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What is it? - 11/26/2007 2:30:52 PM   
Cyberfyn



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I'm trying to find infomation on the above plane (and it's activities) Anyone know what it is and it's job?

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RE: What is it? - 11/26/2007 3:50:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		that is the piper pawnee i belive and i have no idea what it is doing

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RE: What is it? - 11/26/2007 5:18:48 PM   
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Status: online 		Not a pawnee, but remember reading where they were testing a pick-up system for firefighting on the east side of the atlantic. If you check out youtube there is video of fire fighting using ag planes, guess it would be quicker to fill up on the fly if there is a suitable water supply near the fire.

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RE: What is it? - 11/26/2007 9:57:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		The photo was taken back in the 80's off the west coast of England. And I believe it's a British plane. I thought Pawnee at first, but the canopy and tail is all wrong. Might have something to do with oil spils?

Ian F.

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RE: What is it? - 11/27/2007 12:22:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		I don't know the plane, although it has a Miles-type canopy. But it is a duster convertd to water pickup for fire-fighting.. I just saw one in action on the news about the california wildfires, and one pic showed a plane "snorkling" up water as in this pic. Lee W. Palm Beach

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RE: What is it? - 11/27/2007 1:59:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		you sure it isn't a piper pawnee this photo is very similar

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RE: What is it? - 11/27/2007 9:34:11 AM   
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It's a mouse house now though

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RE: What is it? - 11/27/2007 2:48:24 PM   
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RE: What is it? - 11/27/2007 5:25:40 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: seemefly_1

you sure it isn't a piper pawnee this photo is very similar



It is not a Pawnee. A Piper Pawnee has the same basic rounded tail feathers, center (fusalage) mounted landing gear, and wings as the PA18A-180 Supercub. The wing struts are just on the top side instead of the bottom and the tail is a little bigger.

This bird has square off tail feathers, aft windows, squared off wingtips and a wide gear mount. Also notice the large flaps and how the wing struts are mounted less than half way out on the wing. The Pawnee has very short flaps with long ailerons and the struts mount nearly 2/3 out towards the end of the wing.

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RE: What is it? - 11/27/2007 7:22:42 PM   
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Status: offline 		It's a Norman NDN-6 Fieldmaster. Only made a few of them it apears. Although the Brittan Norman Islander, made by the same company, is still going strong.

Ian F.

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RE: What is it? - 11/29/2007 10:09:19 PM   
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RE: What is it? - 11/29/2007 10:28:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		lucky kids on the website with the pictures it has a british flag so you might have a chance but dosn't say

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RE: What is it? - 11/30/2007 2:38:03 PM   
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http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=306770

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RE: What is it? - 11/30/2007 2:48:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		found it.it's at sandown on the isle of wight.

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