"Dylan Smith" wrote in message
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In article , Rick Durden
wrote:
You'll have to do some research. A number of magazines printed
pictures of the airplane when it was being tested, back in the late
'60s, maybe early '70s. Looked like a small Ju-52 with flat engines
and a nosewheel.

If you want to see an ugly plane, look out for the Britten Norman
Trislander. A high wing triple, with the centre engine mounted on
the vertical stabilizer! Fixed gear, too.

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Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man
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"Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee"

Unusual, yes, but ugly? Perhaps. These planes are actually pretty
remarkable. A while back there was a thread on this group regarding
challenging airports. St. Barth was mentioned, in the Caribbean, because of
a short (1800'?), downhill, one-way runway, xwinds from across a ridge, and
a 300' hill on short final. Trislanders are the commercial plane used to
service this airport (or at least were when I flew in there in 1991 or so).

I'd like to see a picture of the 3 engined Cherokee, though.

Harvey