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From doubt to deed.........

PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 2:08 pm
by Rifleman
With some comments of " Put up or Shut up " being thrown around, I felt I better make another attempt to satisfy my curiosity about whether or not its feasible to make a pass under the nozzles of the Shuttle before it fired up its huge engines and fried all of us daring doers around the launch complex........and now with proof in hand, I have to bow to the flying of Pippin.....it seems he may have made it under, although in the veil of smoke which obscures some important parts of the pass..........here is my attempt through there with an even smaller A/C and I find there is no way I can get my plane to get by that fin, as it hangs even lower than the fence I went through, upon exit from the impending rocket blast area..........unless........hmmmmmm


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Re: From doubt to deed.........

PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 2:34 pm
by Rifleman
Na.......even at an angle and coming in from the side, I couldn't avoid hitting the fence.......I have those shots to post too, if requested..........

Re: From doubt to deed.........

PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 2:34 pm
by ozzy72
Pity about that prop of yours Ken, and those railings :(

Mark :)

Re: From doubt to deed.........

PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 3:03 pm
by Rifleman
Prop ?....the entire plane hits the fence !  :o !........I don't know how anyone could get a Corsair through there,....bent wings and all.....and with that huge prop on the front ?........ ???  ???

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Re: From doubt to deed.........

PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 3:29 pm
by Madcat
A 13' prop would be a small problem.

Re: From doubt to deed.........

PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 4:49 pm
by ReverseThrust
A nicely done investigation, I say!

Re: From doubt to deed.........

PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 6:36 pm
by tsunami_KNUW
A 13' prop would be a small problem.


Lol!

Re: From doubt to deed.........

PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 8:26 pm
by stormy
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Lol!

Re: From doubt to deed.........

PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 8:28 pm
by flyboy 28
Me thinks both Ken and Kev need a hobby... ::)


*~EDIT~* -- I mean... A better hobby... ;D

Re: From doubt to deed.........

PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 8:29 pm
by stormy
Me thinks both Ken and Kev need a hobby... ::)

they do.."FLYING"..LOL :P

Re: From doubt to deed.........

PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 8:31 pm
by flyboy 28
Quote, unquote, "Flying" ;D

Re: From doubt to deed.........

PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 8:50 pm
by Rifleman
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Lol!

Re: From doubt to deed.........

PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 9:20 pm
by stormy
Me thinks both Ken and Kev need a hobby... ::)


*~EDIT~* -- I mean... A better hobby... ;D

QUOTE EDIT... YA FLYING.....LOL

Re: From doubt to deed.........

PostPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 12:35 pm
by Wing Nut
I think you did a bang up job ( no pun intended).  I don't think it's possible to get through there without hitting the tail or the fence.  I don't think I did.  However, certain concessions had to be made in order to make it possible at all.  If we were going to make it totally real, it would have to be with crash realism on and that just ain't gonna happen.  :)

Nice job, Ken...  ;D