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Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 24 Sep 2010, 16:35
by airboatr

Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 24 Sep 2010, 19:33
by Paul K
480 miles an hour in a biplane ??? :-O Bloomin 'eck, bet that was noisy in the masts and rigging.

Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 24 Sep 2010, 20:10
by Garry Russell
As it says......and the wings stay on :lol:

Didn't Grumman produce a series of what must be the longest continuous line of ugly aeroplanes *-) :hide:

Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 24 Sep 2010, 20:18
by DaveB
I don't think they ever made a pretty one did they *-) :worried:

ATB

DaveB B)smk

Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 24 Sep 2010, 20:34
by airboatr
well yeah, but... ya couldn't beat'm with an ugly stick :$ :lol: :lol:

Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 24 Sep 2010, 20:41
by Paul K
Oh I dont know, Dave, I think Grumman have produced some gorgeous aircraft over the years

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Erm...they also produced this...

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Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 24 Sep 2010, 20:57
by DaveB
:lol: :lol:

I always liked the Tiger though I'm not really sure why.. perhaps because it was so darned odd *-) OK.. I'll give you the Tomcat though there was a lot of ugliness between that and the F3F :lol:

ATB

DaveB B)smk

Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 24 Sep 2010, 21:18
by Tomliner
I always thought their amphibians/seaplanes are quite good lookers(Albatross etc) in a functional sort of way.EricT :)

Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 24 Sep 2010, 21:40
by Paul K
Tomliner wrote:I always thought their amphibians/seaplanes are quite good lookers(Albatross etc) in a functional sort of way.EricT :)
Yep, I'd go along with that too, Eric. A purposeful beauty to them. I also rather like the look of the Tracker. I don't think Grumman ever produced a really bad aircraft ( I stand to be corrected ) and they also designed and built the Apollo Lunar Excursion Module. Heck of an output over the decades.

Re: Grumman F3F-2

Posted: 24 Sep 2010, 21:43
by Garry Russell
Nor forgetting the Gulfstream line B)smk