Do you know your airplanes? (Quiz)
02-06-2004, 06:49 AM
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RE: Do you know your airplanes? (Quiz)
Aw, Macx, you trying to fool us??
If anyone on this thread can't identify it as the production version of the Northrop YF-17 Cobra, they should take up basket weaving....
Cheers!
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If anyone on this thread can't identify it as the production version of the Northrop YF-17 Cobra, they should take up basket weaving....
Cheers!
Jim
02-06-2004, 12:48 PM
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RE: RE: Do you know your airplanes? (Quiz)
http://www.flygplan.info/xstart.htm a few x-planes here, but what makes the YF-17 different form the F-14? tail section looks a bit different, bigger tailerons maybe...
umm pic of the ass-ender on there, how could i mistake it before, the US version is UGLY!
umm pic of the ass-ender on there, how could i mistake it before, the US version is UGLY!
02-06-2004, 01:50 PM
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RE: Do you know your airplanes? (Quiz)
ORIGINAL: Jimmbbo
Aw, Macx, you trying to fool us??
If anyone on this thread can't identify it as the production version of the Northrop YF-17 Cobra, they should take up basket weaving....
Cheers!
Jim
Aw, Macx, you trying to fool us??
If anyone on this thread can't identify it as the production version of the Northrop YF-17 Cobra, they should take up basket weaving....
Cheers!
Jim
The Northrop YF-17 provided the basis for a shipboard tactical fighter for the US Navy, being further developed in collaboration with McDonnell Douglas as the F/A-18 Hornet.[8D]
Okay guys stretch your brains on this one!
02-06-2004, 04:41 PM
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RE: Do you know your airplanes? (Quiz)
ORIGINAL: Silvanskii
Dassault Mirage III's.
Or Mirage 2000's, hard to tell from this front angle.
Dassault Mirage III's.
Or Mirage 2000's, hard to tell from this front angle.
Mirage 2000s...correct - excellent![8D]
This one may mawl your minds a little![8D]
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RE: Do you know your airplanes? (Quiz)
ORIGINAL: Silvanskii
CASA C-101 E-25 Mirlo?
CASA C-101 E-25 Mirlo?
CASA C-101 Aviojet ....this guy certainly knows his aircraft![8D]
02-09-2004, 09:41 PM
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RE: RE: Do you know your airplanes? (Quiz)
Oops, Not an A-1 but it is a Skyraider. Look, side by side front seating and room for more in the back.Try again. I actually have some time in this aircraft !
http://www.airbum.com/pireps/PirepAD-5.html
http://www.airbum.com/pireps/PirepAD-5.html
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RE: RE: Do you know your airplanes? (Quiz)
Which airplane has the shortist takeoff run from a conventional runway?
1) MiG-23 Flogger?-B
2) MiG-21 Fishbed-L?
3) MiG-29 Fulcrum?
4) Tornado Mk2?
5) F-16A Falcon?
6) F-18A Hornet?
7) Mirage 2000C?
[8D]
1) MiG-23 Flogger?-B
2) MiG-21 Fishbed-L?
3) MiG-29 Fulcrum?
4) Tornado Mk2?
5) F-16A Falcon?
6) F-18A Hornet?
7) Mirage 2000C?
[8D]
02-10-2004, 08:05 AM
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RE: RE: Do you know your airplanes? (Quiz)
ORIGINAL: Dago Red
Depends if you mean with the healp of an aircraft carrier.
Depends if you mean with the healp of an aircraft carrier.
I should have added from a conventional runway.[8D]
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either the oldest or biggest, tornado or mig 21
anyone got my stealth yet??? the F-117 is older so it's not the first design
anyone got my stealth yet??? the F-117 is older so it's not the first design
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RE: Do you know your airplanes? (Quiz)
[quote]ORIGINAL: phillybaby
Shouldn't be tooooo hard to get
anyone got my stealth yet??? the F-117 is older so it's not the first design
[/quote
Have Blue concept aircraft, I think... ?
Jim
Shouldn't be tooooo hard to get
anyone got my stealth yet??? the F-117 is older so it's not the first design
[/quote
Have Blue concept aircraft, I think... ?
Jim
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RE: RE: RE: Do you know your airplanes? (Quiz)
ORIGINAL: Silvanskii
My money's on the 16.
Power to weight out the ***.
My money's on the 16.
Power to weight out the ***.
The answer to which aircraft has the shortist takeoff run is....
F-16A Falcon....1200ft.
F-18A Hornet…………….1400ft.
Mirage2000C……………..1500ft.
MiG-29 Fulcrum………….1640ft.
Tornado F Mk2…………..2500ft.
MiG-21 Fishbed-L……….2625ft.
MiG-23 MF Flogger-B….2950ft.
[8D]
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RE: RE: RE: Do you know your airplanes? (Quiz)
Correct
Northrop's Tacit Blue, an experimental low-observable aircraft designed to carry a Hughes battlefield-surveillance radar, was tested at Area 51 in 1982-85 and unveiled in 1996
Northrop's Tacit Blue, an experimental low-observable aircraft designed to carry a Hughes battlefield-surveillance radar, was tested at Area 51 in 1982-85 and unveiled in 1996