 | Your favorite post-war aircraft| Post-War Discuss Your favorite post-war aircraft in the Other Eras forums; Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet
When the tower guys are on there game they can be a life savor. Ill tell ... |
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11-11-2005, 09:30 AM
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#316 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet When the tower guys are on there game they can be a life savor. Ill tell you that. We did a routine IFR training flight yesterday. The weather was so bad that the fog never cleared up even at ground level. We did a Coptor Approach and the tower brought us down to the Runway. We could not even see the ground until we were about 20ft over the runway. It was crazy. Lots of fun though. | 
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11-11-2005, 09:53 AM
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#317 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | Twas good training though. Got the leans in the clouds. Felt like we were upside down but we were wings level.
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11-20-2005, 12:08 PM
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#318 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | nice option with your beast is that a rwy is optional
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11-20-2005, 01:15 PM
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#319 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | That is true, but you have to still be able to see where the ground is in order to land. You dont want to hit wires or land in water or something. Very dangerous bad weather is.
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11-20-2005, 02:06 PM
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#320 | | Senior Member
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Country: | well I'd hate to fly in europe to congested and the vis always sucks its not often a controller would say the weather was cavok or cavu (ceiling and visability unlimited)
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11-20-2005, 02:32 PM
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#321 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Absolutely not true. Except for the winter time, the vis is really not that bad. Like I said I fly over here almost every day and it is not that bad. Now between late November and the end of February yeah it sucks then but only really in our area. Once you get out of Bavaria (really on the Franken region of Bavaria) it is not bad at all any time of the year including winter.
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03-15-2008, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Glider  Just been checking some of my records. I was impressed by one Flt Lt Maqsood Amir who managed to shoot down a Mig 21 after suckering the pilot into a low speed dogfight in an F86.
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03-16-2008, 05:46 AM
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#323 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | My post-war favorites, I'm not claiming that they were the best, especially F-101B had its problems.
F-86
F2H-3
F11F
F-101B
F-105
F-106
Lightning Mk 2A and 6
Canberra
Vulcan
MiG-19S
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03-17-2008, 11:53 AM
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#324 | | Junior Member
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Originally Posted by HealzDevo My favourite post-war aircraft include:
AH-64D Apache Longbow- Yes a helicopter, top of the list.
B-36 Peacemaker- Awesome power for a bomber around the end of WW2.
Spitfire- The later 1950s re-engineering of this famous aircraft.
P-51 Mustang- The aircraft that really helped take the war to the German
heart-land.
B-52 Awesome adaptability in terms of roles.
B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber- Useful for early missions in taking enemy radar
installations and air defenses out relatively
safely, so that more 'normal' aircraft can carry
out their missions safely.
F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter- Useful for same reasons as B-2.
ACH-47 Chinook- Armed gunship version of famous transport helicopter.
Mig-25 Fulcrum- Awesome adaptable Soviet front-line fighter.
Foxbat- A fast Mach 3 recon aircraft.
SR-71 Blackbird- A fast recon aircraft that is only just being retired.
U-2- A large single engined plane- largest single-engined plane ever built. | Correct me if im wrong, but isn't the Fulcrum the Mig-29 and the Mig-25 is the Foxbat? | |
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03-17-2008, 11:17 PM
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#325 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ | My father-in-law used to fly 767's and 747-400's internationally; he said the weirdest thing was landing a 747-400 at SFO on the ILS in zero visibility on autopilot. He said he didn't even know the aircraft was on the ground until the wheels touched down.
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03-22-2008, 11:06 PM
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#326 | | Senior Member
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Country: | i like the starfighter the thud f_105 and the f_4 god do i like the f 4 she was a mean looking sob !!!! | |
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03-23-2008, 12:10 PM
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#327 | | aka Dickcheese
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Country: | I have always liked the F9F. She combined the best of WWII technologies into a straight wing design. Beauty.
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03-26-2008, 08:28 PM
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#328 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | My post-war favorites planes list, and I'm not claiming that they were the best.
F-84
F-86
F-4 Phantom II
Fiat G91
F-16
Eurofigther
Panavia Tornado
F-14 | |
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03-26-2008, 11:18 PM
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#329 | | aka Dickcheese
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Country: | Fiat G91... beauty
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03-26-2008, 11:20 PM
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#330 | | aka Dickcheese
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Country: | I think it should be a rule that any FAVORITES thread must include pics. Just a text listing is a letdown and is not educational for those not in the know. Pics would allow a passing of the baton to those who aspire. What say the rest of the forum?
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