I love ercoupesHere is one marketed to the consumer as the safest airplane in the sky.
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Had no rudder pedals. My Father tried flying one and hated it.
The Rise and Fall of the Plane "Anyone Could Fly"
It was billed as the "Model T" of airplanes. So what happened?www.smithsonianmag.com
Another airplane that both my Father and I disliked was the Piper Tri Pacer. It was short-coupled between the wing and tail, which made it twitchy in flight. It was also harder to see out of, than a Cessna 150 or Piper Cub.
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The fork tailed doctor killer was more a result of the people who flew them rather than the aircraft itself. Transitioning quickly to fast complex planes with retractable gear from a trainer isn't a good idea.
Aren't they supposed to be on horses or something?
Been there.....next to last row from Minneapolis to Indy. Took about 30 minutes to deplane.The 757-300, because I inevitably always get a seat back in 47 or something stupid like that.
I think the B-52, and the F-15 will do the fly overs for the retirements of the F-35, and the F-22, and the B-2, and the Bone....JMHO. The reason the F-111 didn't work well for the Navy was that the wheel width was such that it wouldn't work on an aircraft carrier, the plane could tip over....much like Guam if too many aircraft were to land on it.....
Parliament determined that it's against the horses' rights to be ridden.Aren't they supposed to be on horses or something?
OK I have been rolling with this thread as nothing came to mind until this post. Flying short hop Turbo-Props into Indy from Detroit and Ohare. Flying the red eye in from Cali or points south and landing in those 2 terminals and riding one of these mix-masters back and you luggage not making the plane.....Or like one of these guys?
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Only time I have been truly airsick was flying in one of these from Hartford to Philadelphia.
You are spot on. I flew on those turbo props a lot back in the 80's when I was frequently traveling on business. It's been so long that I put them out of my memory. The engine/prop noise was a terrible complement to the air sickness. They were the worst by far.Or like one of these guys?
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Only time I have been truly airsick was flying in one of these from Hartford to Philadelphia.
I second the ATR. The only airplane I've flown on where the stewardess screamed and then quit her job as soon as the plane landed.This one tops my list. The ATR 72. It likes to roll over and then dive into the dirt.
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I personally know a retired 'vark pilot. 1971-1997. Retired, of course. Flight commander, squad commander, group commander. Actual combat experience in the F and EF variants.My number one hated aircraft...
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F-111A and EF-111A.
After working on F-4s and A-10s, this pig was the reason I got off active duty and moved the Air Reserve Technician program. Powered by the worst engine P&W ever built.
Its all perspective. They may be great to fly, but are apparently awful to work on.I personally know a retired 'vark pilot. 1971-1997. Retired, of course. Flight commander, squad commander, group commander. Actual combat experience in the F and EF variants.
He LOVED those air craft. Absolutely loved them. I think that he has flight time on more than one of the air frames that are at the National Museum of the USAF at Dayton.
The dude honestly lights up when he talks to others, especially other vets or pilots, about the terrain-following radar they had.
I can only imagine.C130J!
Fly in one from Kuwait to Afghanistan you will concur.