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Offline Silver Fox

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #275 on: April 08, 2012, 10:25:44 PM »
Love the Q500! Experts might know that Field hasn't proposed a Q500, but they would also probably wonder why it hasn't. :)

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #276 on: April 09, 2012, 11:23:44 AM »
Thanks Silver Fox. It makes sense to me. Q300 with Q400 engines means low TBO but enough emergency power to climb like a scorched monkey  ;D

Elsewhere, Upnorth was pondering on a South American Stuka. Here's my go -- the FMA I.Ae. 19 Boleadora (here in service as a naval coastal strike aircraft).
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #277 on: April 09, 2012, 11:35:17 AM »
Love it.
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« Reply #278 on: April 09, 2012, 12:06:34 PM »
Wow! The Stuka heritage is visible, but that looks positively sleek.

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #279 on: April 09, 2012, 02:35:20 PM »
That Stuka is tremendous!
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #280 on: April 09, 2012, 07:30:16 PM »
Waw,nice!  :-*

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #281 on: April 09, 2012, 11:55:28 PM »
Logan: Glad you like her. I was intrigued by Greg's suggestion of Japan coming into the war on Britain's side as per WWI. An ETO Japanese AAF aircraft didn't offer sufficient marking variation to tempt. I am toying with doing an RAAF version though. If Japan was an Ally, it rather makes sense for Australia to source imported aircraft from slightly closer to home.


Listen to this podcast at 48 minutes (right-click and 'save as').  I found it at NYMAS's site.  The whole thing is worth listening to, but 48 min makes for some good whiffery.  It's talking about what Japan's options were in response to the US's economic (specifically oil) embargoes of the late 1930s and early 1940s.

Cheers,

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #282 on: April 11, 2012, 02:38:13 AM »
Oooo! That night intruder Ki-45 is gorgeous!

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #283 on: April 11, 2012, 11:14:35 AM »
Thanks EH. Here's another stab at Upnorth's South American Stuka.

Logan: sounds intriguing. Any idea if there's a text version of this anywhere?
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #284 on: April 11, 2012, 11:24:24 AM »
Very neat.  As for the podcast, no, sadly.  I downloaded almost all of the podcasts and have been listening to them over the past couple weeks.  Very good and very informative!

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #285 on: April 11, 2012, 03:47:55 PM »
Whoa!!!  That seriously needs building!
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #286 on: April 11, 2012, 04:44:14 PM »
 :-* Well,the last one is quite interesting,me likey!

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #287 on: April 11, 2012, 05:04:58 PM »
Right! Stuka and Corsair on the shopping list!
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #288 on: April 12, 2012, 07:53:52 AM »
Wicked! Seriously, seriously wicked!
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #289 on: April 12, 2012, 10:17:00 AM »
Thanks guys. It got me wondering about other stuff from that era that would benefit from a Dart...

[BTW: the raised canopy combines parts from the HA 200 Saetta.]
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« Reply #290 on: April 12, 2012, 03:15:51 PM »
Now that is just something else! :-*

Now, can you imagine Dart powered Corsairs in the Football War? >:D
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #291 on: April 12, 2012, 05:13:29 PM »
Go on...do a Dart powered Ta-152!!!
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #292 on: April 12, 2012, 05:39:16 PM »
Go on...do a Dart powered Ta-152!!!

Or a double dart post war Spanish development of the Do-335...
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #293 on: April 12, 2012, 10:08:29 PM »

Or a double dart post war Spanish development of the Do-335...

I believe that requires a double-dart dare.

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #294 on: April 15, 2012, 02:58:49 AM »
Not a Dart engined one, but did someone say Turboprop Do-335?

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #295 on: April 15, 2012, 11:32:16 AM »
Wonderful Do-335, thanks!

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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #296 on: April 15, 2012, 03:00:40 PM »
Perfect Do-335 engine upgrade.   :)

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« Reply #297 on: April 15, 2012, 03:08:38 PM »
Now that just looks nasty! :-*
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #298 on: April 16, 2012, 09:10:30 AM »
Love the Turbo-Pfeil Greg! Here's some more Spaniards with Darts ...
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A pair of Hispano Aviación HA-1112-T1L (aka HA-1113) Turbo-Buchóns of the Fuerza Aérea Canaria. Known locally as the Magido ('Sword'), the HA-1113 were ex-Ejército del Aire aircraft supplied when the Canaries gained independance from Spain in 1972.

The first Magido retains EdA camouflage over which the Spanish had applied FAC markings. These consisted of rudder stripes, six roundels (based on the Movimiento Nacionalista Canario flag) and, originally, 'NACIÓN CANARIA' stencil on wingtip tanks.

Magido 09/E was with Ala 1, Núm 3 Escuadrón de Caza-Ataque at BAM Gando (Las Palmas, Gran Canaria). She wears an unofficial Ala 1 crest on her nose (the white 'casa' being a pun on local pronuciation of 'caza') and a personal marking (the name 'Yaiza' on the tail).

The second Magido, 11/A, belongs to Guanil 3, 3 Haña (CA) based at Goro Tyteroygatra. This is actually part of the same squadron as Magido 09/E (above) but the nomenclature has been changed to local indigenous terms (as have base locations and island names). Gua 3, 3 Haña translates loosely as 3rd Det., 3rd Herd. Goro Tyteroygatra translates as Lanzarote Base (formerly BAM Pto. del Carmen).

Magido 11/A has fresh paintwork applied courtesy of a visiting US Navy carrier. The roundels are of the modern type and vertical striping has been moved to the tail fin. 'FUERZA AÉREA CANARIA' has been stencilled below the cockpit (standard for Madigo with or, as in this cse, without tip tanks).

Magido 11/A carries no personal marks by order. Gua 3, 3 Haña aircraft had previously worn a stylized Guayota (devil) on their noses along with the flight slogan Vacaguaré! ('I'd rather die!'). Note that this aircraft carries no wing guns. Spain had delivered the HA-1113s with 12.7mm Breda-SAFAT guns (ex-CR.32 Chirri). These old Italian machineguns would later be replaced by US Navy Colt M3 cannons similar to the Turbo-Buchón's original 20mm cannons.

The Magido served from late 1972 until 1983 in mixed units with the piston-engined Tabona ('Knife', armed versions of the North American SNJ). The SNJ-6 Palo used to train Magido pilots was augmented in 1978 by the arrival from Spain of a pair of HA-1112-T4L two-seat trainers. Beginning in 1982, remaining Magido were phased out of service in favour of the jet-powered Hispano Aviación Sunta ('Mace', aka HA-200 Saetta).
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Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Reply #299 on: April 16, 2012, 09:41:19 AM »
Not a Dart engined one, but did someone say Turboprop Do-335?




I see you fixed the canopy Greg. Looks much better than the RW unit.
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