F10 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 That’s taking first class seating to a new level! Not only better comfort, but they can even offer the advantage that you will be the first to arrive….impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, red750 said: That's the one. Could simulate everything from the Edgely Optica to the Space Shuttle under computer control. Called the TFIS - Total In-Flight Simulator. The unusual aircraft flew some 2,500 research flights and contributed to the advancement of many of the flight technologies integral to today's fleet. Prior to its retirement, the TIFS, a 1955 Convair, was the oldest operating aircraft in the Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Ben Strasser) Date 7 November 2008 Amazing,,,barely resembles a convair at all ,if you had not told me i would have gone russian lol Edited October 3, 2021 by bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightrite Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 (edited) That's actually a rare bottle nosed dolphin with wings & fins?😉 Shown with an astronaut who is well behind the craft during the splash down phase.....t😁 Edited October 3, 2021 by Flightrite 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 1 hour ago, red750 said: NFI,,,,,,gmf................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Yup, that's it. Unusual to have the engine at the front driving a shaft to the prop at the rear. You'd be interested in this then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Running props in disturbed air gives them hell. Having weight in the ends of a fuselage causes flat spinning and pitch inertia issues. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 5 hours ago, facthunter said: Running props in disturbed air gives them hell. Having weight in the ends of a fuselage causes flat spinning and pitch inertia issues. Nev One of our locals, an ex-commercial pilot in his 80s, flies around the district every Saturday morning. I don’t need to go outside to identify his very noisy pusher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methusala Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Old Koreelah said: to identify his very noisy pusher. Nat Puffer Cosy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F10 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Try this one… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 WHY? Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F10 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) The idea was: Cheap power line inspection and traffic reporting, compared to a fling wing operating costs. Like the later Brit designed Optica. Edited November 2, 2021 by F10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekliston Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Funny how they never succeed. That one, Edgeley Optica and Seabird Seeker all chased the same market and apparently sank without trace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F10 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, derekliston said: Funny how they never succeed. That one, Edgeley Optica and Seabird Seeker all chased the same market and apparently sank without trace. Yeah, which is strange as it seems to make sense on paper. I have 50 odd hours on my mystery aircraft, some years back. Flying with the side doors slid back, the view is tremendous, very helicopter like. Had the worst control harmony I’ve experienced, very heavy ailerons, not bad elevator control and a feather light rudder, almost the exact reverse of what you kind of want! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 The Fiat 7002 experimental helicopter. Its rotor was driven by compressed air jets mounted on the end of the rotor blades. I cannot even begin to comprehend what the sound of the rotor of this thing would be like. http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/strange_vehicles/fiat_7002_helicopter.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekliston Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Possibly sound a lot like the Fairey Gyrodyne or Rotodyne? In other words Bloody loud! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekliston Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 There was a French one I just had to look up too Sud-Ouest Djinn with tip jets which I think (didn’t look this bit up!) was powered by a Turbomeca Artouste! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 I can only imagine the sound as something like half a dozen full air compressor tanks, all getting their main air outlet, snapped off at once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 No takers on this? It has a most unusual name (in English, anyway) Kind of a cross between a beverage and a slow person. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 SE 2410/2415 Grognard. You would want the engine off before climbing out of teh cockpit in an emergency! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 4 hours ago, red750 said: No takers on this? It has a most unusual name (in English, anyway) Kind of a cross between a beverage and a slow person. I like that. In fact it could be someone who's slow after too many beverages. "Dave! It's your bloody shout, you grognard!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kasper Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Northrop xp-79 ram. Rocket motor. Prone pilot. Flying wing. What could go wrong? crashed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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