Simviation Forum - What is the rarest aircraft youve seen?

Reply #60 - Oct 23^rd, 2006 at 9:24pm

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Reply #61 - Oct 24^th, 2006 at 5:54am

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Probably an RC-135 but i have also seen the Curtiss Hawk

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Reply #62 - Oct 24^th, 2006 at 9:31pm

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Well let's see. I work at airports so I see a lot of planes. Here is a short list

AN-124 (A regular visitor at my old airport, KHSA)
Beech D-18 (We have two rotting away at my current airport KMCW)
F4U Corsair
T-6/SNJ
P-51 (We have a couple of CAF guys at MCW)

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Reply #63 - Oct 25^th, 2006 at 1:02am

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Interesting. May I ask where you saw the FD2?

When I was a young lad and all that flew overhead was prop driven, it would be very hard to mistake the shape and sound of a jet powered Delta even in the eyes of a 6-7 yr old boy......especially since the setting of a world speed record had just been recently done........my mother still mentions it from time to time when I get her going about planes.....my interest stems from her taking the family to watch cadets land gliders on a nearby local field........we could hear them on the radio as they passed very low over the roadway just before touching down........

I was living in South Shields at the time......mouth of the Tyne.

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Reply #64 - Oct 25^th, 2006 at 2:58am

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my interest stems from her taking the family to watch cadets land gliders on a nearby local field........we could hear them on the radio as they passed very low over the roadway just before touching down........

LOL When I did my gliding courses we had no radio or intercom for that matter. Anyone on the airfield & in the local village could plainly hear the instructors shouting at their students without it*. It could get very entertaining at times. Cheesy

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I was living in South Sheilds at the time......mouth of the Tyne.

You mean South Shields. Tongue

*PS. The students weren't allowed to shout back. Wink

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Reply #65 - Oct 25^th, 2006 at 3:46am

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OK heres my list

In-flight:

DC-3 PH-DDZ

a flying Ju52 in Potsdam

TU-154M on approach to EHAM (not a rare type but knowing that Pulkovo flies a B735 now...)

Panavia Tornado @ 20 m height

Not-so-rare
Load of Il-76s at EBOS... you can see these if you use the coast road.

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Reply #66 - Oct 25^th, 2006 at 5:04am

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Panavia Tornado @ 20 m height

Not exactly rare, though, is it? Wink

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Reply #67 - Oct 25^th, 2006 at 11:02am

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You mean South Shields. Tongue

Damn finger glitch ! Roll Eyes

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Reply #68 - Oct 25^th, 2006 at 5:01pm

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Not exactly rare, though, is it? Wink

In holland it is...

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Reply #69 - Oct 25^th, 2006 at 5:17pm

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Come to think of it, I forgot my best flight ever! - The day I got a ride in an Auster. Cheesy

I don't know how "rare" the Auster is, probably not very rare, but I think a flight in one could be considered somewhat rare? Rare or not, it's a lovely plane! 8)

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Reply #70 - Oct 25^th, 2006 at 5:30pm

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As I mentioned earlier, rarity is relevant to you & where you are. If you've never seen one before I suppose it could be classed as rare. Wink

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Come to think of it, I forgot my best flight ever! - The day I got a ride in an Auster. Cheesy

I don't know how "rare" the Auster is, probably not very rare, but I think a flight in one could be considered somewhat rare? Rare or not, it's a lovely plane! 8)

It would depend on the type. Some Austers are rarer than others but there's still quite a few around. You were lucky to get a flight in one though.

PS. My idea of a rare aircraft is where there is only a limited number in existence. I've been lucky enough to see quite a few where only a very small number were ever built. Not only that but seen them in the air where they belong.

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Reply #71 - Oct 25^th, 2006 at 6:21pm

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It would depend on the type. Some Austers are rarer than others but there's still quite a few around. You were lucky to get a flight in one though.

I'll check it out, I don't think there are too many flying Austers in Denmark so a quick google should do it.

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Reply #72 - Oct 25^th, 2006 at 6:35pm

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Here it is!

OY-EFU - Beagle-Auster A.61 Terrier 2

This little beauty! 8)

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Reply #73 - Oct 25^th, 2006 at 6:47pm

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Here it is!

OY-EFU - Beagle-Auster A.61 Terrier 2

This little beauty! 8)

Ah, that's very smart indeed. We had a brand new Terrier at the club when I worked there back in the 1960s. Had a couple of lessons in it but I must admit I didn't like it as much as the good old Tiger Moth.

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Reply #74 - Oct 25^th, 2006 at 9:10pm

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As I mentioned earlier, rarity is relevant to you & where you are. If you've never seen one before I suppose it could be classed as rare. Wink

It would depend on the type. Some Austers are rarer than others but there's still quite a few around. You were lucky to get a flight in one though.

PS. My idea of a rare aircraft is where there is only a limited number in existence. I've been lucky enough to see quite a few where only a very small number were ever built. Not only that but seen them in the air where they belong.

yep this is what I meant by "rare" when I started this thread. Wink

This way you could probably compare whats rare on the other side of the world, at different airports etc. as my sig states: by YSSY standards Wink

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