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09-16-2004, 06:46 PM
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#76 | | Senior Member
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| For a seaplane as a "personal pet" aircraft, I'd want a Martin Seamaster jet flying boat... | 
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09-16-2004, 10:28 PM
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| Or a SeaDart . . . a supersonic jet flying boat.
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09-17-2004, 11:23 AM
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#78 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | Both of them are nice craft, but I would just like one to be able to fly over the Maine Woods and land in some lake for a little fishing and swim. The SeaDart was an interesting project why that it was killed off was sad. SeaPlanes are just a great way to get around.
Lanc, is that one of the 4,000lb bombs that is shown in your little picture under your name? 
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09-17-2004, 11:26 AM
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| I believe that is a 12,000lb Tallboy under his name.
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09-18-2004, 02:25 PM
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#80 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | LG you're closer than MP, but it's actually a grand slam, easy mistake to make though.....................
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09-18-2004, 03:15 PM
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| It's very hard to tell. The shape of the bombs are almost identical and scale is hard to make out in a picture that small.
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09-18-2004, 08:40 PM
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#82 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | In his avatar, if u look towards the back of the bomb, ull see a person standing there....
The Earthquake Bomb family: (from L to R) 12,000 lb Tallboy, 22,000 lb Grand Slam, 42,000 lb T-12, and the 25,000 lb SAP Samson | |
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09-19-2004, 05:57 AM
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#83 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | this is another good pic...............
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10-24-2004, 07:43 PM
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#84 | | the old Sage
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10-25-2004, 08:57 AM
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#85 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country:  | Yep I would have to say one of the late G-series or the K-4
Question: Was the Me-309 close to entering service? And was it likely to be a good plane?
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10-25-2004, 09:21 AM
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#86 | | Hairy one of Old Judea
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Country:  | I really like all of the 109s from the C series onwards, favourites would have to be 'F' series, 'G' series and 'K' series (oh and the 'T' series)
AIUI there were significant problems with the 309 and the RLM decided to focus on the FW190 D series and the Ta-152 which already were superior in performance to anything promised by the 309. I may be wrong however 
Pictures of Me-309   
All from http://www.michas-bastelstube.de/Modelle/Me309.htm
According to http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/me309.html Quote: |
The 309 was originally designed to be the definitive successor to the 109. Innovative features included a pressurized cockpit, tricycle landing gear, and a retractable radiator. However, the 309 could be out turned by the Bf 109G and was judged inferior to the Fw 190D and never reached production. The Me 609 was to be a twinned version similiar to the P-82.
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10-25-2004, 09:31 AM
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#87 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country: | I think the 309 looked damned cool though
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10-25-2004, 12:34 PM
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#88 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | it looks like a cross between the P-39/FW-190/Me-262.................
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10-25-2004, 01:18 PM
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#89 | | the old Sage
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Country: | the tripod undercarriage was a failure for the Me 309. | |
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10-25-2004, 01:50 PM
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#90 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | it does look pretty good though..................
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