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Re: What is your Favourite aircraft?

Postby Harrier » Mon Nov 24, 2003 12:14 pm

Does anyone know who manufactured the RAF's Tornados? was that BAe too?

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Re: What is your Favourite aircraft?

Postby Wing Nut » Mon Nov 24, 2003 2:21 pm

Toss up between Spitfire and Mustang   ;D  For some reason I keep going back and forth...
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Re: What is your Favourite aircraft?

Postby Hagar » Mon Nov 24, 2003 2:22 pm

The Tornado is a joint project including Britain, Germany and Italy. The company is officially named Panavia. I think the wings were originally manufactured in Italy & fitted at BAe Preston or Samlesbury.

http://www.tornado-data.com/History/history.htm

The engines were develped by Turbo Union,  joint effort by MTU, Rolls-Royce & Fiat.
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Re: What is your Favourite aircraft?

Postby Wing Nut » Mon Nov 24, 2003 2:22 pm

Tornado's were made by Panavia (sp?)
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Re: What is your Favourite aircraft?

Postby Harrier » Mon Nov 24, 2003 2:46 pm

[quote]The Tornado is a joint project including Britain, Germany and Italy. The company is officially named Panavia. I think the wings were originally manufactured in Italy & fitted at BAe Preston or Samlesbury.

http://www.tornado-data.com/History/history.htm

The engines were develped by Turbo Union,
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Re: What is your Favourite aircraft?

Postby Wing Nut » Mon Nov 24, 2003 2:54 pm

Hagar, we posted at the same time!  :)
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Re: What is your Favourite aircraft?

Postby Politically Incorrect » Sun Dec 07, 2003 7:31 pm

It would have too be the Wright Flyer!
Without it we couldn't have my second love :
Douglas DC3/C47/Dakota
Something about the DC3 , It is a beautiful bird!!!!!!
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Re: What is your Favourite aircraft?

Postby PaveLowFE » Fri Jan 09, 2004 10:33 pm

The Sikorsky MH-53 PaveLow helicopter...............

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Re: What is your Favourite aircraft?

Postby Jared » Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:20 am

Boeing B-29....or Harrier....

I'm not sure,

I'm thinking the 29 is so much neater... ;)
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Re: What is your Favourite aircraft?

Postby Hagar » Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:21 am

It's also a lot bigger. :o :P ;D
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Re: What is your Favourite aircraft?

Postby Jared » Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:24 am

And the rumble from the four wright cyclone 18-cylinder turbocharged, and supercooled engines will make a heart stand still... ;)
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Re: What is your Favourite aircraft?

Postby Mr. Bones » Mon Jan 12, 2004 2:41 pm

And the rumble from the four wright cyclone 18-cylinder turbocharged, and supercooled engines will make a heart stand still... ;)

never saw a real one...not to mention a flying one. i think there's only one airworthy B-29 left...somewhere in Texas.
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Re: What is your Favourite aircraft?

Postby C » Mon Jan 12, 2004 6:38 pm

And the rumble from the four wright cyclone 18-cylinder turbocharged, and supercooled engines will make a heart stand still... ;)


And the roar of a Rolls-Royce Pegasus about a hundred feet above the ground at full throttle is quite loud too, especially when it's not moving...

...and it still hasn't moved...



...still there...



..B-29s just don't hover do they...


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and yes, Mr Bones I believe the CAF's (Confederate/Commemorative Air Force depending on how old you are) Fifi is the only B-29 still in airworthy order...
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Re: What is your Favourite aircraft?

Postby swanny338 » Mon Jan 12, 2004 6:48 pm

the F-16 or the P-51D Mustang or the Panavia Tornado IDS or the.... i could go on forever
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Re: What is your Favourite aircraft?

Postby flyingfez » Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:57 am

for this I'll have to break down to eras

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