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[Don Boose]

I was previously unaware of the Convair 48 Charger. Nice-looking airplane.

Don

[dje]

Originally Posted by willygoat

Here's one for you. Looks like a predecessor to the Rockwell OV-10 Bronco

Convair 48 Charger

Convair 48 Charger - RC Groups

hey ! someone stole his wings !

[rjm]

RUNWAYONESIXRIGHT
The picture you showed in post 3984 was actually
designed after WWII by Dr. Alexander Lippisch when
He was working at Collins Radio Company in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa in the late 50's or early 60's.
If I'm not mistaken that's him in the picture. The
picture is not too clear on my computer, but I
think it was called an "Aerodyne".
Dr Lippisch was brought over here during
"operation paperclip" I think, anyway Arthur Collins
hired him and he invented among other the ground
effect plane that flew down at Coralville lake with
a small motor. We didn't do much with it but the
Russians sure did.

He also did some work with Arthur's personal
boats, he had a large water tank in the building
where I was working on environmental testing.
Kind of like an air tunnel, but with water to
study flow for the hulls.

Cheers, Bob

[murphyaa]

Many moons (and laptops) ago, I actually designed a model of the Lippisch Aerodyne, with plans for 2 versions





Unfortunately, the laptop went terminal and I lost everything.

[murphyaa]

I just learned that Pima Air museum just added the prototype Boeing 787 to their collection. I'm gonna be visiting there this sunday. If it's accessible, anybody want some reference pictures?

[RunwayOneSixRight]

Originally Posted by murphyaa

I just learned that Pima Air museum just added the prototype Boeing 787 to their collection. I'm gonna be visiting there this sunday. If it's accessible, anybody want some reference pictures?

I have a folder of about 25~ reference pictures of the Boeong 787-8 Dreamliner that the Museum of Flight in Seattle has.
Its cool that the Pima Air Museum got a Dreamliner as well.

-RunwayOneSixRight (Matthew)

[kingjason14]

Originally Posted by murphyaa

I just learned that Pima Air museum just added the prototype Boeing 787 to their collection. I'm gonna be visiting there this sunday. If it's accessible, anybody want some reference pictures?

Do you know which line number they have? I understand that the Smithsonian has ZA001, and The Museum of Flight in Seattle has ZA003. I heard through the grapevine that a aerospace museum in Japan will get another. There are four or five sitting on one of the runways on Paine Field awaiting rework. Just curious.

[RunwayOneSixRight]

Originally Posted by kingjason14

Do you know which line number they have? I understand that the Smithsonian has ZA001, and The Museum of Flight in Seattle has ZA003. I heard through the grapevine that a aerospace museum in Japan will get another. There are four or five sitting on one of the runways on Paine Field awaiting rework. Just curious.

The one we have in Seattle is N787BX (the 3rd one Boeing built).
Also, its funny seeing those Dreamliners just sitting at KPAE when me and my dad go there to fly.



-RunwayOneSixRight (Matthew)

[murphyaa]

This is what they have listed on their site:

MANUFACTURER: BOEING
MARKINGS: All Nippon Airways / Boeing Flight Test, 2009
DESIGNATION: 787-8
REGISTRATION: N787EX
SERIAL NUMBER: ZA002

So, not the prototype, but number 2

[kingjason14]

I got to see the first flight of the first two 787s. (ZA001 and ZA002). At the time I was in post hire training at Boeing Everett as a coordinator and instructor, so several of the instructors and one of the SPC leads went out (along with most of the Everett plant) to watch the first flight. I was transporting material when ZA002 had it's first flight, so I drove over to one of the gates on Paine Field to watch. The first several were test planes. When I left work I drove over by the flight line and there were 6 or 7 sitting out there waiting rework.