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#1 Angry Brachydios

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Posted 07 June 2013 - 05:03 PM

Hello once again, Bronies and such.

 

This here's a thread to discuss your favourite vehicles from any era, and any type. This means you not only have to include things like the Sopwith Camel or the A-10, but you can also include.. well, the Prius, as much as no-one likes that

 

So, discuss away! :D

 

 

My first favourite is the British Gloster Meteor, one of the first jet fighters (record shared by the ME-262 Schwalbe).

 

 

Wikipedia: The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' first operational jet aircraft. The Meteor's development was heavily reliant on its ground-breaking turbojet engines, developed by Sir Frank Whittle and his company, Power Jets Ltd. Development of the aircraft began in 1940, work on the engines had started in 1936. The Meteor first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF). Although the Meteor was not an aerodynamically advanced aircraft, it proved to be a successful and effective combat fighter.

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Second favourite: The Supermarine Spitfire. A small, versatile and extremely popular Warfighter, who couldn't love the Spitfire? There's even a pony named after it!

 

 

Wikipedia: The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s. It was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft and was the only British fighter in continuous production throughout the war.

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My third favourite is actually my TRUE first favourite, but why not save the best for later? The ME-262 Schwalbe/Swallow/Sturmvogel is one of the 2 first jet aircraft, and, as you may know, is a Messerschmidt design.

 

 

Wikipedia: The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (English: "Swallow") was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. Design work started before World War II began, but engine problems prevented the aircraft from attaining operational status with the Luftwaffe until mid-1944. Compared with Allied fighters of its day, including the British jet-powered Gloster Meteor, it was much faster and better armed. One of the most advanced aviation designs in operational use during World War II, the Me 262 was used in a variety of roles, including light bomber, reconnaissance and even experimental night fighter versions.

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Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut/Golden Eagle

 

 

Wikipedia: The Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut (Russian: Су-47 БеркутGolden Eagle) (NATO reporting name Firkin), also designated S-32 and S-37 (not to be confused with the twin-engined delta canard design offered by Sukhoi in the early 1990s under the designation Su-37) during initial development, was an experimental supersonic jet fighter developed by Sukhoi Aviation Corporation. A distinguishing feature of the aircraft was its forward-swept wing that gave the aircraft excellent agility and maneuverability. While serial production of the type never materialized, the sole aircraft produced served as a technology demonstrator prototype for a number of advanced technologies later used in the 4.5 generation fighter SU-35BM and current fifth-generation jet fighter prototype Sukhoi PAK FA F-50.

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Sorry for the monolith of text, you can post what cars/planes/CHOPPAHS/destroyers/spaceships you like nao


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Posted 07 June 2013 - 05:09 PM

B-17 Flying Fortress would have to be my pick. It's a beautiful aircraft.

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Posted 07 June 2013 - 05:16 PM

Well, I don't really know of that many planes besides the Spitfire.  So I guess I'll just go with that one, Lol.



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Posted 07 June 2013 - 05:17 PM

B-17 Flying Fortress would have to be my pick. It's a beautiful aircraft.

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Bomberlover, huh?

 

Well, I don't really know of that many planes besides the Spitfire.  So I guess I'll just go with that one, Lol.

Well, if you want to know my list of aircraft I like, you could actually die of old age.



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Posted 07 June 2013 - 05:18 PM

The Sopwith Camel was unmatched in its day:

 

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http://en.wikipedia....i/Sopwith_Camel



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Posted 07 June 2013 - 05:24 PM

The Sopwith Camel was unmatched in its day:

 

sopwith-camel.jpg

 

http://en.wikipedia....i/Sopwith_Camel

 

 

 

Wikipedia: Though difficult to handle, to an experienced pilot it provided unmatched manoeuvrability

 

I can agree. Plus, it was a great aircraft for us winnin' that war. (Well, Amerika didn't participate, but oh well)


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Posted 07 June 2013 - 05:47 PM

My favorite would have to be the Chance Vought F4U Corsair. Although the Mustang gets more love from the media, the Corsair was a much more versatile plane that outclassed the Japanese Zeros in practically every way. Its 18 cylinder engine could fly with several of the cylinders knocked out, and its six .50 cals shredded enemy planes. In the Korean War, the F4U-5 Corsair made an excellent ground-attack fighter, as it could carry a massive payload of bombs and rockets.

