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11-09-2004, 10:08 AM
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#46 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country:  | Wow, great pics, I didnt know any actually survived 
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11-09-2004, 11:00 AM
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| Now thet is realy butyfull, Why dont they rebuild it ????
But if you look at many of the blue prints of "secret future planes"(of WW2) you realize most of them are not practicle. | |
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11-09-2004, 11:05 AM
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Country: | It would be bad to rebuild it in my eyes. If that is the only survivor it should be kept as it is. If there is another one however, then it should be rebuilt 
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11-09-2004, 01:29 PM
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#49 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | but even that it was one hell of a plane it'd still need at least several months of combat to sort out any problems...............
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11-09-2004, 03:18 PM
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11-09-2004, 06:51 PM
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| Actually, it's in the Smithsonian, in storage...
I believe they started restoration a while ago - not sure...
In the 1980s, Northrop actually visited them to study the aircraft for use on the B-2... | |
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11-09-2004, 06:54 PM
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11-10-2004, 12:25 PM
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#53 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | That is interesting. Next time I visit the Smithsonian I will have to check it out. If anyone ever visits Germany, they must got to Muenchen und check out the Deutsches Museum. They have quite an impressive WW2 aircraft display including V-1 and V-2 Rockets and other X-planes. Another good one in Germany is the Sinsheim Museum with many great aircraft to see and some of them you can actually climb into.
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11-11-2004, 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by cheddar cheese It would be bad to rebuild it in my eyes. If that is the only survivor it should be kept as it is. If there is another one however, then it should be rebuilt | A flying 1 is better then a rusting 1. | |
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11-11-2004, 11:05 AM
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Country: | But theres more sense of history when its in its decrepid state. And anyway, The Go-229 never made it to full scale production, no-one reslly knows if its going to fly alright.
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11-11-2004, 11:27 AM
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| It does.
It flew many times, and crashed occasionally, but otherwise, it was one of the most docile aircraft around, as it had a VERY low stall speed... | |
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11-11-2004, 11:41 AM
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#57 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | I believe it could have been possibly the greatest achievment for the Germans. It even influenced many aircraft used today.
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11-11-2004, 11:42 AM
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#58 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Well when I say it could have, that is if it had entered full production.
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11-11-2004, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by GermansRGeniuses It does.
It flew many times, and crashed occasionally, but otherwise, it was one of the most docile aircraft around, as it had a VERY low stall speed... | Wow, I thought like one or two were made and then it was scrapped...
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11-11-2004, 01:01 PM
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#60 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Yeah they did build a few prototypes however it never reached production status.
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