Simviation Forum - From doubt to deed.........

Apr 9^th, 2004 at 3:08pm

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With some comments of " Put up or Shut up " being thrown around, I felt I better make another attempt to satisfy my curiosity about whether or not its feasible to make a pass under the nozzles of the Shuttle before it fired up its huge engines and fried all of us daring doers around the launch complex........and now with proof in hand, I have to bow to the flying of Pippin.....it seems he may have made it under, although in the veil of smoke which obscures some important parts of the pass..........here is my attempt through there with an even smaller A/C and I find there is no way I can get my plane to get by that fin, as it hangs even lower than the fence I went through, upon exit from the impending rocket blast area..........unless........hmmmmmm

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Reply #1 - Apr 9^th, 2004 at 3:34pm

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Na.......even at an angle and coming in from the side, I couldn't avoid hitting the fence.......I have those shots to post too, if requested..........

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Reply #2 - Apr 9^th, 2004 at 3:34pm

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Pity about that prop of yours Ken, and those railings Sad

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Reply #3 - Apr 9^th, 2004 at 4:03pm

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Prop ?....the entire plane hits the fence ! Shocked

!........I don't know how anyone could get a Corsair through there,....bent wings and all.....and with that huge prop on the front ?........ ??? ???

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Reply #4 - Apr 9^th, 2004 at 4:29pm

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A 13' prop would be a small problem.

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Reply #5 - Apr 9^th, 2004 at 5:49pm

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A nicely done investigation, I say!

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Reply #6 - Apr 9^th, 2004 at 7:36pm

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A 13' prop would be a small problem.

Lol!

Anyway, would it be possible not to hit the fence if you flew a little to the side ? Just a suggestion. Nice pics though!

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Reply #7 - Apr 9^th, 2004 at 9:26pm

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Lol!

Anyway, would it be possible not to hit the fence if you flew a little to the side ? Just a suggestion. Nice pics though!

nope been tried as well ...

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Reply #8 - Apr 9^th, 2004 at 9:28pm

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Me thinks both Ken and Kev need a hobby... Roll Eyes

*~EDIT~* -- I mean... A better hobby... Grin

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Reply #9 - Apr 9^th, 2004 at 9:29pm

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Me thinks both Ken and Kev need a hobby... Roll Eyes

they do.."FLYING"..LOL Tongue

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Reply #10 - Apr 9^th, 2004 at 9:31pm

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Quote, unquote, "Flying" Grin

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Reply #11 - Apr 9^th, 2004 at 9:50pm

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Lol!

Anyway, would it be possible not to hit the fence if you flew a little to the side ? Just a suggestion. Nice pics though!

I tried coming through to the side, but there is just no way to get the wings between those booster nozzles...........if you look at the smoke from the wingtips, you should be able to see that the wings are wider than the smoke trails..........

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Reply #12 - Apr 9^th, 2004 at 10:20pm

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Me thinks both Ken and Kev need a hobby... Roll Eyes

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QUOTE EDIT... YA FLYING.....LOL

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Reply #13 - Apr 10^th, 2004 at 1:35pm

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I think you did a bang up job ( no pun intended). I don't think it's possible to get through there without hitting the tail or the fence. I don't think I did. However, certain concessions had to be made in order to make it possible at all. If we were going to make it totally real, it would have to be with crash realism on and that just ain't gonna happen.

Nice job, Ken... Grin

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