pretty planes

[Niceguy2000]

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A Grumman Goose...designed in the late '30s.
About 20+ still fly.
A friend has one, I've flown in it often.
Once we landed on a famous river in the Western U.S., we were surrounded by rocky cliffs that turned gold when the sun rose. Not a sound. Unbelievable.
Another time we landed in a lake which is the locale of a well known resort and pricey homes overlooking the shore. A wealthy (judging by the estate she came out of) attractive middle aged woman came out on her jet ski to ask if we were okay, I think she thought we ditched.
Quite a aircraft, and not a bad boat.

 

[BlueEyesInLevis]

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Politics killed that plane

 

[Scareltt]

A Grumman Goose...designed in the late '30s.
About 20+ still fly.
A friend has one, I've flown in it often.
Once we landed on a famous river in the Western U.S., we were surrounded by rocky cliffs that turned gold when the sun rose. Not a sound. Unbelievable.
Another time we landed in a lake which is the locale of a well known resort and pricey homes overlooking the shore. A wealthy (judging by the estate she came out of) attractive middle aged woman came out on her jet ski to ask if we were okay, I think she thought we ditched.
Quite an aircraft, and not a bad boat.

Such a romantic idea… being able to fly and land in almost any body of water…

It’s probably not the most comfortable way to travel.. still the possibilities.

 

[Brains_N_Boobs]

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[Brains_N_Boobs]

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[FL30]

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military maybe, but NOT the OLDEST of the planes still flying, DC-3 is older than all of these and there are still a lot of them flying

 

[twister947]

r

military maybe, but NOT the OLDEST of the planes still flying, DC-3 is older than all of these and there are still a lot of them flying

I wondered about that...it served in WW2 as the C 47.

 

[summer_reine]

Well.. there are still two Bleriots that have been cruising around since 1909

 

[Niceguy2000]

Thank you!

Such a romantic idea… being able to fly and land in almost any body of water…

It’s probably not the most comfortable way to travel.. still the possibilities.

My friend's has a comfortable interior, has seats for 7 in back, plus two up front. You wear a headset to block the noise and to talk to each other. Lots of snacks and bottled water. I always bring along a Milky Way bar. Great fun to see the towns and wilderness go by. On the water, you can climb on the top of the fuselage via the main or nose hatches. The wings make great diving boards.
You haven't lived until you've sat up front for a water landing! Every flight is an adventure.

 

[bobb_sledd]

A Grumman Goose...designed in the late '30s.
About 20+ still fly.
A friend has one, I've flown in it often.
Once we landed on a famous river in the Western U.S., we were surrounded by rocky cliffs that turned gold when the sun rose. Not a sound. Unbelievable.
Another time we landed in a lake which is the locale of a well known resort and pricey homes overlooking the shore. A wealthy (judging by the estate she came out of) attractive middle aged woman came out on her jet ski to ask if we were okay, I think she thought we ditched.
Quite a aircraft, and not a bad boat.

The Grumman Goose has long been one of my favorite planes. I would love to have flown one when I was flying oh so many years ago.

 

[NRBonz]

https://www.thearmorylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/a-1-skyraider-in-flight.jpg.webp

A1D Skyraider
The most beautiful aircraft in the world when "Sandy" rolled in to 'scratch your back' and he could stay on station or hours.

 

[BlueEyesInLevis]

https://wonderfulengineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/f-15-one-wing1-610x458.jpg

 

[Wonderer67]

The Grumman Goose has long been one of my favorite planes. I would love to have flown one when I was flying oh so many years ago.

As opposed to the spruce goose!

 

[Brains_N_Boobs]

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[Brains_N_Boobs]

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[Brains_N_Boobs]

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[jarigi]

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I didn't know there was a convertible option available.

 

[jarigi]

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In 1947, after a wave of sightings of UFO's in the USA, the CIA/FBI sought the whereabouts of the Horten brothers who designed these experimental flying wing aircraft for the Nazis, suspecting them of making squadrons of them for the Russians after WW2.
I wonder who makes the Tictacs?

 

[Brains_N_Boobs]

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[SissySalina]

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That will teach you to try and be a back seat driver!

 

[ulllli]

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[ulllli]

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[ulllli]

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[Brains_N_Boobs]

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[Brains_N_Boobs]

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