Simviation Forum - Name this plane...

Oct 6^th, 2007 at 9:41am

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I flew over to Abilene, Texas yesterday with a fellow instructor so he could take his multi-engine instructor checkride. While he was out doing his ride, I was hanging out in the pilot's lounge when I heard this airplane taxi onto the ramp. I spoke to the pilot who said this was it's first flight since 1996. Lets have some fun and see if you aircraft recognition whizzes can guess what it is. My guess is someone will get it right within 3 posts.

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Reply #1 - Oct 6^th, 2007 at 9:50am

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Looks like a Fouga Magister!!

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Reply #2 - Oct 6^th, 2007 at 9:55am

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that was quick! Yup, it's a 1962 Fouga Magister.

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Reply #3 - Oct 6^th, 2007 at 9:56am

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too easy

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Reply #4 - Oct 6^th, 2007 at 10:01am

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I name this plane .... drum roll....... FRANK Grin

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Reply #5 - Oct 6^th, 2007 at 10:02am

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Mictheslik wrote on Oct 6^th, 2007 at 9:56am:

too easy

.mic

I have never even heard of one until yesterday. Pretty interesting looking bird. The pilot said, as I mentioned earlier, that this was this was this airplane's first flight in 11 years. It's VFR certified only, so they can only cruise below 18,000 feet. I bet they burn a lot of gas flying that low. He also said it is capable of flying up to 36,000 feet.

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Reply #6 - Oct 6^th, 2007 at 10:51am

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Shiny and gorgeous version of the Magister Fouga...

They retired from active duty in the Belgian army in September.

I managed to catch one of the last times they flew during the wings & wheels event in Ursel. They make a nice whistling sound, very distinctive. It always takes me back to my childhood-days ( late 70's early 80's), when flew over my school on a regular basis...

Good shots BTW. Wink

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Reply #7 - Oct 6^th, 2007 at 10:59am

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eno wrote on Oct 6^th, 2007 at 10:01am:

I name this plane .... drum roll....... FRANK Grin

I was going to say MICHELLE, but you seem to have beaten me to the joke!

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Reply #8 - Oct 6^th, 2007 at 11:40am

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Krigl took some screenshots of that very bird in his Finlandia tour Grin

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Reply #9 - Oct 6^th, 2007 at 12:45pm

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Nicest Fouga I've ever seen...

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Reply #10 - Oct 6^th, 2007 at 7:20pm

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Omag 2.0 wrote on Oct 6^th, 2007 at 10:51am:

Shiny and gorgeous version of the Magister Fouga...

They retired from active duty in the Belgian army in September.

I managed to catch one of the last times they flew during the wings & wheels event in Ursel. They make a nice whistling sound, very distinctive. It always takes me back to my childhood-days ( late 70's early 80's), when flew over my school on a regular basis...

Good shots BTW. Wink

You can go up for a spin in one here In Holland if you want.... Lelystad is your place to be!

you'll have to be either a pilot or taking lessons...

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Reply #11 - Oct 6^th, 2007 at 8:19pm

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For you guys in the states, there is a place in New Mexico you can go and get an hour for just only 1,300 bucks or so. Shocked

That's about a little less than a months pay for me. Its only 1,250 bucks an hour though if you buy more than one hour. Wink

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