Best Aircraft in many different roles - Page 30 - Aircraft of World War II

Nonskimmer · 01-09-2005, 11:38 AM

Be sure to use the Club, so it won't be stolen by some kids looking for a joyride!

I agree with evan. It may be a replica, but it's the next best thing to the real thing, and since they're not exactly being produced anymore...who cares?

the lancaster kicks ass · 01-09-2005, 11:49 AM

or you could do a flypast over a veterans meet, that'd be fun..........

Nonskimmer · 01-09-2005, 11:51 AM

Hopefully, they're not veteran AAA gunners.

the lancaster kicks ass · 01-09-2005, 11:53 AM

good point, didn't think of that one........

cheddar cheese · 01-09-2005, 02:25 PM

I have a mental image of vets going and getting into Cessna light aircraft and hunting him down, then as they get close pulling out a pistol and shooting him down, then doing victory rolls

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 01-09-2005, 03:55 PM

I would not care if it is a replica, it is still a tribut to a bygone era and it would be better then flying the damn cessnas that I fly now. I am serious I am going to get me one eventually. Plus it is probably cheaper to maintain than an actual WW2 era plane, even though I would kill to have one of them too.

cheddar cheese · 01-09-2005, 03:57 PM

Well I hope you get one ASAP so I can pop over and have a go myself

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 01-09-2005, 04:09 PM

Naw my wife would kill me if I speant our money on that instead of building our dream house.

Gemhorse · 01-09-2005, 06:36 PM

Yeah, Claus mentioned the Bf-109's when I emailed him, I'm chuffed he's going to do the E & G models, they're my favourite versions....Have to be a big Lotto win for me to think of getting any!! ....but it will be a buzz to actually see them on the Airshow circuit, sooner or later...the Fw's have been advertised down here for a little while now, hopefully some loaded Kiwis' bought one......

Lightning Guy · 01-09-2005, 10:47 PM

I wouldn't mind having a life-sized replica to augment my collection of (much smaller) diecast planes.

cheddar cheese · 01-10-2005, 10:39 AM

Or a half sized one for children to fly

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 01-10-2005, 03:20 PM

When I get back home I am going to go and visit the factory and check it out. Plus hey I have an AP liscense maybe I can get a part time job helping out with the construction. That would be more than just eneough for me.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 01-10-2005, 03:23 PM

Okay let me rephrase that maybe I can get a part time hobby job or something help fixing the latest ones that they have built and alread flown. I can not really build new planes with an AP liscense.

wmaxt · 01-10-2005, 05:24 PM

The replicas are great! There arn't enough real ones any more and there'll never be more. Lots of P-51 replicas here, several in serial production. What sucks (don't get me wrong the P-51 is a great plane, my beef is that it gets far more credit than it deserves)

is it's only real advantage in WWII was cost/buildability still exists today. The P-38 is so complex there are only a couple of replicas being built.

Are there any Spit replicas out there?

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 01-10-2005, 05:34 PM

I am not sure if there are any spit replicas. I know I have seen one Me-109 and a Zero replica. Up until know I did not even know there were Fw-190's.

01-09-2005, 11:49 AM	#437
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	or you could do a flypast over a veterans meet, that'd be fun.......... __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

01-09-2005, 11:53 AM	#439
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	good point, didn't think of that one........ __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

01-09-2005, 03:55 PM	#441
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 34,076	I would not care if it is a replica, it is still a tribut to a bygone era and it would be better then flying the damn cessnas that I fly now. I am serious I am going to get me one eventually. Plus it is probably cheaper to maintain than an actual WW2 era plane, even though I would kill to have one of them too. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"

01-09-2005, 04:09 PM	#443
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 34,076	Naw my wife would kill me if I speant our money on that instead of building our dream house. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"

01-09-2005, 10:47 PM	#445
Lightning Guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,512	I wouldn't mind having a life-sized replica to augment my collection of (much smaller) diecast planes. __________________

01-09-2005, 11:38 AM	#436
Nonskimmer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 8,871	Be sure to use the Club, so it won't be stolen by some kids looking for a joyride! I agree with evan. It may be a replica, but it's the next best thing to the real thing, and since they're not exactly being produced anymore...who cares?

01-09-2005, 11:51 AM	#438
Nonskimmer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 8,871	Hopefully, they're not veteran AAA gunners.

01-09-2005, 02:25 PM	#440
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	I have a mental image of vets going and getting into Cessna light aircraft and hunting him down, then as they get close pulling out a pistol and shooting him down, then doing victory rolls

01-09-2005, 03:57 PM	#442
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	Well I hope you get one ASAP so I can pop over and have a go myself

01-09-2005, 06:36 PM	#444
Gemhorse Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 584	Yeah, Claus mentioned the Bf-109's when I emailed him, I'm chuffed he's going to do the E & G models, they're my favourite versions....Have to be a big Lotto win for me to think of getting any!! ....but it will be a buzz to actually see them on the Airshow circuit, sooner or later...the Fw's have been advertised down here for a little while now, hopefully some loaded Kiwis' bought one......

01-10-2005, 10:39 AM	#446
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	Or a half sized one for children to fly

01-10-2005, 03:20 PM	#447
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 34,076	When I get back home I am going to go and visit the factory and check it out. Plus hey I have an AP liscense maybe I can get a part time job helping out with the construction. That would be more than just eneough for me. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"

01-10-2005, 03:23 PM	#448
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 34,076	Okay let me rephrase that maybe I can get a part time hobby job or something help fixing the latest ones that they have built and alread flown. I can not really build new planes with an AP liscense. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"

01-10-2005, 05:24 PM	#449
wmaxt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 1,175	The replicas are great! There arn't enough real ones any more and there'll never be more. Lots of P-51 replicas here, several in serial production. What sucks (don't get me wrong the P-51 is a great plane, my beef is that it gets far more credit than it deserves) is it's only real advantage in WWII was cost/buildability still exists today. The P-38 is so complex there are only a couple of replicas being built. Are there any Spit replicas out there?

01-10-2005, 05:34 PM	#450
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 34,076	I am not sure if there are any spit replicas. I know I have seen one Me-109 and a Zero replica. Up until know I did not even know there were Fw-190's. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"

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