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airplane question for Brad or anybody
by Joe Babb
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While we were docked at Mackey's Marina last week I saw an odd sort of
plane take off and wondered if you might know what kind it is. I think it is probably of the vertical take off variety. It's two propellors looked huge in relation to the rest of the plane but by the time I saw it, they were in the "normal" forward direction. It looked like something out of a science fiction movie. Joe __________________________________________________ Use Rhodes22-list@..., Help? www.rhodes22.org/list |
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Re: airplane question for Brad or anybody
by Mike Cheung
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Sounds like you got to see a V-22 Osprey. The Marines are using those to replace their workhorse twin rotor helicopters (or at least that's what they told Congress).
Did it look like the bird at this link? http://www.boeing.com/rotorcraft/military/v22/index.htm Mike C
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Re: airplane question for Brad or anybody
by Brad Haslett-2
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Mike,
I'm betting you are correct. Another "beast" I won't touch with a ten-foot pole. A co-worker of mine flew Harriers in the Marines and tried to explain to me how it flies. I told him, "Stop! If you can't explain it in one short sentence I don't need to know!" My guess is that the V-22 Osprey would take a book or two to explain. Brad On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:16 AM, Mike Cheung <mikecheung@...> wrote: > > Sounds like you got to see a V-22 Osprey. The Marines are using those to > replace their workhorse twin rotor helicopters (or at least that's what > they > told Congress). > > Did it look like the bird at this link? > http://www.boeing.com/rotorcraft/military/v22/index.htm > > Mike C > > > Joe Babb wrote: > > > > While we were docked at Mackey's Marina last week I saw an odd sort of > > plane take off and wondered if you > > might know what kind it is. I think it is probably of the vertical take > > off variety. It's two propellors looked huge in relation > > to the rest of the plane but by the time I saw it, they were in the > > "normal" forward direction. It looked like something out of a science > > fiction movie. > > Joe > > __________________________________________________ > > Use Rhodes22-list@..., Help? www.rhodes22.org/list > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/airplane-question-for-Brad-or-anybody-tp17255348p17255657.html > Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > __________________________________________________ > Use Rhodes22-list@..., Help? www.rhodes22.org/list > Use Rhodes22-list@..., Help? www.rhodes22.org/list |
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Re: airplane question for Brad or anybody
by Mike Cheung
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Brad,
At least the Harrier looks kind of like an airplane. As a fixed wing guy, I subscribe to the theory that helicopters can't actually fly, they're just so ugly that the Earth repels them. Mike
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Re: airplane question for Brad or anybody
by R22MikeW
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Brad,
I'm surprised that he couldn't explain its flight characteristics in a single sentence! It flies, for the most part, like a rock! Give me a FW aircraft with a glideslope any day. Mike s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81) Nissequogue River, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad@...>Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 11:26 AM > Mike, > > I'm betting you are correct. Another "beast" I won't touch with a > ten-foot > pole. A co-worker of mine flew Harriers in the Marines and tried to > explain > to me how it flies. I told him, "Stop! If you can't explain it in one > short sentence I don't need to know!" > > My guess is that the V-22 Osprey would take a book or two to explain. > > Brad > > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:16 AM, Mike Cheung <mikecheung@...> wrote: > >> >> Sounds like you got to see a V-22 Osprey. The Marines are using those to >> replace their workhorse twin rotor helicopters (or at least that's what >> they >> told Congress). >> >> Did it look like the bird at this link? >> http://www.boeing.com/rotorcraft/military/v22/index.htm >> >> Mike C >> >> >> Joe Babb wrote: >> > >> > While we were docked at Mackey's Marina last week I saw an odd sort of >> > plane take off and wondered if you >> > might know what kind it is. I think it is probably of the vertical >> > take >> > off variety. It's two propellors looked huge in relation >> > to the rest of the plane but by the time I saw it, they were in the >> > "normal" forward direction. It looked like something out of a science >> > fiction movie. >> > Joe >> > __________________________________________________ >> > Use Rhodes22-list@..., Help? www.rhodes22.org/list >> > >> > >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/airplane-question-for-Brad-or-anybody-tp17255348p17255657.html >> Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Use Rhodes22-list@..., Help? www.rhodes22.org/list >> > __________________________________________________ > Use Rhodes22-list@..., Help? www.rhodes22.org/list > > __________________________________________________ Use Rhodes22-list@..., Help? www.rhodes22.org/list |
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Re: airplane question for Brad or anybody
by Brad Haslett-2
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Mike,
He got into nozzle force vectors and this and that envelope, yada, yada, yada. "Tell ya what, buddy, I like machines where the electricity goes forwards, the thrust goes backwards, and most of everything I need to do is mounted on one stick!" Brad On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:47 AM, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner@...> wrote: > Brad, > > I'm surprised that he couldn't explain its flight characteristics in a > single sentence! It flies, for the most part, like a rock! Give me a FW > aircraft with a glideslope any day. > > Mike > s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81) > Nissequogue River, NY > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad@...>Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 11:26 > AM > > Mike, > > > > I'm betting you are correct. Another "beast" I won't touch with a > > ten-foot > > pole. A co-worker of mine flew Harriers in the Marines and tried to > > explain > > to me how it flies. I told him, "Stop! If you can't explain it in one > > short sentence I don't need to know!" > > > > My guess is that the V-22 Osprey would take a book or two to explain. > > > > Brad > > > > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:16 AM, Mike Cheung <mikecheung@...> > wrote: > > > >> > >> Sounds like you got to see a V-22 Osprey. The Marines are using those > to > >> replace their workhorse twin rotor helicopters (or at least that's what > >> they > >> told Congress). > >> > >> Did it look like the bird at this link? > >> http://www.boeing.com/rotorcraft/military/v22/index.htm > >> > >> Mike C > >> > >> > >> Joe Babb wrote: > >> > > >> > While we were docked at Mackey's Marina last week I saw an odd sort of > >> > plane take off and wondered if you > >> > might know what kind it is. I think it is probably of the vertical > >> > take > >> > off variety. It's two propellors looked huge in relation > >> > to the rest of the plane but by the time I saw it, they were in the > >> > "normal" forward direction. It looked like something out of a science > >> > fiction movie. > >> > Joe > >> > __________________________________________________ > >> > Use Rhodes22-list@..., Help? www.rhodes22.org/list > >> > > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> View this message in context: > >> > http://www.nabble.com/airplane-question-for-Brad-or-anybody-tp17255348p17255657.html > >> Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >> > >> __________________________________________________ > >> Use Rhodes22-list@..., Help? www.rhodes22.org/list > >> > > __________________________________________________ > > Use Rhodes22-list@..., Help? www.rhodes22.org/list > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Use Rhodes22-list@..., Help? www.rhodes22.org/list > Use Rhodes22-list@..., Help? www.rhodes22.org/list |
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