82Whitey51 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 E-2C/C-2A MLG...someone put them on wrong. ...and A LOT of modelers do put them on wrong! 🏃♂️🌬️ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 37 minutes ago, Vince Maddux said: Nothing is right about that plane its odd and ugly which is why it's so cool! The Transavia PL-12 Airtruk is very cool! IMHO, it's better looking that its predecessor, the Bennet Airtruck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 10 hours ago, 82Whitey51 said: E-2C/C-2A MLG...someone put them on wrong. ...and A LOT of modelers do put them on wrong! 🏃♂️🌬️ Wait..they aren't supposed to face out?😄 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
82Whitey51 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 44 minutes ago, Darren Roberts said: Wait..they aren't supposed to face out?😄 😆...nope. We've all seen it too. When I was in E-2Cs, living in the barracks at Norfolk I had a couple of the Fujimi kits built up sitting on my desk shelve. Came back from Leave once, and noticed one had the gear facing out...Hmmm. Look over at my roommate and say, "Dude, what's up with my bird here?" LOL. He explained that a few guys were in the room drinking n' all, someone bumped it so they fixed it. I go, "Yeah, I get it no sweat...BUT YOU'RE ALL HUMMER MECHANICS AND YOU PUT THE !@#&ING GEAR ON BACKWARDS??!! 😂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 4 hours ago, 82Whitey51 said: 😆...nope. We've all seen it too. When I was in E-2Cs, living in the barracks at Norfolk I had a couple of the Fujimi kits built up sitting on my desk shelve. Came back from Leave once, and noticed one had the gear facing out...Hmmm. Look over at my roommate and say, "Dude, what's up with my bird here?" LOL. He explained that a few guys were in the room drinking n' all, someone bumped it so they fixed it. I go, "Yeah, I get it no sweat...BUT YOU'RE ALL HUMMER MECHANICS AND YOU PUT THE !@#&ING GEAR ON BACKWARDS??!! 😂 🤣 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vince Maddux Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 15 hours ago, dnl42 said: The Transavia PL-12 Airtruk is very cool! IMHO, it's better looking that its predecessor, the Bennet Airtruck. Yeah the Bennet has a face only a mother could love, if it was kept in the basement and rarely seen. I think the only way that plane could fly is it was so ugly the earth repelled it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve N Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) Fw-200 Condor. That complex latticework with the wheels sticking way out front looks overcomplicated and just plain wacky. Seems like it wouldn't hold up, but of course the real weak point of the aircraft was the fuselage. Many Condors broke their backs on hard landings. That's what happens when you try to turn an airliner into a bomber. SN Edited July 26, 2020 by Steve N Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just call me Ray Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 All of them 😈 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dafixer Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 On 7/24/2020 at 8:26 AM, Darren Roberts said: Interesting topic. I vote for the F-22. All that power with short, stubby mains. Agreed, f-22 on approach looks ridiculous with those mains. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 XB-36 landing gear... Looks like a toy airplane with those huge 9 foot diameter wheels. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Various aircraft with tracked landing gear (as in tank tracks). Many have probably seen the B-36 with track gear, but how about an A-20 Havoc... And whatever this is... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Can always rely on Burt Rutan for something interesting... The Rutan Grizzly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Finally, ran across this pic. I have NO idea what's up with that layout on a P-40. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 58 minutes ago, Mstor said: XB-36 landing gear... ... Looks like a toy airplane with those huge 9 foot diameter wheels. This is a fun photo driving home the size of those wheels 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 4 hours ago, dnl42 said: This is a fun photo driving home the size of those wheels 🙂 Here' the photo dnl42 is referring to... "Honey, these wheels sure have big nuts!" I know, I've been a bad boy. Back to my corner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I stood next to a B-36 wheel at the USAF museum when I was a kid. It was HUGE!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 8 hours ago, Mstor said: Finally, ran across this pic. I have NO idea what's up with that layout on a P-40. That just calls to me like a mermaid! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Believe it or not, taking pictures of that thing was not allowed. It had a classified mission and the Thai A.F. Police guy I was working with that day was not happy I took the shot. It's a Austrailian Airtruk, at least that's what I've been told, and you have seen it in a Road Warrior movie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 19 hours ago, Mstor said: Finally, ran across this pic. I have NO idea what's up with that layout on a P-40. Studies at Wright Field circa 1943-44 for rough field landing gear designs. Here's another one tested on the same XP-40 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) Had a hard time finding an unlocked version of this pic so this is shrunk to upload. Search on "SALTY DOG 85 flow track F-16" "SALTY DEMO 85 flow track F-16" Edited July 28, 2020 by habu2 brain fade..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zerosystem Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 The double mains on the Viggen, SU-34 and Mig 31 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Then there are times when you forgot landing gear might be nice to have: The B-70 tires were small for that large aircraft. Back in the 70s when most of the aircraft at the AF Museum were kept outside, you could just walk up to the. I remember standing next to the B-70 wheels and they didn't cpme u[ to my waist. But they did look good in silver. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 3 hours ago, habu2 said: Had a hard time finding an unlocked version of this pic so this is shrunk to upload. Search on "SALTY DOG 85 flow track F-16" Tried Googling your search phrase but didn't come up with anything related to what's in the pic. Are you using a different search engine? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 My bad - try SALTY DEMO 85 https://www.google.com/search?q=salty+demo+85 I will edit my earlier post... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, habu2 said: My bad - try SALTY DEMO 85 https://www.google.com/search?q=salty+demo+85 I will edit my earlier post... Thanks, link work fine. Interesting concept. Allows pane to be towed over rough surfaces. The track themselves look like trimmed down versions of those used on the WWII Panther. (well to me they do, but I am no expert so what do I know ). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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