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Apr 11^th, 2010 at 5:21pm

SeanTK Ex Member

Stumbled across this thing today. No, it's not a photoshop image.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Kaman-K-16B/0882527/L/

More info:
http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/kaman_k-16.php

In my opinion, this would be incredibly fun in FS! Grin

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Reply #1 - Apr 11^th, 2010 at 8:42pm

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Wow, that is cool. I love weird aircraft. Wink

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Reply #2 - Apr 12^th, 2010 at 4:00am

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"As promising as this aircraft appeared, it would never take to the air. It was, however, tested In the NASA Ames wind tunnel during 1962. The reason it didn't move into a powered flight test stage is not known."

I bet I do......inter-service rivalry. Was the death nail for many a promising project. Shame, it was, well at the end of the day, 45 years ahead of it's time.

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Reply #3 - Apr 19^th, 2010 at 11:15pm