Its gull-wing design makes its shape one of the most recognizable planes of WWII.

 

http://en.wikipedia....iki/F4U_corsair

 

I also had the opportunity to see one of these amazing planes in real life at an airshow, and it was just beautiful!

 

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Posted 07 June 2013 - 05:50 PM

My favorite would have to be the Chance Vought F4U Corsair. Although the Mustang gets more love from the media, the Corsair was a much more versatile plane that outclassed the Japanese Zeros in practically every way. Its 18 cylinder engine could fly with several of the cylinders knocked out, and its six .50 cals shredded enemy planes. In the Korean War, the F4U-5 Corsair made an excellent ground-attack fighter, as it could carry a massive payload of bombs and rockets.

Its gull-wing design makes its shape one of the most recognizable planes of WWII.

 

http://en.wikipedia....iki/F4U_corsair

 

I also had the opportunity to see one of these amazing planes in real life at an airshow, and it was just beautiful!

 

IMAG0049_zps22909d79.jpg

My father's personal favourite aircraft is also the Chance Vought F4U-X Corsair series as well. What a coinicidence!



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Posted 07 June 2013 - 07:10 PM

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Posted 07 June 2013 - 07:13 PM

The B-12!

 

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Posted 07 June 2013 - 07:16 PM

The B-12!

 

300px-Color_Photographed_B-17E_in_Flight

If I remember correctly, that's a B-17..



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Posted 07 June 2013 - 07:20 PM

My personal favourite is the Yakovlev Yak-9. I think most of the russian aircrafts had beautiful designs. Lighter than the Yakovlev Yak-7. was developed from the Yaklovev Yak-1.

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Posted 07 June 2013 - 07:44 PM

My personal favourite is the Yakovlev Yak-9. I think most of the russian aircrafts had beautiful designs. Lighter than the Yakovlev Yak-7. was developed from the Yaklovev Yak-1.

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My brother LOVES USSR desgins. And they were the most manouverable of the war :3

 

Edit: No love for Cold War aircraft? ;-;


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Posted 07 June 2013 - 07:53 PM

Horton HO 229 "Flying Wing"

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http://en.wikipedia....i/Horten_Ho_229

 

This was part of a secret project undertaken by Germany in late WWII.



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Posted 07 June 2013 - 08:01 PM

Horton HO 229 "Flying Wing"

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http://en.wikipedia....i/Horten_Ho_229

 

This was part of a secret project undertaken by Germany in late WWII.

I LOVE THAT AIRCRAFT! :D

 

I dunno what just happened to me, but I really love it. (I've taken it to death and back many times :3)



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Posted 07 June 2013 - 08:37 PM

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Posted 07 June 2013 - 08:51 PM

one day bump?

 

Oh, and on a serious note i agree hazzat, i love the sopwith camel. c:



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Posted 07 June 2013 - 08:52 PM

one day bump?

 

Oh, and on a serious note i agree hazzat, i love the sopwith camel. c:

And yet, no love for Cold War craft



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Posted 07 June 2013 - 10:55 PM

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Posted 07 June 2013 - 11:11 PM

for me, in addition to the corsair, the mustang and the B-17,

 

that would be the catalina PBY (I have a thing for amphibious aircraft)

aircraft-military-pby-raf-catalina-curti

the B25 mitchell, from the doolittle raid (I think it's the shape of the cockpit, the landing gear and especially the tail section that do it):

North_American_B-25_Mitchell_(N320SQ).jp

 

and one of the main reason I've come to calling myself Hawk: the P-40 Warhawk/kittyhawk/tomahawk

800px-Curtiss_P-40E_Warhawk_2_USAF.jpg

 

also, have this one as a bonus: the Fokker XXIII, a dutch prototype, which sadly never made it to production due to the germans invading the netherlands.

