very special aircraft at SKYFEST

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You're traveling anyway, right?
I thought Dublin was on your Sponsored Tour '06....

Yes I will be in Dublin, but Skyfest is not on my tour.

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What freakin' thread am I in anyway????






Spence...that's it...I'm getting out of your dream and going back to reality in Texas.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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Is it a CH-47? The good old Chinook?

chinooks can land in water, can't they?

I don't think so...I've flown in a couple but we weren't near water...

They can, but I think they only do it for the special forces.... an inflatable boat can drive right onto the ramp. But after the mission, they have to do a lot of maintenance and repack the brakes. They train for it in simulators though. I just happen to sit next to a chinook pilot at work... after hearing so much about them from him, I wouldn't get in one without a rig on!

Dave

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after hearing so much about them from him, I wouldn't get in one without a rig on!

I feel that way about just about every helocopter... as they are effectively fatigue failures waiting to happen...

trust me... I *Know* these things...

Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife...

[McDuck 0]

Not to sound terribly petulant and impatient, but all this hedge-mo-copter talk doesn't get us any closer to the revelation of the secret aircraft. Personally, I'm thinking Micro's guess has got to be close.

Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28
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Not to sound terribly petulant and impatient, but all this hedge-mo-copter talk doesn't get us any closer to the revelation of the secret aircraft. Personally, I'm thinking Micro's guess has got to be close.

Thanks mcduck... and sorry i've been absent lately... to be rectum-fied soon...

I miss Lee.
And JP.
And Chris. And...

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Not to sound terribly petulant and impatient, but all this hedge-mo-copter talk doesn't get us any closer to the revelation of the secret aircraft. Personally, I'm thinking Micro's guess has got to be close.

I doubt that, considering that there is almost certainly a historical military significance to the aircraft.

Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife...

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Thanks mcduck... and sorry i've been absent lately... to be rectum-fied soon...

Eh, I figure everyone's got to do their own thing in their own time. No pressure or anything. Your forum runs amok in your absence, no big deal.

Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28
"I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC
Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

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I doubt that, considering that there is almost certainly a historical military significance to the aircraft.

Yeah, but the signals are mixed: biplanes are close; gliders are close...maybe a few WWII gilders?

Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28
"I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC
Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

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maybe a few WWII gilders?

That'd be neat did any of them survive? I suppose some of them did... considering they had a few in Band of brothers.

I'm basing my information on what I know about Bob and his "interest" in military history.

Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife...

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maybe a few WWII gilders?

That'd be neat did any of them survive? I suppose some of them did... considering they had a few in Band of brothers.

I'm basing my information on what I know about Bob and his "interest" in military history.

I got It!

A V1 rocket plane

WHAT DO I WIN?

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I doubt that, considering that there is almost certainly a historical military significance to the aircraft.

Yeah, but the signals are mixed: biplanes are close; gliders are close...maybe a few WWII gilders?

If I remember correctly some of the earlier clues were that you could jump from it solo or in a group which would rule out the biplane (unless you plan on hanging onto the wing) and most gliders/sailplanes... I'll stick with my guess of a Chinook...

The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers...

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DUE TO POPULAR REQUEST another hint

one of the pilots has a VERY distuinguished career as a ARMY pilot AND he can have a BA MUI BA

think era( ba mui ba )

remember hints are for more than 1 aircraft

high and low
fast and slow

come on folks guess
you will win something

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59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT
LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI)
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DUE TO POPULAR REQUEST another hint

one of the pilots has a VERY distuinguished career as a ARMY pilot AND he can have a BA MUI BA

think era( ba mui ba )

remember hints are for more than 1 aircraft

high and low
fast and slow

come on folks guess
you will win something

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You wouldn't happen to be insinuating there may be a WWII bomber along the lines of a B17 visiting... would you?

The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers...

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You wouldn't happen to be insinuating there may be a WWII bomber along the lines of a B17 visiting... would you?

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You wouldn't happen to be insinuating there may be a WWII bomber along the lines of a B17 visiting... would you?

IS THAT YOUR FINAL ANSWER??

NO not a b-17
no not a blinp

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is it a CH-21? http://www.farfromglory.com/ch21_shawnee.htm

Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife...

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DUE TO POPULAR REQUEST another hint

one of the pilots has a VERY distuinguished career as a ARMY pilot AND he can have a BA MUI BA

think era( ba mui ba )

remember hints are for more than 1 aircraft

high and low
fast and slow

come on folks guess
you will win something

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Come on people... vietnam era aircraft...

Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife...

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Come on people... vietnam era aircraft...

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now how well do you know your jump pilot
know the pilot you will know the plane

uh oh... I'm not versed on jump pilots in texas...

Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife...

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a spectre gunship??

MB 3528, RB 1182

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a spectre gunship??

there isn't much space in those for jumpers...

Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife...

[tri160 1]

Fairchild C123? that would be very cool!!!!

[piisfish 140]

the famous helicopter which was at WFFC ?

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[yamtx73 0]

I wasn't at WFFC... was it a UH-1 (Huey)?

The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers...