What is your favorite plane/helicopter?

[tater]

F4F. The period image above has the MGs redacted.

Other fave is also from WW2:

PBY-5 (the above are "Black Cats" night attack variants)

 

 

 

 

[Stormpilot]

Darn I also have some WW2 favs.

I think the DH mosquito (aka the wooden wonder) is a cool plane.

The Avro Lancaster is also cool

Sure the spitfire is better than the hurricane but remember the hurricane came before the spitfire. I think the hurricane is cool.

The B-25 Mitchell is also cool.

What about the JU87? It’s also cool.

[Dientus]

  On 7/19/2021 at 2:27 PM, Lancasterace said:

I will admit the aurora is cool, but there's also no records saying it exists.

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Not going to"conspiracy theory" or "area 51" it to death. Will just say I have this feeling and add that the SR Blackbird didn't exist for many years either

 

[BuranAce]

Well, guess ill start a new thing

Favorite Fictional Aircraft?

Ill start, The Ranger is just awesome without a doubt (it can fly in the atmosphere as its an SSTO, so it passes as a plane).

And the classic Quinjet!

 

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[KerbolExplorer]

The Twin otter, it can pretty much go everywhere.

[KerikBalm]

This can go more places

 

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[munlander1]

 

  On 7/18/2021 at 10:02 PM, BuranAce said:

Technically the Buran is a plane, right?

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I’d consider it more of a glider

[BuranAce]

  On 7/21/2021 at 6:24 PM, munlander1 said:

 

I’d consider it more of a glider

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Which is a plane without an engine.

[Stormpilot]

Some people are saying planes they would want to fly. So here:

The Harvard is such a cool trainer. That engine gives off such a good sound!

I would also enjoy playing the 737-200. I know the 737-800 pretty well so the 200 is the same just more analog.

[Stormpilot]

  On 7/19/2021 at 11:45 AM, BuranAce said:

I mean, some of my family lives out east and sounds just like that (I personally live in Ontario)

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We don’t have much of a Canadian accent here near Vancouver on the west coast.

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EH?

 

[munlander1]

  On 7/21/2021 at 7:01 PM, BuranAce said:

Which is a plane without an engine.

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A bicycle is just a motorcycle without an engine but the names carry two distinct meanings.

[GoSlash27]

I have too many favorite planes

 I'll go with this concept: "Favorite plane that nobody else is likely to ever mention".

The 'Hoover' terrorized subs and rendered thousands of square miles uninhabitable to hostile surface vessels. It also did ELINT, jamming, and tanker duty.

 For its day, it was the most technologically advanced and multi-mission capable aircraft ever launched off a cat.

Best,

-Slashy

[StrandedonEarth]

 

  On 7/17/2021 at 10:54 PM, Caerfinon said:

Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow and the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver   (Both are requirements under Canadian Law)

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Ah, the good ol' Beaver, I have a few snippets of memory of the many trips I took in that rugged bush plane, flying to and from Sandspit and Tasu between the ages of 3 and 7. And while I never rode in it, the Goose (first flown in 1937!) was a regular visitor to Tasu for the Prince Rupert run.

 

  On 7/19/2021 at 2:27 PM, BuranAce said:

I will admit the aurora is cool, but there's also no records saying it exists.

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The CP-140 Aurora anti-submarine patrol aircraft. Had a good tour of one at CFB Comox back when I was in Air Cadets. Along with the CH-47 Chinook (which also stopped at Tasu for a medevac).

  On 7/19/2021 at 3:56 PM, Chemp said:

Look at these intakes!

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Isn't that the Comet, which revealed the secrets perils of metal fatigue?

  On 7/21/2021 at 10:39 PM, Stormpilot said:

Though you might want to check out Vancouver aka raincouver

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On the Wet coast, you don't tan, you rust!

  On 7/21/2021 at 7:29 PM, Stormpilot said:

I would also enjoy playing the 737-200. I know the 737-800 pretty well so the 200 is the same just more analog.

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Ah yes, looks like the bird I rode on the Sandspit to RainVancouver leg. With turbojets, no stinkin' fans!

Edited July 22, 2021 by StrandedonEarth
stoopid double post

[Stormpilot]

  On 7/22/2021 at 2:01 AM, StrandedonEarth said:

Back when I was in Air Cadets.

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Which squadron where you in?

I am at 147 RCACS (my friends in 1725 (our local army cadets Corp) are always bragging how army is better. They say how they get to use C4 (there a engineer corps) so I simply reply: we get to fly!)

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Bad speeling

[StrandedonEarth]

  On 7/22/2021 at 2:22 AM, Stormpilot said:

Which squadron where you in?

I am at 147 RCACS (my friends in 1725 (our local army cadets Corp) are always bragging how army is better. They say how they get to use C4 (there a engineer corps) so I simply reply: we get to fly!)

