 Here's something cool (and relevant, too): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaF3d-ZEHC8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internet pone 2,916 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 (edited) Why not a Catalina? My grandparents have a cabin on a lake. I've always wanted to show up one day in this. Funny thing, but wikipedia says, serial produsing was only before 1945. Servise for this toy would be absolutely custom and, I guess, much more expensive. And I like biplans, aesthetically. Edited April 11, 2015 by Crypty Script 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suukorak 354 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 Here's something cool (and relevant, too): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaF3d-ZEHC8 Wow. Impressive. Funny thing, but wikipedia says, serial produsing was only before 1945. Servise for this toy would be absolutely custom and, I guess, much more expensive. Yep, definitely an old bird. Less practical, but no less beautiful. Also historically significant. Hm... what are some cool modern planes... I know! The Warthog! P.S. Goodnight everypony. This is awesome but it's getting late. More awesome tomorrow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust and Memories 557 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 Bah, peasants. Glorious German engineering triumphs, forever! ......yeah, I really like everything that has ever come out of the mind of Kurt Tank, most notably the Ta 152. Damnit, government, restore the last one left already! But I must argue that my favorite is the original 190 A5. One of the first and best fighters of WW2, and heavily armed for its design year, with several 20mm and 12.7mm cannon/machine guns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idris 241 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 I like the stories behind the planes, like the Americans building Rolls Royce merlins's and finding them to be unreliable because they didn't have the skilled labour to assemble them. So they went through all the production tolerances and made it into an engine that fitted together properly, making it the brilliant and multi purpose engine it needed to be. Rolls Royce used to have stick up there chuff about "elite engineering", but it's often production numbers that make great planes. And you can't do that when every single part only fits the engine it came off. (This info was from a fairly reliable source). A story I can find nothing about is desert typhoons having a big machine gun under slung as tank killers. When father in law was very much younger, an old boy stared telling him about his mech days in the desert. The story was that they split breach blocks, so, against regulation they welded them up, chucked a load of rounds down them and bingo, they were back in buisness. It was said they flew so low they got grass thrown up into rads! If I had spare cash I'd probably blow some on flying. My RC helicopter is good, but sitting in one is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen The Unicorn 484 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 The sad Momment when everyone is talking about fighters.... and I'm just good at civil commercial airplanes and such 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long gone 8,929 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 So why don't we introduce some civil airliners into this thread? Here, have the first plane I ever flew on. Although not the exact one I first flew on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idris 241 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 Yes, you are quite right, but it's like tanks vs bulldozers I guess, one is a bit more exciting I went on a course to repair aluminium skinned honey comb panels that was a very interesting civil aircraft fix. All about anodising the surface to epoxy glue on patches and doublers. We mixed tiny glass beads with phosphoric acid and put them in a vacuum bag so you could anodise up side down. The same vacuum kit had a heater pad to cure the single pack epoxy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlunderSteed 1,251 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 (edited) I'm a sucker for the Sukhoi 27 Family. The quality is great, but there are a couple potential problems with this render. The forward section of the canopy seems to be missing, which would make for a rather uncomfortable ride at this speed and altitude. It might just be the angle and lighting, though. Also, Lead appears to be turning abruptly into 2. Or maybe 2 is not properly following Lead. Either way, it puts 2 in the dangerous position of flying directly into Lead's jet wash while 2's only real breakout option (from this angle) would be an aggressive negative-G pushover. The artist seems to know a lot about lighting and rendering, but not much about formation flying. Edited April 11, 2015 by PlunderSteed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingSparkle 50 April 11, 2015 Author Share April 11, 2015 Just for you guys, Im in to civil aircraft. I like fighter jets but i like the bigger civil jets more! (Boeing, Airbus, Douglas, Fokker, Embraer etc.) Here is a pic of my home country's airliner!Fascinating, Boeing 777-206(ER) Cheers ~FlyingSparkle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suukorak 354 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 I'm rather interested in the Solar Impulse. Any of you guys heard of this thing? http://solarimpulse.com Solar-powered prop plane, making a round-the-world tour (not continuous flight, unfortunately, but still!). It started in Abu Dhabi, and it's gone as far as China now. I'm really excited that it'll eventually pass through New York! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingSparkle 50 April 11, 2015 Author Share April 11, 2015 I'm rather interested in the Solar Impulse. Any of you guys heard of this thing? http://solarimpulse.com Solar-powered prop plane, making a round-the-world tour (not continuous flight, unfortunately, but still!). It started in Abu Dhabi, and it's gone as far as China now. I'm really excited that it'll eventually pass through New York! Yup, Heared about this. Amazing isn't it? ~FlyingSparkle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubWolf 16,574 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 (edited) Yep! As my title implies, I flight sim quite a bit. Unfortunately, I'm that mainstream .. Guy that mostly flight sims commercial and doesn't know much about other planes (except a bit of military). I'm a fan of the Super 80. Specifically in AA colors (the last one, not the new kne :okiedokielokie:). *clears throat @Wind Chaser* Edited April 11, 2015 by Swirly's Beau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KraznorG 28 April 11, 2015 Share April 11, 2015 I work in air freight but all of you are so much more excited about planes than I am. Those 767's are small, when it comes to freight capacity. 787, hoping we get one again. Makes my life easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venomous 18,813 April 12, 2015 Share April 12, 2015 I'm not an airplane fan. I get motion sickness so easily and I am terrified of the plane crashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idris 241 April 12, 2015 Share April 12, 2015 I had a bad run going from Gatwick, to Oslo to Stavaga where my my ears absolutely wrecked, so I'm no fan of flying pressurised right now either. But planes in general are definitely in my fan file. Mindyou, it is quite a varied file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrala 269 April 12, 2015 Share April 12, 2015 I find the lack of Me-262 in this thread disturbing. This thing had four 30 mm cannons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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