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Reply #15 - Sep 26th, 2012 at 1:44am

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Anything that can land on a grass strip and survive.


That will be pretty much anything between a Cessna 150 and this then (or thisGrin Grin

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Reply #16 - Oct 5th, 2012 at 7:47am

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I am really happy because I now have a Concord and a MD 11 Grin Smiley
 

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Reply #17 - Oct 5th, 2012 at 1:22pm

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Recently, I'd have to say my 'default' C172N, and the Ryan S-C-W. For putting around the patch, I couldn't ask for more!

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Reply #18 - Oct 5th, 2012 at 2:57pm

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I like to fly a lot the free (by registry in exchange) the JustFlight 757  Smiley
 

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Reply #19 - Oct 5th, 2012 at 10:19pm

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For those who are relatively new here, this is the bird I love to fly, especially in this livery.....

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Reply #20 - Oct 6th, 2012 at 2:25am

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My favourite plane to fly?

The 737 NGX  Cheesy
 

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Reply #21 - Oct 7th, 2012 at 9:16am

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for simulations anything carenado comes first!

Then comes anything radial.

personally though my home cockpit is going to be modeled after a basic 172 Smiley
 
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Reply #22 - Oct 7th, 2012 at 11:26am

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First is the MAAM DC-3
Second is Just Flights DC-3

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Reply #23 - Oct 8th, 2012 at 5:14am

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expat wrote on Sep 26th, 2012 at 1:44am:
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Anything that can land on a grass strip and survive.


That will be pretty much anything between a Cessna 150 and this then (or thisGrin Grin

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Those videos are great. I was amazed at the second one with that plane that looked like a bombardier crj700, but with 4 engines. Grin
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Reply #24 - Oct 8th, 2012 at 11:02am

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fsxfan1234 wrote on Oct 8th, 2012 at 5:14am:
expat wrote on Sep 26th, 2012 at 1:44am:
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Anything that can land on a grass strip and survive.


That will be pretty much anything between a Cessna 150 and this then (or thisGrin Grin

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Those videos are great. I was amazed at the second one with that plane that looked like a bombardier crj700, but with 4 small engines. Grin

Not so small. Ilyushin Il-62
 

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Reply #25 - Nov 21st, 2012 at 12:50pm

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In real life: I held the controls of a Kadet bipe, early sixties, used as crop duster, flying over the Sumidero canion in Chiapas state, MX.

Held the controls (with a weird electric control for the prop) of a Me-108 Tifoon, belonging to the Confederate Air Force, who were invited for the opening of Cuernavaca airport. I was a reserve skydiver for that show, and found the Confederate Air Force a friendly bunch of ex-war pilots. I do not like their change of name! (now Consolidated Air Force: how ridiculous!).

With Robert as instructor on a Maule, learned how to keep a straight course on the tarmac, then took-off from Puerto escondido & flew to Chacahua lagoon, practicing a course & keeping an eye on the ball, then back & started aproach, landing until touch-down ... then Robert took over the controls, because of tail-dragger peculiarities on the ground (felt like a rear engined VW was on ice, with low pressure on the tires & going top speed!).

An assortment of ultralights, with the instructor at my side. Have never flown a full size aircraft without an instructor at my side.

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In FS2004, one of my favorites is the Ford Trimotor (over the Andes, from Mendoza to Santiago). But Radials, Bipes & Amphibians are my choice before others.

Also like the Autogyros. Helicopters & airliners are not my choice.
 
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Reply #26 - Nov 21st, 2012 at 1:05pm

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Hagar wrote on Sep 25th, 2012 at 6:53am:
wahubna wrote on Sep 25th, 2012 at 4:18am:
expat wrote on Sep 23rd, 2012 at 9:03am:
Anything with a radial engine Cool Cool

Matt


Amen to that!

If God wanted aircraft engines to be straight Pratt & Whitney would have made them that way!  Grin

Messrs Rolls-Royce obviously disagreed with that. Wink http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/the-development-of-rolls-royce-merlin-engine.htm...
The article you link, says something I disagree:
"The Kestrel was a successful inline V-12 engine"
To my knowledge & experience (I am a mechanic, specialized in engines: from querosene to diesel to gasoline, have done maintenance on decarbonizing Cessna 4 & 6 cil engines, to pay for my Skydive training) internal combustion engine configurations are inline, OR vee, or radials, or walter (no pistons, rods nor crankshaft) or rotary, where the crankshaft is fixed to the airframe & the whole engine rotates with the prop, acting like a flywheel, also to have some cooling, because of low revs.
 
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Reply #27 - Nov 21st, 2012 at 7:00pm

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Jean Loup wrote on Nov 21st, 2012 at 1:05pm:
Hagar wrote on Sep 25th, 2012 at 6:53am:
wahubna wrote on Sep 25th, 2012 at 4:18am:
expat wrote on Sep 23rd, 2012 at 9:03am:
Anything with a radial engine Cool Cool

Matt


Amen to that!

If God wanted aircraft engines to be straight Pratt & Whitney would have made them that way!  Grin

Messrs Rolls-Royce obviously disagreed with that. Wink http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/the-development-of-rolls-royce-merlin-engine.htm...
The article you link, says something I disagree:
"The Kestrel was a successful inline V-12 engine"
To my knowledge & experience (I am a mechanic, specialized in engines: from querosene to diesel to gasoline, have done maintenance on decarbonizing Cessna 4 & 6 cil engines, to pay for my Skydive training) internal combustion engine configurations are inline, OR vee, or radials,

I didn't write that article or proof-read every word before posting the link. Tongue

I suppose you are technically correct. However, in aviation, the term "inline engine" is used for any non-radial, multiple cylinder reciprocating engine. This includes  H, V, X & horizontally opposed configurations.

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or walter (no pistons, rods nor crankshaft) or rotary, where the crankshaft is fixed to the airframe & the whole engine rotates with the prop, acting like a flywheel, also to have some cooling, because of low revs.

I think you mean Wankel. This is also referred to as a rotary engine. http://www.animatedengines.com/wankel.html
 

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