Student Pilot Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Accountant, Freddy's machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Yep. ATL90 Accountant, by the mob that converted DC4's into Carvair ferries. Only one built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 BAD choice of name. Accountants ruin good aircraft designs. The cockpit looks like an afterthought. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Accountants have ruined a lot of good airlines, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) Certainly from the Pilot's and customers view. Maybe not the shareholders. They have some big knowledge gaps on the servicing and training side and often choice of aircraft. They'd all probably jump at the idea of a pilotless aircraft that never needs servicing. Nev Edited January 9, 2021 by facthunter more content. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I remember being at Minneapolis airport reading an opinion in Flying (American) magazine about how, when the bean counters asked the pilots and cabin crew what would bring more people and money/revenue to the airline, they answered being on time, having better in flight sustience, etc. The same bean counters went to a marketing agency and asked the same question, to which the response was to paint the tails of the aircraft with someething funky. They did the latter, followed by a PR campaign and low-and-behold, revenues shot up... The airline captain writing the article conceded they were wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Who was wrong, the crew or the agency? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 .I like the Alpine in the background. The cockpit section reminds me of a factory auto gyro from the States a few years ago. McCulloch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Chinook .... on a diet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) That thing looks like it was built from the wrecked remains of several aircraft and a couple of crashed choppers. Please tell me it never found any buyers. Edited January 19, 2021 by onetrack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 The odd machine is a Filper Research Beta helicopter. Read the story here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Quote "All three (prototype) helicopters crashed" ...... "Only three or four of the 32 commercial versions were ever completed, with none of them receiving certification from the Federal Aviation Administration" Good God, they should've just stuck to canning machinery. The prototypes killed one test pilot and seriously injured another. I wonder if they drew short straws on who was to fly one next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Moynet 360 Jupiter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Correct Peter. I'm sure you use Google Image Search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 The Moynet 360 Jupiter was a small executive transport built in France in the 1960s. It had an unusual twin- push-pull, single- fuselage configuration. Two prototypes were produced, the second with more power and seating, but no sales resulted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) 19 hours ago, red750 said: Correct Peter. I'm sure you use Google Image Search. Nah. But I think of good key words that describe it and spend a half hour scrolling! This came up immediately as push pull twin airplane. Edited January 30, 2021 by pmccarthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) 19 hours ago, red750 said: Edited January 30, 2021 by pmccarthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thruster88 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 hour ago, pmccarthy said: Nah. But I think of good key words that describe it and spend a half hour scrolling! This came up immediately as push pull twin airplane. I enjoy doing that also, it is a good way to discover unusual and obscure aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) ? Edited January 31, 2021 by pmccarthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Bell YFM-1 Airacuda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 4 hours ago, red750 said: Bell YFM-1 Airacuda. Of course, you are quick too Peter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pmccarthy Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 John’s multi plane from 1920. Googled “the airplane with the most wings”. 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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