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KJ1110

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Originally posted by doktorbob:

Stack of cakes anyone? This one is called the flapjack. Doktorbob

Flying-Flapjack, thank you!

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Flying-Flapjack, thank you!

They also called it the "skimmer" but the XF5U-1 "flying flapjack" never flew!
http://www.voughtaircraft.com/heritage/products/html/xf5u-1.html

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retrme8

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Originally posted by sargeant_green:
Looks like a dragonfly, but they call it a Mohawk (OV-1). First Turboprop I ever rode in.

You can find more here. I was in the 2nd Avn Co 2nd Inf Div in the early 60's at Benning. We got the Mohawks. Went to the 11th Air Assault Div in 62 still at Benning. I was an instructor at Eustis on both the Mohawk and the ejection seat. Got a lot of hours in one. Great airplane. The Air Force and Marines didn't like em in Nam cause they could sneak up on Charlie without him hearing them coming. Charlie caleed em "silent death". Saw them armed with everything from mini-guns to 500 lb bombs to napalm when we tested them at Benning. Awesome bird.
Mohawk Association

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DoktorBob

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The XP-67. That's all I know. Robert

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14790954

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I like the boeing 797 that thng is huge!

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I like the boeing 797 that thng is huge!

Got a picture?

The 787 is the newest Boeing aircraft. The prototype is being built as we speak.

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DoktorBob

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Here is the Boeing 797.

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dragonflyer04

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Do believe they had OV-1's in the sixties in Vietnam?!

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navy8086

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Originally posted by doktorbob:

Stack of cakes anyone? This one is called the flapjack. Doktorbob

Think MOM would serve this @ the cafe ???

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It appears the 797 blended wing superjumbo is a hoax.
http://www.ixpats.com/bahrain_expats_blog/item/54
If there is a Boeing 797 it is a replacement for the 737 and not a super jumbo 1000 passanger plane.
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/aerospace/archives/108623.asp

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Originally posted by dragonflyer04:
Do believe they had OV-1's in the sixties in Vietnam?!

That is correct. It is a late 50's design.
The OV-1 was built as a joint US Army and Marine Corps project for a modern battlefield surveillance aircraft. The Marine Corps pulled out of the project before their prototype could be built, but the US Army began placing its orders late in 1959 for the OV-1A and OV-1B. The -1A and -1B differed in that the -1B variant had an 18 foot side-looking radar mounted under the fuselage and offset to the right. The OV-1B also had an internal camera with in-flight processor and an increased wingspan to cope with the extra equipment. While the plane was slow, its huge triple finned tail and engines mounted on top of the wings gave the Mohawk great maneuverability. To protect against small arms fire from the battlefields over which it kept a watchful eye, the cockpit was armored with an aluminum-alloy floor, flak curtains and bullet-resistant windows.
http://www.warbirdalley.com/ov1.htm

The Marines went with the OV-10.
http://www.warbirdalley.com/ov10.htm

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sargeant_green

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Originally posted by retrme8:
quote:
Originally posted by sargeant_green:
Looks like a dragonfly, but they call it a Mohawk (OV-1). First Turboprop I ever rode in.

You can find more here. I was in the 2nd Avn Co 2nd Inf Div in the early 60's at Benning. We got the Mohawks. Went to the 11th Air Assault Div in 62 still at Benning. I was an instructor at Eustis on both the Mohawk and the ejection seat. Got a lot of hours in one. Great airplane. The Air Force and Marines didn't like em in Nam cause they could sneak up on Charlie without him hearing them coming. Charlie caleed em "silent death". Saw them armed with everything from mini-guns to 500 lb bombs to napalm when we tested them at Benning. Awesome bird.
Mohawk Association

Did you ever know Steve Hammond?

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retrme8

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Originally posted by sargeant_green:
quote:
Originally posted by retrme8:
quote:
Originally posted by sargeant_green:
Looks like a dragonfly, but they call it a Mohawk (OV-1). First Turboprop I ever rode in.

You can find more here. I was in the 2nd Avn Co 2nd Inf Div in the early 60's at Benning. We got the Mohawks. Went to the 11th Air Assault Div in 62 still at Benning. I was an instructor at Eustis on both the Mohawk and the ejection seat. Got a lot of hours in one. Great airplane. The Air Force and Marines didn't like em in Nam cause they could sneak up on Charlie without him hearing them coming. Charlie caleed em "silent death". Saw them armed with everything from mini-guns to 500 lb bombs to napalm when we tested them at Benning. Awesome bird.
Mohawk Association

Did you ever know Steve Hammond?

The name doesn't sound familiar, but my old memory ain't what it used to be.

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dwgerard

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Originally posted by scooter_mech:
It appears the 797 blended wing superjumbo is a hoax.
http://www.ixpats.com/bahrain_expats_blog/item/54
If there is a Boeing 797 it is a replacement for the 737 and not a super jumbo 1000 passanger plane.
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/aerospace/archives/108623.asp

I just saw a commercial for Boeing on the Travel Channel and they showed an image of the blended wing design exactly like the picture above only it was all silver and had a grid behind it rather than a city scene. So either Boeing is jumping on the hoax bandwagon to confuse Airbus, or they have decided to spill the beans. I checked out their website and could not find anything specific, but I did find where they are researching the concept and posted the linke below.

http://www.boeing.com/ids/news/mdc/97-158.html

Here is a rather large (5.18 mb) adobe file that shows the blended wing concept aircraft on page 3 of the document.

http://www.boeing.com/ids/allsystemsgo/issues/vol2/num2/vol2_issue2.pdf

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NSNN

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797 is not really a “hoax”; more of a concept A/C. It was in Popular Science couple of years ago.

"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free."
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trollstahisous01

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Originally posted by USNVet940:
Another rare bird at the NMUSAF, the X-29. I've always thought it was one cool design, even though it does look like it's flying backwards.

Neat
it almost looks like its flyin backwards

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trollstahisous01

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Originally posted by NSNN:
797 is not really a “hoax”; more of a concept A/C. It was in Popular Science couple of years ago.

Is this the one that they said could take off from earth and make it to the outer Ionosphere or even space.

They need to find a more economical, aerodynamic(space), and precise/accurate way to make it from earth to space. Maybe once in space we can have a little peice and quite to develope more technology.

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jkeller47

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Can someone please explan to me? First I like to visit this site, next I see that some photos have been taken off or deleted, is it a violation to put some of the planes on the thread? I think this info of pics would have to clear before private posting. So please explane where alot of the pics ended up and why taken off thread?

Death from above.

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jkeller47

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OK greywolfghost now be serious, is there an answer? But I did get a good laugh at your answer.

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