Aircraft Appreciation thread #2 - Ugly aircraft!

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Re: Aircraft Appreciation thread #2 - Ugly aircraft!

Post by klr » Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:35 pm

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Re: Aircraft Appreciation thread #2 - Ugly aircraft!

Post by Mickey » Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:46 pm

That reminds me of this (which I'll have to post in the tv nostalgia thread as well)


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Re: Aircraft Appreciation thread #2 - Ugly aircraft!

Post by leo-rcc » Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:49 pm

klr wrote:The Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI:
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I have to say I don't really think of this as ugly. More as daring. And my respect for those that dared to fly in them.
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Re: Aircraft Appreciation thread #2 - Ugly aircraft!

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:25 pm

klr wrote:The Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI:
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What the fuck are the guys in the engine nacelles doing?
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Re: Aircraft Appreciation thread #2 - Ugly aircraft!

Post by klr » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:27 pm

Gawdzilla wrote: ..
What the fuck are the guys in the engine nacelles doing?
I'd guess mechanics ...
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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:31 pm

What is that at the front? Looks like a wheelie-bin!
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Re: Aircraft Appreciation thread #2 - Ugly aircraft!

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Xamonas Chegwé wrote:What is that at the front? Looks like a wheelie-bin!
Undercarriage in those days tended towards the functional, especially for something that size.
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klr wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:What is that at the front? Looks like a wheelie-bin!
Undercarriage in those days tended towards the functional, especially for something that size.
Not the wheels, the dustbin above them! What the fuck is that?
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Re: Aircraft Appreciation thread #2 - Ugly aircraft!

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Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
klr wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:What is that at the front? Looks like a wheelie-bin!
Undercarriage in those days tended towards the functional, especially for something that size.
Not the wheels, the dustbin above them! What the fuck is that?
Nose-gunner position ... :levi:
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Post by AshtonBlack » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:42 pm

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
klr wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:What is that at the front? Looks like a wheelie-bin!
Undercarriage in those days tended towards the functional, especially for something that size.
Not the wheels, the dustbin above them! What the fuck is that?
Gun emplacement and observer. An MG was mounted in a traversable ring and a chap was stood/sat in it. (freezing his nads off.)

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Re: Aircraft Appreciation thread #2 - Ugly aircraft!

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AshtonBlack wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
klr wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:What is that at the front? Looks like a wheelie-bin!
Undercarriage in those days tended towards the functional, especially for something that size.
Not the wheels, the dustbin above them! What the fuck is that?
Gun emplacement and observer. An MG was mounted in a traversable ring and a chap was stood/sat in it. (freezing his nads off.)
Maximum speed: 84 mph ...
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Post by AshtonBlack » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:53 pm

klr wrote:
AshtonBlack wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
klr wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:What is that at the front? Looks like a wheelie-bin!
Undercarriage in those days tended towards the functional, especially for something that size.
Not the wheels, the dustbin above them! What the fuck is that?
Gun emplacement and observer. An MG was mounted in a traversable ring and a chap was stood/sat in it. (freezing his nads off.)
Maximum speed: 84 mph ...
84mph @ what average cruising height? 10k ft? That's going to be bloody cold.

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Post by klr » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:56 pm

AshtonBlack wrote:
84mph @ what average cruising height? 10k ft? That's going to be bloody cold.
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Service ceiling: 14,173 ft (4,320 m)

I think it would have had to keep close to it's ceiling to reduce the chances of interception.
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Re: Aircraft Appreciation thread #2 - Ugly aircraft!

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klr wrote:
AshtonBlack wrote:
84mph @ what average cruising height? 10k ft? That's going to be bloody cold.
From wiki:

Service ceiling: 14,173 ft (4,320 m)

I think it would have had to keep close to it's ceiling to reduce the chances of interception.
So sitting in a bucket half way up Everest - that sounds fucking cold alright! :shock:
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Re: Aircraft Appreciation thread #2 - Ugly aircraft!

Post by klr » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:13 pm

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
klr wrote:
AshtonBlack wrote:
84mph @ what average cruising height? 10k ft? That's going to be bloody cold.
From wiki:

Service ceiling: 14,173 ft (4,320 m)

I think it would have had to keep close to it's ceiling to reduce the chances of interception.
So sitting in a bucket half way up Everest - that sounds fucking cold alright! :shock:
They mightn't even have had parachutes either, but that's another story ... :hum:
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