Your favorite post-war aircraft - Page 3 - Aircraft of World War II

cheddar cheese · 01-30-2005, 07:19 AM

Ah the A-10...great plane

trackend · 01-30-2005, 07:24 AM

nasty little beast

cheddar cheese · 01-30-2005, 07:27 AM

Where did you get that TSR2 pic? Ive been looking for a flying TSR2 pic for AGES! Im stealing that one for myself

trackend · 01-30-2005, 07:30 AM

Duxford web site
http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/

mosquitoman · 01-30-2005, 07:31 AM

They've got one there

trackend · 01-30-2005, 07:32 AM

yup quite a machine in its day

cheddar cheese · 01-30-2005, 07:41 AM

Or it would have been if the project wasnt cancelled...damn government...

trackend · 01-30-2005, 09:35 AM

well it all came out of our taxes and in those days we had other priorities

Nonskimmer · 01-30-2005, 09:44 AM

A truly awesome machine! So advanced for it's day, in fact, that I would imagine the sheer cost of trying to mass produce it for the air force would all but bankrupt the country. Too bad, really.

plan_D · 01-31-2005, 02:28 AM

I doubt it would have bankrupt the country, I bet it wasn't even as expensive as the Tornado. Now, THAT'S an expensive pile of junk. At least the TSR.2 was good.

the lancaster kicks ass · 02-03-2005, 03:40 PM

wouldn't kick it out of bed............

cheddar cheese · 02-04-2005, 09:42 AM

You sick person

Does it "Light your afterburners" then? :

HealzDevo · 02-16-2005, 03:31 AM

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.

plan_D · 02-16-2005, 03:37 AM

That should really be F-51, if it's post-war. I've never known CH-47s to have seperate designations for gunship, although I imagine the US might have.
In the RAF, they just knock a few windows out and put rotary cannons through them. And then fit a big ass machine gun to the rear ramp, which my dad was on when ever flying in the Chinook in the Falklands.

cheddar cheese · 02-16-2005, 05:04 PM

Nice choices HD...

01-30-2005, 07:31 AM	#35
mosquitoman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saffron Walden/Sheffield Posts: 2,991	They've got one there __________________ When you realise that the light at the end of the tunnel is actually an oncoming train, you know it's time to run for your life

01-31-2005, 02:28 AM	#40
plan_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,978	I doubt it would have bankrupt the country, I bet it wasn't even as expensive as the Tornado. Now, THAT'S an expensive pile of junk. At least the TSR.2 was good. __________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club.

02-03-2005, 03:40 PM	#41
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	wouldn't kick it out of bed............ __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

02-16-2005, 03:31 AM	#43
HealzDevo Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Queensland Posts: 1,251	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. __________________ http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/alb...500&ppuser=671 Link To My Picture Gallery

02-16-2005, 03:37 AM	#44
plan_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,978	That should really be F-51, if it's post-war. I've never known CH-47s to have seperate designations for gunship, although I imagine the US might have. In the RAF, they just knock a few windows out and put rotary cannons through them. And then fit a big ass machine gun to the rear ramp, which my dad was on when ever flying in the Chinook in the Falklands. __________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club.

01-30-2005, 07:19 AM	#31
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	Ah the A-10...great plane

01-30-2005, 07:24 AM	#32
trackend Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Canvey Island, Essex Posts: 4,030	nasty little beast

01-30-2005, 07:27 AM	#33
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	Where did you get that TSR2 pic? Ive been looking for a flying TSR2 pic for AGES! Im stealing that one for myself

01-30-2005, 07:30 AM	#34
trackend Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Canvey Island, Essex Posts: 4,030	Duxford web site http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/

01-30-2005, 07:32 AM	#36
trackend Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Canvey Island, Essex Posts: 4,030	yup quite a machine in its day

01-30-2005, 07:41 AM	#37
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	Or it would have been if the project wasnt cancelled...damn government...

01-30-2005, 09:35 AM	#38
trackend Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Canvey Island, Essex Posts: 4,030	well it all came out of our taxes and in those days we had other priorities

01-30-2005, 09:44 AM	#39
Nonskimmer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 8,871	A truly awesome machine! So advanced for it's day, in fact, that I would imagine the sheer cost of trying to mass produce it for the air force would all but bankrupt the country. Too bad, really.

02-04-2005, 09:42 AM	#42
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	You sick person Does it "Light your afterburners" then? :

02-16-2005, 05:04 PM	#45
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	Nice choices HD...

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