FD Aircraft 21

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Sheepster
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Re: FD Aircraft 21

#51 Post by Sheepster »

Tried posting into the brief window that the original forum came back, but that posting was lost in the move. Trying again now things seem to be stable again :)

Piper PA-35 Pocono

One of Piper's largely forgotten models, their first attempt to move out from the light aircraft market into the small airliner/commuter field.

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Taking the Cherokee 6's concept of a low-cost, high-utility airplane, Piper chose to extend the concept into a much larger commuter aircraft. The result was an aircraft obviously from the Piper stable, with a very tubby fuselage was built for 2+1 seating with a central aisle, carrying 18 passengers. Although not explicitly discussed, the fuselage the obvious potential to be lengthened in future growth models.
Piper was known for producing low-cost, but not low-quality, aircraft and a desire to keep the cost as low as possible would be the fatal flaw to the design - as turbine engines were considered too expensive for the Pocono, forcing a reliance on piston engines. The largest available engines were the 8-cylinder IO-720 then also in development. Piper was guaranteed that the engines would be able to deliver 520Hp, but that was never able to be attained, and in reality even that hoped for power was not enough. A windtunnel model was tested with 4 engines, a la Cessna 640, but without larger turbine engines the Pocono was unviable.
The Beech Be99 came to market with turbine engines, and the future of the Pocono was sealed. The anaemic prototype was sent to Poland, where PZL already producing aircraft for Piper, and the hulk is still in existence there.
Hood
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Re: FD Aircraft 21

#52 Post by Hood »

Nice additions from everyone.
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English Electric Canberra FD
Interwar RN Capital Ships
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The_Sprinklez
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Re: FD Aircraft 21

#53 Post by The_Sprinklez »

Since the forum seems to be stable, if a bit unsightly, I'll go ahead and post what I've drawn in the last few months:

Germany, Boeing 757-200
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USA, Fokker F28 Fellowship
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Indonesia, Fokker F28 Fellowship
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USA, Pilatus PC-12 (CBP)
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USA, Seversky P-35
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Ukraine, General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon
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Can replace drawing 9668 in the archive and be marked as real design, as this is now the actual appearances of these aircraft rather than my previous speculative schemes.
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Panelbucket - Aircraft Avionics and Instrument Panels in 15px=1cm: http://shipbucket.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10389
Clyde's Eagles - Cessna Aircraft since 1945: http://shipbucket.com/forums/viewtopic. ... 7&p=204669
Im Schatten des Adlers - An Alternate History Timeline: http://shipbucket.com/wiki/index.php/Ca ... des_Adlers
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reytuerto
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Re: FD Aircraft 21

#54 Post by reytuerto »

Good evening, guys! Glad to be in touch again!

Some aircraft in the Peruvian Military and Police:

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Cheers.
Schlemm138
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Re: FD Aircraft 21

#55 Post by Schlemm138 »

Hey Hey Hey! It's Fat Albert

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A.K.A. Das_Schlemm
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Re: FD Aircraft 21

#56 Post by Bordkanone 75 »

Empire of Japan, Mitsubishi A6M Type 0 Carrier Fighter "Reisen"
ft. postwar song about the fighter and its pilots
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In your dreams. ~ Yae Miko
報園-872 (方義鑑銃)
Patriotic Presentation Number 872, Q-102 (A6M3-32 captured in Buna, New Guinea)
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Re: FD Aircraft 21

#57 Post by The_Sprinklez »

Since it's been two years (how the f-?) since I did my Air National Guard F-16 units, I wanted to update some of the schemes I liked the most. Starting with Ohio-based F-16 units, including Ohio ANG and Air Force Reserve Command.

A full updated ANG set is still coming but as there are 40+ units over 40 years, it's going to take a while.

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Projects:
Panelbucket - Aircraft Avionics and Instrument Panels in 15px=1cm: http://shipbucket.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10389
Clyde's Eagles - Cessna Aircraft since 1945: http://shipbucket.com/forums/viewtopic. ... 7&p=204669
Im Schatten des Adlers - An Alternate History Timeline: http://shipbucket.com/wiki/index.php/Ca ... des_Adlers
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Re: FD Aircraft 21

#58 Post by Karle94 »

The XP-46 was an attempt by Curtiss to make a superior plane to the P-40. Its performance was not superior enough to the P-40D to warrant further development.

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Re: FD Aircraft 21

#59 Post by llamaman2 »

UK, Lockheed Tristar:

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(and for anyone that wasn't sure, the RAF didn't capitalise the S in TriStar)
Hey, it's gotta be 5 o'clock somewhere...

Currently working on:
The October War, 27-10-1962 (apparently forever);
"Saxonverse" alt-UK;
Federation of the Channel Islands AU;
Republic of Yopur & Andaman;
some sort of overarching AU;

Regaining my sanity.
Hood
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Re: FD Aircraft 21

#60 Post by Hood »

A very nice addition!
Hood's Worklist
English Electric Canberra FD
Interwar RN Capital Ships
Super-Darings
Never-Were British Aircraft
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