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Posted 07 June 2013 - 11:16 PM

for me, in addition to the corsair, the mustang and the B-17,

 

that would be the catalina PBY (I have a thing for amphibious aircraft)

aircraft-military-pby-raf-catalina-curti

the B25 mitchell, from the doolittle raid (I think it's the shape of the cockpit, the landing gear and especially the tail section that do it):

North_American_B-25_Mitchell_(N320SQ).jp

 

and one of the main reason I've come to calling myself Hawk: the P-40 Warhawk/kittyhawk/tomahawk

800px-Curtiss_P-40E_Warhawk_2_USAF.jpg

 

also, have this one as a bonus: the Fokker XXIII, a dutch prototype, which sadly never made it to production due to the germans invading the netherlands.

images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSA4HiUWMMl19fQR8WG-3v

Interesting last aircraft.

 

Hopefully it took off without spinning back to Earth (which it looks like it did. Kill me if it did and I'm insulting).



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Posted 07 June 2013 - 11:53 PM

The Sopwith Camel was unmatched in its day:

 

sopwith-camel.jpg

 

http://en.wikipedia....i/Sopwith_Camel

I can't help but think of Snoopy. Curse you Red Baron!

 

 

I'm going to be boring and go for the Spitfire. My second favorite is the Gloster Gladiator, it's so adorable.

 

 

Relating to planes, I saw the Red Arrows during summer last year in Oxfordshire. Got some great pictures, but Celestia knows where I put that damned SD card..



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Posted 08 June 2013 - 12:10 AM

From WW2 my favourite aircraft would be the B-17 Flying Fortress.

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What I like the most about the B-17 is that it was able to shoot from all sides.

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I even remmeber having a B-17 flight simulator game

http://en.wikipedia...._The_Mighty_8th

 

And from the Cold War it would be The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" and The A-10 Thunderbolt II

military-plane-lockheed-SR-71-Blackbird.

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Posted 08 June 2013 - 12:35 AM

for me, in addition to the corsair, the mustang and the B-17,

 

that would be the catalina PBY (I have a thing for amphibious aircraft)

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the B25 mitchell, from the doolittle raid (I think it's the shape of the cockpit, the landing gear and especially the tail section that do it):

 

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and one of the main reason I've come to calling myself Hawk: the P-40 Warhawk/kittyhawk/tomahawk

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also, have this one as a bonus: the Fokker XXIII, a dutch prototype, which sadly never made it to production due to the germans invading the netherlands.

*pic*

I think we all knew that you were an aircraft enthusiast :3



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Posted 08 June 2013 - 12:35 AM

From WW2 my favourite aircraft would be the B-17 Flying Fortress.

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What I like the most about the B-17 is that it was able to shoot from all sides.

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I even remmeber having a B-17 flight simulator game

http://en.wikipedia...._The_Mighty_8th

 

And from the Cold War it would be The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" and The A-10 Thunderbolt II

military-plane-lockheed-SR-71-Blackbird.

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I kinda like the B-17, but SR-71! :D



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Posted 08 June 2013 - 03:09 AM

Super Constellation.  Because I'm silleh!

 

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Posted 08 June 2013 - 03:51 AM

Super Constellation.  Because I'm silleh!

 

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Why havn't I heard of that yet..?



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Posted 08 June 2013 - 03:55 AM

P-51 Mustang.

 

Idk why but its JUST SO COOL!

 

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Posted 08 June 2013 - 04:21 AM

P-51 Mustang.

 

Idk why but its JUST SO COOL!

 

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Alot of people like the P-51D Mustang, apparently


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Posted 08 June 2013 - 01:20 PM

Good morning, Americans who love aircraft.

 

Good some other time for everyone else. (I don't know the time zones)



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Posted 08 June 2013 - 01:34 PM

Good lunch time. For WWII, my favourite would have to be the Wellington:

 

WellingtonBomber.jpg

 

http://en.wikipedia....kers_Wellington

 

These planes would often return shot to pieces when other aircraft would never have made it, and they were critical as night bombers in the early years of the war. Sure, the Spitfire is cool, but the Wellington was just as important.



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Posted 08 June 2013 - 01:54 PM

Good lunch time. For WWII, my favourite would have to be the Wellington:

 

WellingtonBomber.jpg

 

http://en.wikipedia....kers_Wellington

 

These planes would often return shot to pieces when other aircraft would never have made it, and they were critical as night bombers in the early years of the war. Sure, the Spitfire is cool, but the Wellington was just as important.

