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Author Topic: The aeroplanes (and helicopters) that came in from the cold  (Read 14721 times)

Online Vanvlak

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The aeroplanes (and helicopters) that came in from the cold
« on: April 16, 2015, 07:15:22 PM »
The one and only An-2 - according to this BBC article it can fly backwards!

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150415-the-plane-that-can-fly-backwards

A VERY useful design both in real life and on the games table.

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: The aeroplanes (and helicopters) that came in from the cold
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2015, 09:27:08 AM »
Em dezembro de '81
Botou os ingleses na roda
3 a 0 no Liverpool
Ficou marcado na história
E no Rio não tem outro igual
Só o Flamengo é campeão mundial
E agora seu povo
Pede o mundo de novo

Online Vanvlak

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Re: The aeroplanes (and helicopters) that came in from the cold
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2015, 12:17:25 PM »
Thanks Carlos - 1/48 should work for 25-28mm.

Bezzo - the haze actually contributes to the An-2's character  :D

Offline Arlequín

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Re: The aeroplanes (and helicopters) that came in from the cold
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2015, 07:44:25 PM »
Ooh! I like this game.  :D

Okay, before the CH-53, there was the CH-37 Mojave, at the time the biggest lift helicopter in the World.

https://youtu.be/tKVPSxLMoYs
« Last Edit: April 17, 2015, 08:33:25 PM by Arlequín »

Offline Legion1963

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Re: The aeroplanes (and helicopters) that came in from the cold
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2015, 08:31:59 PM »
Indeed. Interesting. If i remember correctly it was two of those bi-planes that were used to bomb Phou Pha Thi (Lima Site 85, the secret U.S. Air Force radar facility) on january 12 of 1968. :-)

Offline cuprum

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Re: The aeroplanes (and helicopters) that came in from the cold
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2015, 04:20:06 AM »




An-2 were used as bombers, attack aircraft, artillery spotters - during the war in Vietnam, Cambodia, Nicaragua. Croats are widely used them during the breakup of Yugoslavia. As well use these aircraft in inter-ethnic conflicts in the territory of the former USSR.

Here's an article in Russian about the combat use of the An-2. Use Google translator - order to read.

http://topwar.ru/28970-an-2-na-voyne.html

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: The aeroplanes (and helicopters) that came in from the cold
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2015, 08:42:56 AM »
Not the most practical helicopter in service, at least in a troop lift role but without doubt one of the coolest looking choppers ever. The Belvedere saw quite a bit of active service in the 1960s from Aden through to Borneo and Malaya. Hopefully one day someone will make an accurate model in 1/48.

Footage at 2.48

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks-ymRuo_Z8


Online Vanvlak

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Re: The aeroplanes (and helicopters) that came in from the cold
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2015, 11:56:14 AM »
Helio Courier - this one belongs to Air America:



Fairchild C-119



 

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