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12-01-2005, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by cheddar cheese Hey dont be mean to the romans, they practically built our society, French bombers were given the simple job of destroying societies and they couldnt even do that  | Very true CC! .
I wasn't dissing the Romans, they are cool. I couldn't think of any other ancient society at the time so the romans fitted the bill.
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12-01-2005, 06:24 PM
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| OK Thx. I was wondering. | |
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12-02-2005, 09:47 AM
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12-02-2005, 09:54 AM
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12-02-2005, 10:36 AM
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12-02-2005, 10:42 AM
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#81 | | Your ad here. ;)
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12-02-2005, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by cheddar cheese Its still totally out of favour though | That is because most people are not dumb. The others that voted no are just doing so to either throw Lanc off or to make him feel better. Nothing else. 
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12-07-2005, 01:55 PM
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| Look finding a pretty French bomber is like trying to find a virgin at a brothel.
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12-07-2005, 01:57 PM
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#84 | | Your ad here. ;)
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12-07-2005, 09:20 PM
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| Does anyone know the performance of these crates though. I just wonder if they are ugly in looks not in performance.
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12-08-2005, 02:40 AM
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Most of them had poor performance as well as looks.
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12-08-2005, 06:32 AM
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| this is mainly due to the fact that our government had never considered the renewal of our fleet as a priority. Unfortunately the rising of the Nazi regime in Germany forced the Government to consider new projects but aircraft were all "old fashioned" before they made their first flight.
It is a French tradition to have ugly aircraft, especially during the 1930-1950 period. Except for the Dewointine 520 and all fighter series, the persons in charge of the projects have always looked backwards and made the models according to what was done and persistenly had trouble looking forward. As such design was something odd to them.
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12-08-2005, 08:02 AM
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#88 | | Your ad here. ;)
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12-08-2005, 08:58 AM
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| This is nice looking and seemed to have impressive performance. http://www.dassaultfalcon.com/whatsn...&IDOCNUM=40082 Quote:
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MB 174 series begins, to date the most famous planes to carry the Bloch name. MB 174-176 are light bomber/attack aircraft with excellent flying qualities and a 280-kt cruise. Over 1000 are produced. A reconnaissance derivative called the MB 175 was used in North Africa, astounding the Germans with its speed and altitude capabilities. During the war, the Germans consider producing their own version. After the war, production is resumed by Sud-Ouest.
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12-08-2005, 12:06 PM
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#90 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | After WW2 the French seemed to build better looking aircraft. Maybe the war "knocked" some sence into them?!? 
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