I never exactly looked at the Welly that way. Honestly, my opinion is letting that thing into my top list of WWII aircraft.



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Posted 08 June 2013 - 02:12 PM

Almost forgot about the P-61 Black Widow, arguably the best looking stealth fighter in WWII. Plus, I have a thing for twin/multiple engine planes :P

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I also have a desktop model of it:

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Posted 08 June 2013 - 02:20 PM

Almost forgot about the P-61 Black Widow, arguably the best looking stealth fighter in WWII. Plus, I have a thing for twin/multiple engine planes :P

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I also have a desktop model of it:

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I'm gonna have to mod that into Vector Thrust one day :D

 

I'll leave VT to another thread :3



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Posted 08 June 2013 - 05:06 PM

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Posted 08 June 2013 - 06:45 PM

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Posted 08 June 2013 - 07:44 PM

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Posted 08 June 2013 - 08:14 PM

Stop bumping.
 

WW2: 
IL-2. I mean just look at it! It's beautiful. 

Il2_sturmovik.jpg

 

 

Cold war:
Antonov 225. Because someone might as well pick the biggest plane ever.
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Posted 08 June 2013 - 08:36 PM

Stop bumping.
 

WW2: 
IL-2. I mean just look at it! It's beautiful. 

Il2_sturmovik.jpg

 

 

Cold war:
Antonov 225. Because someone might as well pick the biggest plane ever.
An-225_Mriya.jpg

Sorry for the bumpspam

 

Of course, the AN-225 HAD to have a place in someone's favourite's list...

Oh, and my brother /loves/ the IL-2.



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Posted 08 June 2013 - 09:50 PM

I wanted to add the A10 in my previous post, but I didn't think I could since it's still in active service.

 

since someone already did it, may I just add HELL YES.

 

let's review the A10 Thunderbolt ii for a second: the plane was built around the GAU-6 Avenger minigun, so at some point, someone made a RIDICULOUS minigun, figured "hey, this needs to fly, let's strap a plane to the gun", upon which his buddy said "don't you mean strap the gun to a plane?" and the guy said "nah, we're going to strap a plane to the gun!" and so the A10 was made.

 

add to this its remarkable toughness (it is able to fly with half a wing shot off and missing on engine, one rudder, and one elevator) and you have the type of aircraft that makes all them fancy schmancy fast moving fighter planes shit their pants.



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Posted 08 June 2013 - 09:56 PM

I wanted to add the A10 in my previous post, but I didn't think I could since it's still in active service.

 

since someone already did it, may I just add HELL YES.

 

let's review the A10 Thunderbolt ii for a second: the plane was built around the GAU-6 Avenger minigun, so at some point, someone made a RIDICULOUS minigun, figured "hey, this needs to fly, let's strap a plane to the gun", upon which his buddy said "don't you mean strap the gun to a plane?" and the guy said "nah, we're going to strap a plane to the gun!" and so the A10 was made.

 

add to this its remarkable toughness (it is able to fly with half a wing shot off and missing on engine, one rudder, and one elevator) and you have the type of aircraft that makes all them fancy schmancy fast moving fighter planes shit their pants.

..until a Berkut decides to blow up both halves of the wing, destroy both engines, rudders, and elevators.

 

Oh well, it sounds MUCH more frightening than I first thought.


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Posted 09 June 2013 - 01:42 PM

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Posted 09 June 2013 - 02:00 PM

Stop bumping your thread. People will post here if they want to.



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Posted 09 June 2013 - 02:11 PM

Stop bumping your thread. People will post here if they want to.

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Posted 09 June 2013 - 02:29 PM

my favorite http://en.wikipedia....SR-71_Blackbird

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Posted 09 June 2013 - 06:52 PM

Of course.

Stratospheric Domination FTW!



