360 Degrees of Aviation
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Forgive me for saying this, but did I do something wrong, plunderbird?plunderbird wrote:Re-post of the original, first post. Just to get things right. I therefore agree my F22 post was wrong. But I also say that iqmal_97 could have done better.
Also, the X-29 first flew at Edwards AFB. The base was renamed after test pilot Glen Edwards. A pilot of the YB-49 Flying Wing.
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In the history of Edwards AFB there is a long list of experimental aircraft that looked good on paper but could never quite work out in reality. The YB-49 was one of them. The Ryan X-13 Vertijet is another:
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Under the HAVE DOUGHNUT (wtf was the person naming the program thinking?)Program, Area 51 aka Homey airport was the operating base for a MiG-21 used the USAF for testing.
It's this aircraft:
Therefore, Mig-21 fishbed.
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As far as I was concerned yes. You did a maker to same maker link. I thought this was wrong, as type to type varients are not alowed.iqmal_97 wrote:Forgive me for saying this, but did I do something wrong, plunderbird?plunderbird wrote:Re-post of the original, first post. Just to get things right. I therefore agree my F22 post was wrong. But I also say that iqmal_97 could have done better.
Also, the X-29 first flew at Edwards AFB. The base was renamed after test pilot Glen Edwards. A pilot of the YB-49 Flying Wing.
As for links. This might be wrong... Area 51 also was the home to some ex russian Hind helo's.
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In fact he even tested the spitfire for them.
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Avia also manufactured the Me 262 under the name of S-92
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Anyways, the Fiat g55 centauri was produced by a manufacturer involved in both the automotive and aviation industries as well.
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The Macchi C.205.
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He was mostly referring to the Mark 5 Spits that served in North Africa and Italy, FYI.
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The Hawker tempest.
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Oh well, it is understandable...
Like the Typhoon, the Republic P-47 was used more frequently as a ground attack aircraft during the closing stages of WW2.
"British pilots were astounded when they saw the huge fighter, since it hardly seemed such a big aircraft could get off the ground, much less engage in air combat. The British joked that a Thunderbolt pilot could defend himself from a Luftwaffe fighter by running around and hiding in the fuselage."
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