Thruster88 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 The thrust line of the six engines combined would be well below the middle wing, normal stuff. Nothing like the successful Lake LA4-200. Link to post Share on other sites
Student Pilot Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Accountant, Freddy's machine Link to post Share on other sites
red750 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Yep. ATL90 Accountant, by the mob that converted DC4's into Carvair ferries. Only one built. Link to post Share on other sites
facthunter Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 BAD choice of name. Accountants ruin good aircraft designs. The cockpit looks like an afterthought. Nev 1 Link to post Share on other sites
onetrack Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Accountants have ruined a lot of good airlines, too. Link to post Share on other sites
facthunter Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 (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 by facthunter more content. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Jerry_Atrick Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 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 post Share on other sites
pmccarthy Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Who was wrong, the crew or the agency? Link to post Share on other sites
Student Pilot Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 .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 post Share on other sites
kasper Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Chinook .... on a diet Link to post Share on other sites
onetrack Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (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 by onetrack Link to post Share on other sites
red750 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 The odd machine is a Filper Research Beta helicopter. Read the story here. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
onetrack Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 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 post Share on other sites
pmccarthy Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Moynet 360 Jupiter Link to post Share on other sites
red750 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Correct Peter. I'm sure you use Google Image Search. Link to post Share on other sites
red750 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 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 post Share on other sites
Arron25 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 The Moynet M.360/6 Jupiter made its new maiden flight on July 26 2018 in France after a lengthy restoration done by Espace Air Passion/GPPA (Groupement de Préservation du Patrimoine Aéronautique). Unique Moynet M.360 Jupiter flies again in France – World Warbird News 1 Link to post Share on other sites
pmccarthy Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (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 by pmccarthy Link to post Share on other sites
pmccarthy Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) 19 hours ago, red750 said: Edited January 30 by pmccarthy Link to post Share on other sites
Thruster88 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 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 post Share on other sites
pmccarthy Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) ? Edited January 31 by pmccarthy Link to post Share on other sites
red750 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Bell YFM-1 Airacuda. Link to post Share on other sites
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