[kemplen]

..... found these for fs9 on a cfs2 site ..... a colourful fighter ....





..... and Italy's first jet ......







..... an interesting looking design ..... not an italian beauty ...... I think the stylists were out to lunch! ...... what do you think?  

[Mr. Bones]

beautiful shots of very ugly planes!  ;)

[ozzy72]

I agree with Bones, hideous aircraft, wonderful screenies.

Ozzy

[GeForce]

Generally agree with the above two comments

[Wing Nut]

Hey Bones, what site was it?  I'd like the jet!  :)

[kemplen]

.... not bones, .... I found them this morning when looking for cfs2 campaigns ..... its a strange jet .... but it has grown on me .....  here's the link  

http://www.isoliti4gatti.com

.... happy flying .... the engine effects a bit wierd ..... comes on with the lights and shines through the metal!

[Ivan]

probably http://www.isoliti4gatti.com/

[Wing Nut]

Talk about strapping yourself to a jet engine!  That's a wild looking plane!  :o

[ATI_7500]

interesting configuration for a jet...taildragger.

[fido]

That jet must have been hard on runways, with it's tail only inches away fron the tarmac belching fire.

                       Fido

[Woodlouse2002]

I'm not suprised they did so badly in the war with those to cover them.

Nice shots though.

[ATI_7500]

some early models of the Me-262 had a taildragger configuration. according to some test pilots,you had to step onto the brakes for a short time ,just before reaching V1 in order to get the nose in a good position for take off.
strange things,those early jets...

[Ivan]

yak-15 was a taildragger too... not too succesful as the next variant had tricycle gear and was built in larger numbers (yak-17)

[Hagar]

The Supermarine Attacker was a taildragger. If the pilot was not careful it used to melt the tarmac behind it. By all accounts it was a rotten aircraft too.

They might look unusual but Italian aircraft are generally well designed & stylish once you get used to them. The Italians have a flair for such things, like their racing cars.