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October 30th 03, 06:56 AM
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I hink Biplanes/Triplanes are the best
Better than modern jets.Biplanes are planes for real knights of the
sky.Improved Biplanes could be better than most jets. Jets are ****. 
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October 30th 03, 07:50 AM
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"Leah Lidtorf" wrote in message om... Better than modern jets.Biplanes are planes for real knights of the sky.Improved Biplanes could be better than most jets. Jets are ****. Ah an Aussie troll and a VERY poor one Score 1/10 for picking the right newsgroup. Keith
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October 30th 03, 11:23 AM
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Keith Willshaw wrote:
"Leah Lidtorf" wrote in message Better than modern jets.Biplanes are planes for real knights of the sky.Improved Biplanes could be better than most jets. Jets are ****. Ah an Aussie troll and a VERY poor one Score 1/10 for picking the right newsgroup. Ahh, but think how many jet engines could be bolted on to all those extra wings! SMH
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#4
October 30th 03, 01:16 PM
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"Stephen Harding" wrote in message ... Keith Willshaw wrote: "Leah Lidtorf" wrote in message Better than modern jets.Biplanes are planes for real knights of the sky.Improved Biplanes could be better than most jets. Jets are ****. Ah an Aussie troll and a VERY poor one Score 1/10 for picking the right newsgroup. Ahh, but think how many jet engines could be bolted on to all those extra wings! Its been done http://cellar.org/iotd.php?threadid=3754 Keith
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#5
October 30th 03, 02:31 PM
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Keith Willshaw wrote: "Stephen Harding" wrote in message ... Keith Willshaw wrote: "Leah Lidtorf" wrote in message Better than modern jets.Biplanes are planes for real knights of the sky.Improved Biplanes could be better than most jets. Jets are ****. Ah an Aussie troll and a VERY poor one Score 1/10 for picking the right newsgroup. Ahh, but think how many jet engines could be bolted on to all those extra wings! Its been done http://cellar.org/iotd.php?threadid=3754 Not just then, either. The VVS trialled (and may have even operated) Polikarpov i153s with ramjet assisters, and certainly flew i15bis and i153s in combat equipped with rockets for air-ground and air-air use. None of it worked that well, but it's been done. -- Andy Breen ~ Interplanetary Scintillation Research Group http://users.aber.ac.uk/azb/ "Time has stopped, says the Black Lion clock and eternity has begun" (Dylan Thomas)
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October 30th 03, 05:56 PM
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Keith Willshaw wrote:
"Stephen Harding" wrote in message Keith Willshaw wrote: "Leah Lidtorf" wrote in message Better than modern jets.Biplanes are planes for real knights of the sky.Improved Biplanes could be better than most jets. Jets are ****. Ah an Aussie troll and a VERY poor one Score 1/10 for picking the right newsgroup. Ahh, but think how many jet engines could be bolted on to all those extra wings! Its been done http://cellar.org/iotd.php?threadid=3754 Dang! In the US, GE has a commercial on TV with pseudo-old film footage showing the Wright brothers Flyer taking off at Kitty Hawk with an extremely large, GE jet engine bolted to its top wing. Looks like a thrilling ride! SMH
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#7
October 30th 03, 06:24 PM
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On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 07:50:24 -0000, Keith Willshaw wrote:
Ah an Aussie troll and a VERY poor one Nope, it's the Finnish troll again. -Jeff B. yeff at erols dot com
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#8
October 30th 03, 08:12 PM
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"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message ... "Stephen Harding" wrote in message ... Keith Willshaw wrote: "Leah Lidtorf" wrote in message Better than modern jets.Biplanes are planes for real knights of the sky.Improved Biplanes could be better than most jets. Jets are ****. Ah an Aussie troll and a VERY poor one Score 1/10 for picking the right newsgroup. Ahh, but think how many jet engines could be bolted on to all those extra wings! Its been done http://cellar.org/iotd.php?threadid=3754 Keith I've seen that plane at an airshow. Strangest thing - you hear the radial engine going and then suddenly he would pull up and ZOOM there was the jet noise! I think he had the same engine as the Avro Tudor in it.\ Curt in WPG
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#9
October 30th 03, 11:14 PM
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Stephen Harding wrote:
Keith Willshaw wrote: Its been done http://cellar.org/iotd.php?threadid=3754 Dang! In the US, GE has a commercial on TV with pseudo-old film footage showing the Wright brothers Flyer taking off at Kitty Hawk with an extremely large, GE jet engine bolted to its top wing. Looks like a thrilling ride! The "Starfighters" F-104 demo team based out of my hometown (Clearwater, FL) and the jet-powered Waco bipe in the link above that Keith posted are my two fave airplanes at Sun 'n Fun. Another very cool photo is the *turboprop* ULTRALIGHT shown in the link below: http://www.davisstraub.com/OZ/toc.php?6.92 Scroll down to the bottom to view the pic. Very cool!
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October 30th 03, 11:56 PM
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The "Starfighters" F-104 demo team based out of my hometown (Clearwater, FL) snip Do you happen to know if Wolfgang Czaia is still a pilot of one of those 104s? He is my favorite aviator - flown everything from ****cans with wings to F-84s and Zippers. Great guy! v/r Gordon
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