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Posted 12 June 2013 - 01:48 AM

Mah top 3 be in order of time:

 

Fokker Dr.1

 

Fokker-Dr-1-dogfight.jpg

 

Dat F4U Corsair

 

corsair.jpg

 

And the A-10

 

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#48 Gortern

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Posted 12 June 2013 - 01:55 AM

Focke-Wulf 190

 

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Posted 24 June 2013 - 12:54 AM

the-end-of-the-sr-71-program-would-come-

Lockheed, Skunk work's SR-71 blackbird.



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Posted 24 June 2013 - 03:53 PM

Mah top 3 be in order of time:

 

Fokker Dr.1

 

Fokker-Dr-1-dogfight.jpg

 

Dat F4U Corsair

 

corsair.jpg

 

And the A-10

 

a10s.jpg

The fearsome A-10A...

 

Focke-Wulf 190

 

FW_190.jpg

c:

 

the-end-of-the-sr-71-program-would-come-

Lockheed, Skunk work's SR-71 blackbird.

It's a good aircraft. Could be abit better, but oh well



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Posted 24 June 2013 - 07:53 PM

I love how the blackbird's best defensive action against surface to air missiles is to throttle up and simply outfly.the damn thing.

 

"Die american infidel!"

 

*launch*

 

"incoming missle!"

 

"where is it?"

 

"behind us"

 

"where is it now?"

 

"still behind us"

 

"and now?"

 

"behind us"

 

"and now?"

 

"out of fuel"

 

"well that was unimpressive"



#52 Angry Brachydios

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Posted 24 June 2013 - 08:16 PM

I love how the blackbird's best defensive action against surface to air missiles is to throttle up and simply outfly.the damn thing.

 

"Die american infidel!"

 

*launch*

 

"incoming missle!"

 

"where is it?"

 

"behind us"

 

"where is it now?"

 

"still behind us"

 

"and now?"

 

"behind us"

 

"and now?"

 

"out of fuel"

 

"well that was unimpressive"

I cracked up abit c:



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Posted 25 June 2013 - 01:04 AM

Erich Hartmann holds the world record for the most plane to plane kills in history with 352 confirmed kills he fought on the eastern fronts ( most likely why he did so well ) known as  "The Black Devil" by his Soviet adversaries, he flew the 

Bf 109

( not my favourite plane but still just some facts)

 

Also germany launched the plan to gain air superiority in london on my birthday, July 14

 

Me? i preferred the Russians in the war ( still do today )



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Posted 09 July 2013 - 05:54 PM

I guess I'll revive this thread, conisdering making a new thread of the same purpose isn't very optimal. Renaming thread to suit a wider purpose



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Posted 09 July 2013 - 06:01 PM

The Landkreuzer 1000 ratte

 

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Posted 09 July 2013 - 06:07 PM

I guess I'll revive this thread, conisdering making a new thread of the same purpose isn't very optimal. Renaming thread to suit a wider purpose

If a thread dies then it's dead. Bumping an old thread is not okay either. And making a thread with the same purpose is even worse. If people stop posting then the thread has fulfilled its purpose.

 

If this happens again I will lock this too.



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Posted 09 July 2013 - 06:19 PM

G-PBYA-Private-Consolidated-Aircraft-PBY

 

The Consolidated Catalina PBY-5 is sexiest aircraft... And boat :3



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Posted 09 July 2013 - 06:25 PM

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Posted 09 July 2013 - 06:34 PM

British mark tanks

 

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These things were awesome.



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Posted 09 July 2013 - 06:54 PM

If a thread dies then it's dead. Bumping an old thread is not okay either. And making a thread with the same purpose is even worse. If people stop posting then the thread has fulfilled its purpose.

 

If this happens again I will lock this too.

Alrighty, one of many gods/goddesses of the place. (And yes, you heard my correctly)



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Posted 10 July 2013 - 02:51 AM

Tog is best tank

 

TOG_2_Tank,_Bovington_Tank_Museum_-_geog



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Posted 10 July 2013 - 03:07 AM

I love every british war-time tank simply because they came stock with tea-making facilities.

 

"I say, the germans are coming, where are our bloody tanks?"

 

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Posted 22 July 2013 - 05:47 AM

I have a few favorites...

 

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Posted 23 July 2013 - 03:10 PM

Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus

 

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Those germans had the right idea.




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