ZachariasX Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 8 hours ago, Boo said: I think @ZachariasX has gone wandering off on one of his MSFS expeditions.....it could be a long wait. He rarely takes anything with more horse power than a lawnmower.. 🙂 Nah, vacations in Italy. Too much wine to go flying… But once the A2A Aerostar is out, I will go for another extended trip. Other than that, getting DCS running on a new rig and new controls (AVA Base… how nice that is!) is a hobby in itself atm. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina Posted July 18 Author Share Posted July 18 what's this? 4 Quote MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzPig_EL Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 YB 15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina Posted July 18 Author Share Posted July 18 (edited) close... 🙂 (I know you meant xb-15) Edited July 18 by javelina comment update 2 Quote MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzPig_EL Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 I always thought that the X prefix came after WW2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina Posted July 18 Author Share Posted July 18 it's the XB-19, produced by Douglas. It first flew in June of 1941. (not sure as to when X and Y prefixes were used, will have to search a little) 1 Quote MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauntless Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Looks like a B-17 and a C-47 mated and had a child plane. 😎 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Are we having another? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachariasX Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 12 hours ago, Boo said: Are we having another? Guess away! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 57 minutes ago, ZachariasX said: Guess away! Something that weird could only be French. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachariasX Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 39 minutes ago, Boo said: Something that weird could only be French. Absolument! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachariasX Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 It is actually more impressive in motion. But it is clear that only the inventors of the guillotine could come up with such a contraption. Probably inspired by cooking Ratatouille. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachariasX Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 If it is too difficult, maybe try this: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief_Mouser Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 51 minutes ago, ZachariasX said: If it is too difficult, maybe try this: That's another French abomination. I looked up the name on the cowling and the sheer enormity of it's awfulness prevents me from saying the make and model. Quelle horreur! 1 3 Quote The Bell Inn, Bath. Live music venue and real ale pub (thebellinnbath.co.uk) I am in the homepage picture... or I would be if they hadn't cropped off the bottom part of it. 🍻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper117 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 When I was on my AFV recognition instructors course many years ago now, I always remember the Chief Instructor saying it was always very easy to recognise French armoured vehicles... '' if it looks weird and sounds like shit, it's French!'' which at the time was pretty correct 🤣 It may not be that way now though, as I haven't taught that subject for 25 years or so!... 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachariasX Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Well, Papin and Rouilly’s Gyroptère Type „Chrysalide“ is truly something to behold. The Payen „Fléchair“ serves as another cultural misunderstanding of Alexander Lippischs Ideas. It‘s kind of an illustration of how things work out when Germany and France try to come up with something together. I am sure all of it is again well intended. Given the possible cultural discomfort of dwelling too much over these, you will find info on both (and further) abominations here, as the solution. https://hushkit.net/2022/08/07/the-10-strangest-french-aircraft/ The Dune-copter is also featured. But I thought that one being too familiar to be put up as an example for folks already hardened emotionally by the familiarity with British interwar bomber designs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief_Mouser Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Gyroptère. I like that the fact that it sank yet still they tried to persevere with it. Never, ever, seen that or anything like it before. Plus the other oddities featured in that link. The interwar years were a very strange time for aviation. 3 Quote The Bell Inn, Bath. Live music venue and real ale pub (thebellinnbath.co.uk) I am in the homepage picture... or I would be if they hadn't cropped off the bottom part of it. 🍻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Anyone wanting to take a turn? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachariasX Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 3 hours ago, Boo said: Anyone wanting to take a turn? Nothing French this time? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 36 minutes ago, ZachariasX said: Nothing French this time? Not before tea. Very uncivilised. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief_Mouser Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Here you are then. An aircraft that I'd never heard of before today. 2 Quote The Bell Inn, Bath. Live music venue and real ale pub (thebellinnbath.co.uk) I am in the homepage picture... or I would be if they hadn't cropped off the bottom part of it. 🍻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachariasX Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 (edited) Then something from the other side of the pond: (Edit: larger section) It is sooo hightech, it has to be American, right? I mean, to this day, most (including some school books) don‘t know how lift works when using wings. Enter that contraption. If a couch can be sexy, then *that* is true gearp*rn. You can see, it is even from a time where they already had real engines. My wife reads for our boys when she puts them to bed. As current read, I gave her one of my Jules Verne books (going to bed is by definition „after tea“!), it is „Journey to the Center of the Earth“. In principle, she very much enjoys the read herself, but Mrs PhD in biology is then prompted questions like „How long is a Klafter?“, „What is a Ruhmkorff lamp?“ It‘s not school that makes you a nerd. Edited July 26 by ZachariasX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachariasX Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 7 minutes ago, Chief_Mouser said: Here you are then. Aw, just beat me. I do like the mast on it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 1 hour ago, Chief_Mouser said: Here you are then. An aircraft that I'd never heard of before today. Vultee Valiant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief_Mouser Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 22 minutes ago, Boo said: Vultee Valiant Nope. Tis not him. 1 Quote The Bell Inn, Bath. Live music venue and real ale pub (thebellinnbath.co.uk) I am in the homepage picture... or I would be if they hadn't cropped off the bottom part of it. 🍻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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