Jul 5, 2014 #281 Aaron Brooks Wolters Brigadier General 16,553 2,426 Jul 28, 2007 Abingdon, VA. They do don't they.
Jul 5, 2014 #282 Wurger Siggy Master Staff Admin Mod 109,262 28,118 Jun 19, 2005 Poland A nice shot...
Jul 5, 2014 #283 Gnomey Globetrotting Surgeon General Staff Mod 69,615 8,374 Nov 28, 2004 London / Southsea / Royal Deeside, UK www.flickr.com Good shots guys!
Jul 5, 2014 Thread starter #284 Njaco The Pop-Tart Whisperer 22,348 2,069 Feb 19, 2007 Southern New Jersey Guy on the left is telling the one in the middle: "Hey, don't bogart that joint!"
Jul 5, 2014 #285 Capt. Vick Moderator Staff Mod 13,759 5,742 Jul 23, 2008 Long Island, New York Hahahahahaha!
Jul 6, 2014 #287 Old Wizard 2nd Lieutenant 5,414 382 Mar 26, 2008 Lethbridge AB In the early Canadian Bush Plane era it seems they put floats or skis on just about anything that flew. Junkers, Northrop, Fairchild, De Havilland, Bellanca and Noordyun all supplied aircraft that could be fitted with floats and skis and they were. View attachment 266469 View attachment 266470 Last edited by a moderator: Jul 6, 2014
In the early Canadian Bush Plane era it seems they put floats or skis on just about anything that flew. Junkers, Northrop, Fairchild, De Havilland, Bellanca and Noordyun all supplied aircraft that could be fitted with floats and skis and they were. View attachment 266469 View attachment 266470
Jul 6, 2014 #288 Capt. Vick Moderator Staff Mod 13,759 5,742 Jul 23, 2008 Long Island, New York Ah, the golden days of Edo!
Jul 8, 2014 #289 Old Wizard 2nd Lieutenant 5,414 382 Mar 26, 2008 Lethbridge AB My other pictures disappeared! Here's two more.
Jul 8, 2014 #290 Capt. Vick Moderator Staff Mod 13,759 5,742 Jul 23, 2008 Long Island, New York What's that odd duck in the foreground of the bottom picture?
Jul 8, 2014 #291 Old Wizard 2nd Lieutenant 5,414 382 Mar 26, 2008 Lethbridge AB Capt. Vick said: What's that odd duck in the foreground of the bottom picture? Click to expand... Its another Fairchild. F-11 Husky
Capt. Vick said: What's that odd duck in the foreground of the bottom picture? Click to expand... Its another Fairchild. F-11 Husky
Jul 9, 2014 #292 Airframes Benevolens Magister 62,699 12,043 Aug 24, 2008 Cheshire, UK I was going to ask the same question! It's rather like a DH Otter after going to 'Slimfast' !
Jul 9, 2014 #293 Capt. Vick Moderator Staff Mod 13,759 5,742 Jul 23, 2008 Long Island, New York Good analogy Terry!
Jul 9, 2014 #294 Aaron Brooks Wolters Brigadier General 16,553 2,426 Jul 28, 2007 Abingdon, VA. Terry. If this one is to new I'll remove it. Attachments Meiwa Flying Boat, Japanese.jpg 102.7 KB · Views: 250
Jul 9, 2014 #295 Capt. Vick Moderator Staff Mod 13,759 5,742 Jul 23, 2008 Long Island, New York I love that they still value a big 4 engine float plane! The Chinese have one as well, though the production numbers are in the single digits.
I love that they still value a big 4 engine float plane! The Chinese have one as well, though the production numbers are in the single digits.
Jul 14, 2014 #296 vikingBerserker Lieutenant General 28,790 4,612 Apr 10, 2009 South Carolina I am surprised more like these are not being used.
Jul 19, 2014 #297 Wurger Siggy Master Staff Admin Mod 109,262 28,118 Jun 19, 2005 Poland Nice shots here.
Jul 19, 2014 #298 Gnomey Globetrotting Surgeon General Staff Mod 69,615 8,374 Nov 28, 2004 London / Southsea / Royal Deeside, UK www.flickr.com Nice stuff guys!
Aug 1, 2014 #299 Old Wizard 2nd Lieutenant 5,414 382 Mar 26, 2008 Lethbridge AB Seen this before? Beriev Be-200 Altair Multipurpose Amphibious Aircraft
Aug 2, 2014 #300 Wayne Little Moderator Staff Mod 64,059 6,380 Oct 7, 2006 Adelaide Sth. Aust. Old Wizard said: Seen this before? Beriev Be-200 Altair Multipurpose Amphibious Aircraft Click to expand... Nope!
Old Wizard said: Seen this before? Beriev Be-200 Altair Multipurpose Amphibious Aircraft Click to expand... Nope!