If It Can Fly, It Can Float!!!

• Aug 21, 2017

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Now that is one butt ugly aircraft

 

• Aug 21, 2017

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That bottom one is a soviet aircraft. Not made by an Italian company.

 

• Aug 21, 2017

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• Aug 21, 2017

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Capt. Vick said:

That bottom one is a soviet aircraft. Not made by an Italian company.

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Very good eye Jim, Tupolev ANT-22

 

• Aug 22, 2017

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Wayne Little

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still ugly though....

 

• Aug 22, 2017

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Wery Wery Ugly!

 

• Aug 22, 2017

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There's certainly no finesse to the design but it certainly has presence. I rather like it.

 

• Aug 23, 2017

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A Bv 222 captured by the British at the end of World War 2. White paint is an attempt at arctic camouflage.

 

• Aug 23, 2017

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The first two shots are from inside the Bv 222's wing - as with many big aircraft of the day, engineers made provisions for the engines to be serviceable while in flight. The firewall opens to give engine access. The wing pontoons were retractable. The cargo deck of the Viking.

 

• Aug 23, 2017

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• Aug 23, 2017

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• Aug 23, 2017

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• Aug 23, 2017

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• Aug 23, 2017

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johnbr said:

Boeing-Stearman B75N1/PT-13 Kaydet (Serial No. 75-6804), CF-QJV.View attachment 380844

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Errr....that's a Noorduyn Norseman MkIVW.

Nice pic, though.

 

• Aug 23, 2017

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DH.104 Dove 1 CF-DJH c/n 04015
The only Dove ever fitted with floats was a one off conversion
for the Hudson Bay Company of Canada.

 

• Aug 23, 2017

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• Aug 23, 2017

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Fokker ? Air-cooled radial piston engines,336 kW each Performance Maximum speed,285 km/h at 3,000 m Range,2,750 km Service ceiling,6,800 m Armament 2 ×7

 

• Aug 23, 2017

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This plane makes an appearance every year at the Moosehead Lake Flyin. I believe it is the only DC-3 on floats currently flying.

 

• Aug 23, 2017

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• Aug 23, 2017

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johnbr said:

Fokker ?View attachment 380849 Air-cooled radial piston engines,336 kW each Performance Maximum speed,285 km/h at 3,000 m Range,2,750 km Service ceiling,6,800 m Armament 2 ×7

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Yep.. a Fokker T.VIII-W