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What is the rarest aircraft youve seen? (Read 3707 times)
Reply #90 - Oct 31st, 2006 at 10:54am

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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


Pretty wise though ,its all about relative point of view,simple as If I never seen it ,it rare to me

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Reply #91 - Nov 1st, 2006 at 2:54am
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Woah! Lovin the nose on that DC-3 alrot! Beautiful unlike this blunt nose MS shoves at us.  Roll Eyes Jakemaster on this side of the world you will have to be VERY lucky to see a 757 let alone a DC-3.
 
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Reply #92 - Nov 2nd, 2006 at 12:44am

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I know the question is rar-EST, but there are just too many one of a kinds, or nearly one of a kinds that I've seen to just narrow it down to one. lol

The only Boeing 337 Stratoliner in flying condition - before she went to the Air and Space Museum.  I saw it the very first time while on my very first solo on July 14th, 2000.  It was one of the very first test flights of the newly restored aircraft over at Paine Field in Everett Washington.  Man was that a great sight to be flying behind in the pattern!!

Saw it a few more times before she headed for the east coast. 

Another one was the only Me-262 in flying condition (at the time anyway) also at Paine Field in the Museum of Flight Restoration center. 

Today I watched Boeing's modified 747 depart out of Paine Field while I was at work.  I literally stopped in my tracks when I saw that beast!  I couldn't believe how incredibly huge that thing looked! 

At Boeing Field in Seattle the military division of Boeing had a modiefied 757 ( I think it was 757) that had a modified nose.  It was a replica of the radome of the F/A-22 Raptor.  Later on it also housed the avionics for boings version of the JSF.  The aircraft was their "avionics testbed" And it had a crazy canard mounted on top of the fuse.  Take a look at the pic here: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1115914/M/

They also had another odd 737 parked there that had some huge hump on it.  http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0257249/L/
You can see it at the end of the lineup of AWACS.

Also we have an An-2 based here at the field. 

The truely rarest aircraft I have seen is a one of a kind.  Our FAA Designated Examiner designed and created his own single seat low-wing aircraft.  pretty sweet lookin' little guy too!  I'll have to get a pic for you guys one of these days!

There is also a resident Travel Air, and several restored Stinson airplanes on field. 

What can I say, Seattle is called Jet-city for a reason!  And I love it!
 

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Reply #93 - Nov 3rd, 2006 at 2:19am
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Wow! I love that 757 Boss Blueangels! Your quite lucky to see all of those!
 
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Reply #94 - Nov 3rd, 2006 at 10:04am
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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


Well yes, but thats very vague.  Ive only seen one or two 747s, but they arent rare.  Ive only seen on 777, but it isnt rare.  And there are alot more like that, and it holds true for many people. 
 
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Reply #95 - Nov 3rd, 2006 at 10:05am
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Woah! Lovin the nose on that DC-3 alrot! Beautiful unlike this blunt nose MS shoves at us.  Roll Eyes Jakemaster on this side of the world you will have to be VERY lucky to see a 757 let alone a DC-3.


MS completely screwed up a lot of the DC-3.  That "landing light" on the nose isnt a light, its an air scoop to bring fresh air into the cabin.
 
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Reply #96 - Nov 5th, 2006 at 10:40am
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Well the two rarest aircraft i've been flying in are the Lighting and Concorde.

Concorde was when we went to New York and the LIghting was when we went to Africa on holiday and we wnet to the airbase which had about 15 of them in it.
 
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Reply #97 - Nov 5th, 2006 at 8:14pm

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Well I now have to change the T-6 from rarely seen to actually got to fly today.  It is an amazing machine.
 
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Reply #98 - Nov 5th, 2006 at 9:26pm
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Sorry to say Jakemaster (please don't kill me! Lips Sealed) but the nose on the DC-3 in your sig isn't exactly what I would call attractive either...  Lips Sealed

Ok two more posts and I've made a thread with 100 posts, keep spotting guys!  Wink Grin
 
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Reply #99 - Nov 6th, 2006 at 5:39am

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Reply #100 - Nov 6th, 2006 at 11:55pm
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AN-124...AN-72...IL-78...IL-76...TU-134...TU-154M...Boeing 707 PAX... 8)


You crossed the line at the Il-78 Midas tanker.  Angry Wink

So NO one else here has seen an E-4B? The "double hump" 747? With the radar dome on top?
 
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Reply #101 - Nov 7th, 2006 at 11:55am

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I've see all of these up close, and I've been in the 747.

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Reply #102 - Nov 7th, 2006 at 11:58am

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So NO one else here has seen an E-4B? The "double hump" 747? With the radar dome on top?



I see those multiple times every week!   Grin


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Reply #103 - Nov 7th, 2006 at 3:09pm

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You crossed the line at the Il-78 Midas tanker.  Angry Wink



LOL...'Twas a very lucky catch actually...I was standing outside when I saw something like an IL-76 approaching...I stood for a while and then 'lo...There were these refuel pods...Was very excited...Shame I didn't have a camera back then... Cry Cry
 
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Reply #104 - Nov 8th, 2006 at 4:51am
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I've seen a smashed up wingless dc-2 too.
 
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