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Piasecki H-21 Shawnee
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:30 pmby BrandonF
This thing is soooooo cool! The only one that still flies is here in San Diego, California. What's your worthless opinion on it?
Re: Piasecki H-21 Shawnee
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Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:04 pmby specter177
Didn't it just crash?
[edit]Never mind, that was an H-25.[/edit]
Re: Piasecki H-21 Shawnee
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Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:16 pmby BrandonF
The H-25 belonged to the same museum that owns the Shawnee. Three died in the crash.
Re: Piasecki H-21 Shawnee
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Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:21 amby specter177
I can think of 10 planes uglier than that off the top of my head.
Re: Piasecki H-21 Shawnee
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Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:51 pmby SeanTK
It's definitely a unique helicopter that was designed to perform acceptably until more advanced aircraft came about. Piasecki seems to have a number of arguably unconventional designs, but if it works well, it doesn't need to be fixed for aesthetics.
Re: Piasecki H-21 Shawnee
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Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:04 pmby grizzard
Great picture. I worked on those in the late 50s in Hawaii ... and off the island of Hawaii. We drug targets around so they could tune up one of the satellite tracking antennas. Noisy chopper .... carried 19 troops.
Re: Piasecki H-21 Shawnee
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Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:05 pmby BrandonF
Thanks for the replies! Ok, 5 people have voted "It's the ugliest thing on the face of the Earth!" Quit voting for that!
The Airbus A380 is the ugliest thing on the face of the earth! Well, that and the Airbus A300ST.
Re: Piasecki H-21 Shawnee
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Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:18 pmby The Snake 87
I prefer the Blackhawks in the background, but that's just me, my dad didn't crew chief one or anything... ;D
I think it is actually a pretty cool aircraft. It has a spunk to it, like, it has it's own style. I would take it any day.