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I was at 386 Comox for a year, then helped upgrade a hangar at Campbell River airport for 363 Squadron, of which I was a founding member. This was way back in 85-87, before I moved to Vancouver. 

[BuranAce]

  On 7/22/2021 at 2:22 AM, Stormpilot said:

Which squadron where you in?

I am at 147 RCACS (my friends in 1725 (our local army cadets Corp) are always bragging how army is better. They say how they get to use C4 (there a engineer corps) so I simply reply: we get to fly!)

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  On 7/22/2021 at 3:24 AM, StrandedonEarth said:

I was at 386 Comox for a year, then helped upgrade a hangar at Campbell River airport for 363 Squadron, of which I was a founding member. This was way back in 85-87, before I moved to Vancouver. 

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I am in 151 Chadburn Squadron, I'm currently an LAC.

  On 7/22/2021 at 2:01 AM, StrandedonEarth said:

 

Ah, the good ol' Beaver, I have a few snippets of memory of the many trips I took in that rugged bush plane, flying to and from Sandspit and Tasu between the ages of 3 and 7. And while I never rode in it, the Goose (first flown in 1937!) was a regular visitor to Tasu for the Prince Rupert run.

 

The CP-140 Aurora anti-submarine patrol aircraft. Had a good tour of one at CFB Comox back when I was in Air Cadets. Along with the CH-47 Chinook (which also stopped at Tasu for a medevac).

Isn't that the Comet, which revealed the secrets perils of metal fatigue?

On the Wet coast, you don't tan, you rust!

Ah yes, looks like the bird I rode on the Sandspit to RainVancouver leg. With turbojets, no stinkin' fans!

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Wrong Aurora bud.

This  Aurora.

Speaking of Cadets, I'm doing the Aerospace course right now. Very fun, we get to use Kerbal a lot 

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[Stormpilot]

  On 7/22/2021 at 12:27 PM, BuranAce said:

I am in 151 Chadburn Squadron, I'm currently an LAC

Speaking of Cadets, I'm doing the Aerospace course right now. Very fun, we get to use Kerbal a lot 

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I was going to take the Aerospace course until I realized my LHQ was holding non-overnight marksmanship, which I choose.

I am currently a F/Cpl

[BuranAce]

  On 7/21/2021 at 7:29 PM, Stormpilot said:

Some people are saying planes they would want to fly. So here:

The Harvard is such a cool trainer. That engine gives off such a good sound!

I would also enjoy playing the 737-200. I know the 737-800 pretty well so the 200 is the same just more analog.

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My dad flew on a Harvard once!

[Stormpilot]

I think the A-7D Corsair II is a cool plane.

[BuranAce]

  On 7/22/2021 at 2:36 PM, Stormpilot said:

I think the A-7D Corsair II is a cool plane.

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Eh, In my opinion the F-8 Looks better.

XB-70 Is just awesome!

And the Canadian success story, the CF-100

  On 7/22/2021 at 2:22 AM, Stormpilot said:

Which squadron where you in?

I am at 147 RCACS (my friends in 1725 (our local army cadets Corp) are always bragging how army is better. They say how they get to use C4 (there a engineer corps) so I simply reply: we get to fly!)

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Army cadets act like they are superiors with there C7s and Tanks, just keep in mind we get to fly these awesome things.

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[Stormpilot]

My friends are always asking if we get to fly F-18s. I have to break out the unfortunate news that we mostly fly single engine pistons and gliders…

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But still it’s flying

@BuranAce what about this beautiful bird? The good ‘ol Cessna 182!

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[Stormpilot]

Living near Vancouver you gonna see a lot of Q400 (the Q stands for quite but that’s not true if you have ever been on one ).

Photo by me in September 2020 at CYVR:

The dash 7 is also really cool. My brother was lucky enough to go on one in 2019 from CYXX-CYVR during the air show in Abbotsford. Lots of engines equals a very short take off roll (about 9 seconds when light on fuel for the super short hop between CYXX-CYVR).

 

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[BuranAce]

  On 7/22/2021 at 3:21 PM, Stormpilot said:

My friends are always asking if we get to fly F-18s. I have to break out the unfortunate news that we mostly fly single engine pistons and gliders…

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But still it’s flying

@BuranAce what about this beautiful bird? The good ‘ol Cessna 182!

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Lmao, when i was 8 i thought the same thing, I almost removed myself from existence (not really but it felt like it) after my dad told me they flew Cessnas and not 25 million dollar fighter jets.

[Stormpilot]

  On 7/22/2021 at 3:59 PM, BuranAce said:

Lmao, when i was 8 i thought the same thing, I almost removed myself from existence (not really but it felt like it) after my dad told me they flew Cessnas and not 25 million dollar fighter jets.

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Meh. All the army cadets have are parachutes  

[Aerodynamic Kerbal]

Dc-8. I just love dem ol' planes!

And btw im too lazy to put an image here