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I think it would be cool to make my own ultralight airplane. Maybe one with the same sort of design as the old wood/cloth biplanes, but with modern materials. I have never really enjoyed any of the airplanes that I have rode in. C5, C17, KC135, numerous civilian passenger aircraft are all like being closed in a big box. Blackhawk and chinook helicopters are pretty fun. They aren't sealed, so you have more of a flying feel than a "stuck in a big metal tube" feel.
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You have many reasons, I think. My father also want to make an ultralight, but I do not really like them. They do not have engines !
But on the other side ultralights are really nice, even if I don't like them.
About Big Box, ok I shall respect your opinion. :wink: And about helicopters, I like them too. My favorite is Mi-6.
Of course you are right than there are a great fly feel.

But my love are Close Big Metals Tubes.
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PS : And KC135 are "tanker". I very like people who like aircrafts, helicopter, or somethink which can fly. :D
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My favorite is the messerschmit 262 A2 of ww2. When that thing was equipped with 2 20mm cannons and 2 30mm cannons AND 8 8inch HVAR missiles, it was nothing to be snorted at. It also had a top speed of 618 mph. Best plane ever made in my books.
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Chase wrote:My favorite is the messerschmit 262 A2 of ww2. When that thing was equipped with 2 20mm cannons and 2 30mm cannons AND 8 8inch HVAR missiles, it was nothing to be snorted at. It also had a top speed of 618 mph. Best plane ever made in my books.

It's intresting that you wrote mph not kmh :D
And engines of M262 lives only about 25 hours. (little too short, but it was a first jet engines !!!)
Finally I happily suprise that somebody remember this plane, thanks. :D
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Datal wrote:Ohh man,
Sopwith, Fokker, I see you are a really conservative man's, :D It's good.
Young people's often prefer new planes like f-22, f-35 and others like thats.
I prefer Focke Wulf
I like the Raptor, what's wrong with it? :x But if you are asking about old vintage ones then it's the P-51 Mustang for me! :D
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stealthx wrote:
I like the Raptor, what's wrong with it? :x But if you are asking about old vintage ones then it's the P-51 Mustang for me! :D

I don't like both of them. Both come from USA, but it isn't a problem. The problem is the price (1h of flying). And 2-3 times less costly Su-34 is only little worst that Raptor :wink: Stealth technology is working about 2h, and conservation is very hard, expansive and laborious. Many work and little effect. And Americans don't want too sell it out. If you are from america you are lucky. :)
I thing even if Raptor is very better than Su or MiG, the one F-22 aganist three MiG's never win in open combat.

<If you buy one F-22 then I buy three Su> This is the business. :D

In new planes I like Gripen :D
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Second jet engine ever made. The first was the meteor mk.1 of 1935, made for the british before the second world war. However, the british did not like the new plane and wanted to stick with conventional engines at that time.
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P-47 thunderbolt
That thing's a TANK
Not as maneuverable as any other but..that's because of all the armor and armament..
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Datal wrote:

...If you are from america you are lucky.
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Nope, not from the USA. I am from Indonesia/Singapore.

Off topic: Planes and helicopters are what we have now. Will there come a time when we can fly a mobile suit? (If not the large ones favored by the Japanese, then how about Ironman type of suits?) I believe they are ideal for combats.
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Chase wrote:Second jet engine ever made. The first was the meteor mk.1 of 1935, made for the british before the second world war. However, the british did not like the new plane and wanted to stick with conventional engines at that time.

I knew that but, I never thought that sombody can know that too 8-) (M262 was really better than UK Meteor )
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for early jet planes, i like the f-86.
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Macgeoghagen wrote:for early jet planes, i like the f-86.

This is sabre ?
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Hmmm... planes. I made a MIG-21 Fishbed and an F-4 Phantom model back in high school. Now I really love the A-10 Warthog. It's the best tank-killer ever!!!!
Fighter interceptor..it's still the F-14 Tomcat. In terms of super cruise coolness (imagine a crusing speed of Mach 1.3) it's the Raptor!
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erik dela cruz wrote:Hmmm... planes. I made a MIG-21 Fishbed and an F-4 Phantom model back in high school. Now I really love the A-10 Warthog. It's the best tank-killer ever!!!!
Fighter interceptor..it's still the F-14 Tomcat. In terms of super cruise coolness (imagine a crusing speed of Mach 1.3) it's the Raptor!

Lovely :D try this : Here :)
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So Datal you saw what that baby can do. Have you heard the story of an A-10 being able to still come back to base after an air raid over Iraq (Desert Storm I think) with just one turbofan running? Awesome right?
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