Beech Mentor Jet

[SaparotRob]

Trash these Airtrucks all you want but I'm thinking a whole bunch of us would love to fly one.

 

[XBe02Drvr]

Trash these Airtrucks all you want but I'm thinking a whole bunch of us would love to fly one.

Like trundling about atop a stepladder.

 

[SaparotRob]

Still more fun than a moped.

 

[GregP]

I didn't say it flew badly. I said it was ugly. And I have to stand by that claim.

Might be a agricultural wonder, but it's makes the north end of a southbound jackass look somewhat inviting.

What did they used to say? She's UGLY, but she sure can cook!

 

[XBe02Drvr]

What did they used to say? She's UGLY, but she sure can cook!

Sure, like maybe the pilot's toes, which have gotta be right up against the firewall. Grilled toe-jam sandwich, anyone? Comin' right up!

 

[MiTasol]

Ahh but there is a big wind flogging fan just a metre away to keep the toeses cool.

 

[gumbyk]

Trash these Airtrucks all you want but I'm thinking a whole bunch of us would love to fly one.

nope.
Top-heavy, and prone to nosing over, killing the pilot.

 

[gumbyk]

You can make a jet out of anything. Here's a Beech Mentor made into a jet!

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And some evolved to look better as a jet:
Percival Provost:

Eventually evolved into the Strikemaster

 

[XBe02Drvr]

Ahh but there is a big wind flogging fan just a metre away to keep the toeses cool.

Ah but that just serves to blow all that engine heat back on the pilot! FW190 on steroids.

 

[GregP]

They seriously needed the jet canopy on the piston airplane ... but, that's just my opinion.

 

[MiTasol]

Ah but that just serves to blow all that engine heat back on the pilot! FW190 on steroids.

True, but then again NZ is the land of the long wet cloud so a certain amount of warm airflow is needed to dry the socks and everyone knows how painful frozen socks would be. Of course the airframe driver would need to continuously regulate the balance of the cooling air from the wind flogging fan via the ventilation scoop and the radiated warmth provided by Pratt and Whitney via the firewall.
On the good side though it would sound a lot like a T-6 and that is almost as heavenly as bacon.

 

[at6]

The Provost with a prop is still 10 times lovelier than the jet.

 

[GregP]

Yeah, the jet Provost isn't the loveliest of crates. The Hawker Sea Hawk was far better looking.

 

[NevadaK]

Well, there's this wonder.

and then this Italian beauty. I like the optimism of the paint job. Just a little flair to make it all good.

 

[MiTasol]

Yeah, the jet Provost isn't the loveliest of crates. The Hawker Sea Hawk was far better looking.

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And the Folland Gnat even more so

 

[GregP]

Hey, this is fun ...

The one that got away ... the Miles M.52.

 

[nuuumannn]

This one is ugly. Sud-Ouest SO-6000 Triton.

Wait... you missed this...

Musee de l'Air 62

Leduc supersonic ramjet fighter, looking like the factory air conditioning ducting.

This is French, but this is sexy.

YAM 04

YAM 05

Who else can we trash?

I have just the thing...

NAM 50

Transavia PL-12 AirTruk.

Beauty!

 

[GregP]

Looks like the engineer who placed the canopy centrally hit the pub first. Probably a Spitfire Ale or 3 or 4 or ...

He may have been drunk, but at least he didn't make it out of wood!

 

[at6]

Well, there's this wonder.View attachment 643175

and then this Italian beauty. I like the optimism of the paint job. Just a little flair to make it all good.

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The upper one is a PZL M-15 Belphegor . Was meant for crop dusting but I don't think that any are operational now.

 

[SaparotRob]

There's something about a jet powered biplane crop-duster that just checks off all the boxes.