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Dreaming of....

Thu Sep 23, 2004 10:34 am

Since the mustang is not an option (darn!) i'd go with p-61 blackwidow. nothing sweeter!

brian

Of course

Thu Sep 23, 2004 10:39 am

Of course

My own PBY.

Wartime external configuration

Inside fitted as a full flying camper to hit the road.

Air shows, fishing trips, Island hopping....etc.

Re: Of course

Thu Sep 23, 2004 10:49 am

Michel Lemieux wrote:Wartime external configuration

Inside fitted as a full flying camper to hit the road.

Air shows, fishing trips, Island hopping....etc.


Now you are talking... I can see it now... that big bird moored at the dock in the morning mist... then I wake up. darn alarm clocks. :cry:

Mike

Re: Of course

Thu Sep 23, 2004 10:51 am

mrhenniger wrote:
Michel Lemieux wrote:Wartime external configuration

Inside fitted as a full flying camper to hit the road.

Air shows, fishing trips, Island hopping....etc.


Now you are talking... I can see it now... that big bird moored at the dock in the morning mist... then I wake up. darn alarm clocks. :cry:

Mike


I like that idea! Flying, Fishing, swimming and room for my homebrew!

Which plane well...

Thu Sep 23, 2004 11:13 am

the B-29 Superfortress of course. :D

Thu Sep 23, 2004 11:28 am

Bf 110G


Second choice would be a A-26 with a hydraulic lift for a Harley.
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Thu Sep 23, 2004 11:40 am

F6F HELLCAT!!! :rolleyes:

Thu Sep 23, 2004 11:43 am

I would have to go with a P-47D with a bubble canopy. It's not extremely rare (only "pretty rare"), but it would surpass a P-51 on my list. I fell in love with the P-47 at last years Thunder Over Michigan show.

Runners up would be a P-39, an F4F-3, a B-26, and a C-121 Constellation (perhaps the most beautiful airplane ever).

Mark

Good Tim

Thu Sep 23, 2004 12:39 pm

Good Tim

Tim wrote

I like that idea! Flying, Fishing, swimming and room for my homebrew!


Now how do I hook up that kegorator of yours on that 12 Vdc circuit ?

Throttle, mix, Pitch, IPA Tap, airspeed, etc....All the instruments and controls needed

Thu Sep 23, 2004 3:42 pm

Boy this is hard - BUT I'd love to have a F-100F - two seats so I could share the joy with someone else.

A close runner up: P-61 Black Widow, XB-70 Valkryie (sp?) and B-58 Hustler - rare and beautiful!

Tom P.

Thu Sep 23, 2004 3:50 pm

Hands down, nothing for me but a P-38 Lightning and I'd paint it in the colors of the 20th. Fighter Group. :D A distant second choice (since the P-51 has been disallowed) would be a B-17G.
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Re: Good Tim

Thu Sep 23, 2004 3:50 pm

Michel Lemieux wrote:Good Tim

Tim wrote

I like that idea! Flying, Fishing, swimming and room for my homebrew!


Now how do I hook up that kegorator of yours on that 12 Vdc circuit ?

Throttle, mix, Pitch, IPA Tap, airspeed, etc....All the instruments and controls needed


Where there is a will there is a way! BUT I guess I will never really have to wory about it :(

Tough choice

Thu Sep 23, 2004 4:12 pm

Beautiful or practical?
Savoia Marchetti SM.55 flying boat or Caproni Ca.309 Ghibli - the most rugged and versatile twin of the desert?

Gregory

Thu Sep 23, 2004 5:15 pm

I like all the Flying boat ideas,
The cookout we had in the albatross was perfect, the grille cooking burgers up on the tail, the bunks as a buffet with the coolers underneath
The swim platform hooked on the side

I would have to agree, Flying/Fishing/Boat Drinks

An Albatross, or really pushing it a Mallard with PT6-42s Ooooh!
Or if it had to stay dry I would go with an A-26
No fighters, I dont fit in Corvettes or Learjets either

Thu Sep 23, 2004 5:25 pm

Bearcat....
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