Author Topic: Airfix  (Read 162446 times)

Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Airfix
« Reply #550 on: March 03, 2024, 01:45:23 PM »
Somehow I missed it earlier but this is going on my wishlist! 8)



"This is the Captain. We have a little problem with our engine sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and, ah, explode."

Offline GTX_Admin

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Re: Airfix
« Reply #551 on: March 11, 2024, 01:07:29 AM »


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Offline The Rat

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Re: Airfix
« Reply #552 on: March 11, 2024, 02:27:19 AM »
"Arrester hook? We don't need no steenkin' arrester hook!"


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Re: Airfix
« Reply #553 on: March 11, 2024, 03:36:01 AM »
 ;D
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Airfix
« Reply #554 on: March 11, 2024, 04:56:28 PM »
"Arrester hook? We don't need no steenkin' arrester hook!"



Of course not! Early STOVL! ;D

Personally, I wouldn't be letting the carrier get that far ahead of me ... Could take half your fuel load just to catch up! :o
« Last Edit: March 11, 2024, 04:58:27 PM by Old Wombat »
"This is the Captain. We have a little problem with our engine sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and, ah, explode."

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Re: Airfix
« Reply #555 on: March 12, 2024, 02:03:19 AM »
From wikipedia and I would assume describing the box art above:

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Royal Navy Tiger Moths used as target tugs and "air experience" machines became the last military examples when that service purchased a batch of refurbished ex-civilian examples in 1956. One became the last biplane to land on an aircraft carrier (HMS Eagle) in the English Channel during the summer of 1967. On takeoff, the wind over the deck allowed the aircraft to fly, but it was slower than the carrier, which turned hard to starboard to avoid a possible collision. These planes remained in service until the early 1970s.
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Offline raafif

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Re: Airfix
« Reply #556 on: March 12, 2024, 07:03:40 AM »
I'd probably make mine into a Queen Bee ;)

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Re: Airfix
« Reply #557 on: March 16, 2024, 03:13:53 AM »




All hail the God of Frustration!!!

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But you can make the Bastard work for it.