Simviation Forum - What is the rarest aircraft youve seen?

Reply #75 - Oct 26^th, 2006 at 5:26am

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Just realised this one I've seen could also be considered rare (to me anyway)...

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Reply #76 - Oct 26^th, 2006 at 5:40am

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Just realised this one I've seen could also be considered rare (to me anyway)...

It is indeed. Only six examples of the Percival Mew Gull were built & this is the sole airworthy survivor. Not only that but G-AEXF is the actual aircraft in which the legendary Alex Henshaw set a world record which remains unbeaten today. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Henshaw

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Reply #77 - Oct 26^th, 2006 at 8:32am

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Rarest I've flow: Tiger Moth.
Rarest I've seen: Canberra, Lancaster, A-380 Tongue

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Reply #78 - Oct 29^th, 2006 at 7:29pm

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ok make that two An-124's for me! Grin

One (Volga Dnepr) landed at YSSY yesterday to offload the Elvis and Shania skycrane helicopters! Grin

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Reply #79 - Oct 29^th, 2006 at 9:42pm

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I just remembered one. At KHSA, before I worked there, they had several Martin 4-0-4 airlines rotting away on the north ramp. I think the whole story was they were owned by a guy running a drug op, and when he was busted they were taken by the feds. After that, they were left to rot.

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Reply #80 - Oct 30^th, 2006 at 9:44am

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I can add one to the SB2C...AN-225! Saw it sitting on the ramp at KRDU on friday, nearly had a friggin heart attack when I saw it

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Reply #81 - Oct 30^th, 2006 at 2:06pm

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Just realised this one I've seen could also be considered rare (to me anyway)...

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Add that to my list too

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Reply #82 - Oct 30^th, 2006 at 2:12pm

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Add that to my list too

And mine. I've also seen it chew up a runway too...

The Mew Gull reminds me of another rare classic that I've been lucky to see - the Miles Hawk Speed Six.

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Reply #83 - Oct 30^th, 2006 at 5:55pm

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Reply #84 - Oct 30^th, 2006 at 6:55pm

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I was in Amarillo, TX a few years back, out on the golf course with my cousin. As he was getting ready to putt on the fifth or sixth hole, I heard a strange chopping noise and looked up to see a V-22 Osprey "whomping" overhead at about 800 ft AGL. I yelled out and jumped in the golfcart to get a better vantage point, leaving my bewildered cousin standing on the green. After ten minutes of chasing it around the golf course, my cousin caught up to me and told me that the base they make the V-22 at is located a few miles outside of town. Needless to say, I made him take me there and show me the plant. We couldn't get too close, but I got a great view of two takeoffs and a landing, plus three of them sitting on the tarmac. Very nice!

Oh, and my cousin missed the putt . . . Wink

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Reply #85 - Oct 31^st, 2006 at 12:22am

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the bat wing... either that or the "phoenix" from "flight of the phoenix" Grin

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Reply #86 - Oct 31^st, 2006 at 4:58am

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[I can add one to the SB2C...AN-225! Saw it sitting on the ramp at KRDU on friday, nearly had a friggin heart attack when I saw it [unquote]
Damn it! Im in the worst place for Antonovs!!! You're lucky to even see a Cessna (excluding Citations) here! Angry

Oh and also Jakemaster you'll be "happy" to know that I've seen a D-Day DC-3! (even though it was scrapped Tongue

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[quote author=Locke link=board=genav;num=1161400221;start=75#84 date=10/30/06 at 18:55:34]I was in Amarillo, TX a few years back, out on the golf course with my cousin. As he was getting ready to putt on the fifth or sixth hole, I heard a strange chopping noise and looked up to see a V-22 Osprey "whomping" overhead at about 800 ft AGL. I yelled out and jumped in the golfcart to get a better vantage point, leaving my bewildered cousin standing on the green. After ten minutes of chasing it around the golf course, my cousin caught up to me and told me that the base they make the V-22 at is located a few miles outside of town. Needless to say, I made him take me there and show me the plant. We couldn't get too close, but I got a great view of two takeoffs and a landing, plus three of them sitting on the tarmac. Very nice!

Oh, and my cousin missed the putt . . . Wink

Ha! Thats a good story!

Hasnt anyone else here seen an E-4B?

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Reply #87 - Oct 31^st, 2006 at 10:04am

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For the last time!

DC-3s ARE NOT RARE!

Come on people, have some sense! More than 10,000 were built, and a few hundred are still flying, probably more than 500.

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Reply #88 - Oct 31^st, 2006 at 10:37am

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For the last time!

DC-3s ARE NOT RARE!

I'm not sure if I get your point Jake,Can you be more especific Grin

Seriously DC-3 are the most common Vintage plane in Service today used in all countries of the Americas ,by Venezuelan Turism Plane as for the army ,and use in U.S.A. for multi purpose, maybe its rare in Europe ,Asia ETC, but around here is very Usefull and Common
I took this shot of me & my son in Feb

Actualy this plane has been repaint and complete finish ,I saw it about two weeks ago I coun't believe was actualy this plane..

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Reply #89 - Oct 31^st, 2006 at 10:47am

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For the last time!

DC-3s ARE NOT RARE!

Come on people, have some sense! More than 10,000 were built, and a few hundred are still flying, probably more than 500.

Depends how you look at it. As I mentioned earler, if you've never seen one of anything before it could be classed as rare. Wink

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