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Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 24 Sep 2010, 22:05
by Tomliner
Ah,I forgot about the Tracker.And then of course there is the Avenger.I have wondered about buying the Avenger from MAAM although military a/c are not usually my preference.EricT

Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 25 Sep 2010, 00:28
by Paul K
Garry Russell wrote:Nor forgetting the Gulfstream line B)smk
Aye, not forgetting them, Garry. ;)

Eric, as regards the MAAM TBF, I eagerly await a native FSX version of it too. One of my favourite aviation memoirs is Flights of Passage by Samuel Hynes ( dreadful title, but a wonderful, even controversial book). He was a USMC Avenger pilot in WW2.

Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 25 Sep 2010, 09:24
by FlyTexas
Right, it's time to break up this Grumman love-fest... ;) ...I give you the Grumman Moon Suit! :-#

Brian

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Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 25 Sep 2010, 10:06
by DaveB
DANGER Will Robinson! :-O :lol: :lol:

ATB

DaveB B)smk

Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 25 Sep 2010, 10:12
by austerdriver
The Polikarpov I-153 looks similar to the Grumman F3F-2

The video below shows a I-153
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BLVI2yBRX8

Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 25 Sep 2010, 10:38
by DaveB
Similar but not the same AD. In 'the flesh'.. the Polikarpov looks like it's run into something.. the fuse is incredibly short ;) I was going to comment earlier that the F3F is so ugly, it could be Russian but you've done that for me :lol:

ATB

DaveB B)smk

Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 25 Sep 2010, 10:43
by austerdriver
It's not the prettiest plane to look at but least has a radial engine that sounds good. :rock:

Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 25 Sep 2010, 11:27
by DaveB
Yes.. it sounds as big as it is :lol:

On Grummans.. the F4F Wildcat sounds a little agricultural but is rather quite pleasing. It also shares the same main gear arrangement as the F3F.. with the gear down, you can see straight through the aircraft :lol:

ATB

DaveB B)smk

Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 25 Sep 2010, 11:37
by austerdriver
I think the engine on the Wildcat sound like the one on the Polikarpov I-153

http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=I91NCxyrD8U

Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 25 Sep 2010, 11:47
by DaveB
:lol: :lol: :lol:

That's it.. and much different again from the Hellcat or Bearcat and Tigercat, the Tiger having the same engine as the Bear but 2 of them ;)

ATB

DaveB B)smk