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P71A ......

PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 6:26 pm
by lemoncat
the Boulton Paul p71a...i'm a bit partial to these old birds..this beast was used to carry freight but also doubled up to take passengers too...lovely stuff :) :)
also a fascinating little tale here>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
http://www.imperial-airways.com/Boulton_paul_p71a.html

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Re:  P71A ......

PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 6:36 pm
by Souichiro
Nice shots and uhm.......Plane (haven't decided yet)

Re:  P71A ......

PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 6:44 pm
by Hagar
Very nice shots Lemoncat. I can't say I would have recognised the aircraft. Imperial Airways did operate some exotic types.

Unless I'm reading it wrong I think theres a typo in that article. The way I read it, both aircraft were lost 3 years before the first one was built. ::)

Re:  P71A ......

PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 6:56 pm
by FLYING_TRUCKER
Now that is an aircraft Pete ;)

Two wings, two radials and it looks like it was built like a tank.

Not one of those foolish things they build to-day with no props and only one wing ;DLOL

They tell me the new aircraft they are building like the A380 will only have One Pilot and a Dog in the cockpit.

The pilots job will  be to feed the dog and the dog's job will be to bite the pilot if he touches anything. ;D

Nice pics Pete...thanks for posting them!

Cheers...Happy Landings....Doug

Re:  P71A ......

PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:43 pm
by jordonj
Where did you say you found it?

Re:  P71A ......

PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 1:59 am
by lemoncat
thanx :)
yes hagar that's right..a bit of artistic licence on my part :)
lol doug that's great ;D
and sorry jordonj should have said...outhouse ;)

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 3:13 am
by Omag 2.0
Nice ehrm... tin can... ;D

Lovely shots Pete, gives a good idea of hight! What weathertheme are you using? I like that hazy sky!

Re:  P71A ......

PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 4:50 am
by C
BP (not THE BP) also manufactured corrugated metal sheds and industrial buildings.

The day they designed that was obviously the day the 2 design offices had a job swap... :o ::) ;)

Re:  P71A ......

PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 4:53 am
by Theis
Nice plane
i love it!!

Cheers Theis

Re:  P71A ......

PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:59 am
by ATI_7500
Appealing shots of an unappealing aircraft.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:33 pm
by TacitBlue
Unless I'm reading it wrong I think theres a typo in that article. The way I read it, both aircraft were lost 3 years before the first one was built. ::)


They flew through the Bermuda Triangle...?

Re:  P71A ......

PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:46 pm
by C
Unless I'm reading it wrong I think theres a typo in that article. The way I read it, both aircraft were lost 3 years before the first one was built. ::)


Thank heaven's for that. The sooner the better IMO!!!

Re:  P71A ......

PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 3:10 pm
by lemoncat
thanx :) i think it's lovely :P
to answer your question omag i'm using performance clouds the visibility is just the default setting within the sim..makes it look a lot more realistic imo. :)

Re:  P71A ......

PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:39 pm
by jordonj
Hmmm...looked for it there and the file seems elusive.

Do you remember the name of the zip?

Thanks! ;)

Re:  P71A ......

PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 11:28 pm
by SaVas
Great shots, but I think it should be coined "Moby Dick" as it looks like a beached whale with wings lolol