Simviation Forum - If you could own any aircraft what would it be?

Reply #105 - Apr 29^th, 2010 at 3:49am

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U4EA wrote on Apr 28^th, 2010 at 12:24am:

My (fantasy) picks: A P-51, Allison powered, for jaunts to the grocery store.

Why would you want to spoil a truly classic aircraft, one of the finest ever built and put an Allison engine in it. When you have the best, install the best, a Merlin Cool

The Allison ran out of legs at altitude due to only having a single stage supercharger

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Reply #106 - May 8^th, 2010 at 8:46pm

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I would love to have a P-51D, but I would like a C-150 or a C-152 for regular flying. Cool

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Reply #107 - May 23^rd, 2010 at 7:49pm

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I would have to go with a classic on this one. An Aeronca 7AC Champion. Why a Champ and not a Cub or a Husky or any number of similar airplanes? I have no idea, I just love the Champ. Wink

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Reply #108 - May 24^th, 2010 at 5:55am

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...when "Captain Sensible" comes into play....

..in the end, only a very few of the wannabbe aircraft owners will ever be able to afford is one of these...if they are very lucky!....>>>

http://www.hmfclub.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=89

£5,000, upwards... Wink

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The rest will be delegated to "Dream-Land!"... Grin

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I spotted one, humming (as they do), over my back garden yesterday, in brilliant sunshine, and a tail wind...
A very respectable rate of knots, and obviously having lots of fun, at a reasonable cost!

Fun flying for the financially impoverished!.... Smiley

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Reply #109 - Aug 2^nd, 2010 at 9:19pm

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The XB-70. Nothing like crusing at 70,000ft at mach 3 in such a huge plane.

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Reply #110 - Sep 25^th, 2010 at 7:53pm

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if I could own any aircraft I would say first a b-17; a f-4 phantom. why you might asked. my dad was a bombardier on one of the b-17's over in england at deopham green airfield.

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Reply #111 - Sep 26^th, 2010 at 4:43pm

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C-17 for short feilds
SU-34 for those long flights where you will need a washroom and a kitchen while still able to travel mach 2 (making grilled cheese sandwiches while co-pilot is doing barrel rolls FTW)
and a a-1 skyraider for a radial

Carriers would be so mush easier to land on if they would just stop turning!!!

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Reply #112 - Dec 1^st, 2010 at 7:58pm

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My sights are high but a modernized version of the De Havilland Comet 4 with turbofans instead of turbojets and a modern flight deck.

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Reply #113 - Dec 8^th, 2010 at 1:31pm

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I guess I have a thing for the Allison 501-D13. I would chose either a Lockheed Electra L188 or a Convair CV-580. I also wouldn't mind having a F4-U Corsair. Grin

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Reply #114 - Dec 16^th, 2010 at 1:48am

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reachva wrote on Dec 1^st, 2010 at 7:58pm:

My sights are high but a modernized version of the De Havilland Comet 4 with turbofans instead of turbojets and a modern flight deck.

The modernized Nimrods do have stretched wings and turbofans. Now that Ukogbani Air Force no longer wants their brand new frames, would you like to install VIP interiors in them?

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Reply #115 - Dec 22^nd, 2010 at 6:04pm