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Postby Charl » Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:08 pm

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...It's a Boeing and they dont do ugly smile.gif

Meh, amazing they let one-eyed people fly passenger aircraft...
How's this then for a little supreme irony?



Airbus couldn't stomach this for long, hence the one-up Beluga
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Postby Ian Warren » Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:31 pm

Charl wrote:
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Airbus couldn't stomach this for long, hence the one-up Beluga

The company was so happy with these they used em for over 23 years , don't ya love that there Boeing smile.gif
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Postby Splitpin » Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:13 pm

"...It's a Boeing and they dont do ugly "

Well....not on purpose anyway cool.gif

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Postby Ian Warren » Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:32 pm

Trust ya Marty to dig that one up biggrin.gif
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Postby Splitpin » Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:45 pm

HeHe..... ninja.gif
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Postby Charl » Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:05 am

Ian Warren wrote:
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...don't ya love that there Boeing smile.gif

There are those that say it was the best aesthetic improvement that could've been made to the B377...
Here's one attempt on the Beluga - this has become known as the "Splitpin variation":

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Postby cowpatz » Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:25 am

I'll raise the white flag and call a truce smile.gif These are specialised aircraft that are odd no matter who produces them.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder at the end of the day.
Look at Marty and his Airtruk for example...........smile.gif
Remember the 50-50-90 rule. Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong!

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Postby Splitpin » Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:35 am

cowpatz wrote:
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I'll raise the white flag and call a truce smile.gif These are specialised aircraft that are odd no matter who produces them.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder at the end of the day.
Look at Marty and his Airtruk for example...........smile.gif



I agree.....it was a fun exercise thumbup1.gif and i thought i was very restrained as far as the Airtruk was concerned.... tongue.gif
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Postby connor » Fri Jul 29, 2011 6:39 pm

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Concorde's less fortunate brother..... laugh.gif
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Postby AndrewJamez » Fri Jul 29, 2011 6:49 pm

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Concorde's less fortunate brother..... laugh.gif

Looks like a 767 flew up the bum of an F16 laugh.gif
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Postby Splitpin » Fri Jul 29, 2011 7:28 pm

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Looks like a 767 flew up the bum of an F16 laugh.gif

laugh.gif .....your right...... laugh.gif Thanks AJ , Havent a good laugh for a while......love it.

Charl wrote:
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There are those that say it was the best aesthetic improvement that could've been made to the B377...
Here's one attempt on the Beluga - this has become known as the "Splitpin variation":



Great pic Charl....its nice to know Im not alone winkyy.gif cheers
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Postby Ian Warren » Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:36 am

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Looks like a 767 flew up the bum of an F16 laugh.gif

That there is your 757 winkyy.gif in a way it wonder if they were practicing in flight refueling tongue.gif
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