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tigisfat
March 26th, 2010, 20:25
Alright, I'm trying to find stuff that's hard but not impossible. I may just move to the impossible because nothing gets past you guys. This one should be pretty hard.
Willy
March 26th, 2010, 20:44
If you post it down in the Historical Wings Society, I'm sure one of those ace plane spotters will nail it pretty quickly.
djscoo
March 26th, 2010, 20:46
R3Y Tradewind

Also, http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php/17-The-Ongoing-Mystery-Aircraft-Thread-Part-Deux./page214 (http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/17-The-Ongoing-Mystery-Aircraft-Thread-Part-Deux./page214)
Kiwikat
March 26th, 2010, 20:48
LOL, so much for that one! :bump:
tigisfat
March 26th, 2010, 21:18
R3Y Tradewind

Also, http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php/17-The-Ongoing-Mystery-Aircraft-Thread-Part-Deux./page214 (http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/17-The-Ongoing-Mystery-Aircraft-Thread-Part-Deux./page214)


How'd you get it so quick?
djscoo
March 26th, 2010, 21:38
I knew it looked familiar, so I searched my browsing history and found this video I remembered I'd watched a few months ago. Then I verified it on google where the image you posted is in the search results.:ernae:

I_1AS13lnjg
tigisfat
March 27th, 2010, 08:30
I knew it looked familiar, so I searched my browsing history and found this video I remembered I'd watched a few months ago. Then I verified it on google where the image you posted is in the search results.:ernae:

I_1AS13lnjg


That was a cool video.
Bjoern
March 27th, 2010, 12:00
It would look a lot less fugly without the radar nose.

Seriously, why didn't the just use a larger nose cone instead? :isadizzy:
djscoo
March 27th, 2010, 12:17
It would look a lot less fugly without the radar nose.

Seriously, why didn't the just use a larger nose cone instead? :isadizzy:

Because we're talking about Convair here. With a few exceptions, their military aircraft are almost always goofy looking and oddly proportioned.
tigisfat
March 27th, 2010, 12:22
Because we're talking about Convair here. With a few exceptions, their military aircraft are almost always goofy looking and oddly proportioned.


darn right. And they're bad@$$ too.
Bjoern
March 27th, 2010, 12:54
Because we're talking about Convair here. With a few exceptions, their military aircraft are almost always goofy looking and oddly proportioned.

It isn't just limited to Convair. Think C-133 or C-130...