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[LordSunhawk]

Last of the inside shots... for now


Size comparison of various gatlings, GAU-8 on the left

IKU!

 

[Tyzuris]

The Saab Draken

We Finns had nearly 50 Drakens (alongside Mig-21 which we had 30) during Cold War.

And a Finnish Mig-21

At the height of Cold War, we had:

36 single seat Drakens, 6 single seat Draken trainers and 5 double seat trainer Drakens. And 20 Mig-21bis and 6 Mig-21bis refitted for reconnaissance and four double seat Mig-21 for training.

 

[Vargas Fan]

You want a MiG-21, what about the Bunnyfighter, built model (not mine) and full story here

Eduard 1/48 MiG-21MF "Bunny Fighter Club" Kit Build & Review

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However, here's some choice shots from East Fortune

The Daimler Benz engine from Hess's Me-110

Popular perception was that Concorde was a luxury aircraft...that is until you try to use the toilet...

F-4 Phantom II

SEPECAT Jaguar

While what LordSunhawk is posting is very nice, extremely impressive, East Fortune is a very small museum, so the fact that it has a nice spectrum of aircraft is something.

 

[LordSunhawk]

OK, time to start with those pics I took of outside aircraft. I have very bad knees so it is difficult for me to walk long distances, hence the relative paucity of images.


Budd C-93 Conestoga (also called the Budd RB Conestoga in USN service)


F-15A and F-4


A-7 Corsair


T-38 Talon

 

[LordSunhawk]

All of the various version of Harrier, from the original Kestrel to the latest variant.

This missile has a man in it! And yes, there is a cover over the leading edge of the wing


And something from the Good Idea Fairy (AKA, the Genie Nuclear Air to Air Unguided Rocket)

 

[LordSunhawk]

Boeing 737

Tail view of the first prototype Boeing 787

This is a C-121A used by Eisenhower when he was SHAEF (AKA Columbine I)



I'll note that I had to back up almost to the fence of the opposite side of the museum grounds to get the above shot. B-36 be huge yo.

 

[Vargas Fan]

More from East Fortune

Me-163 Komet

De Havilland Dragon Rapide

Saunders Roe Skeeter

De Havilland Sea Venom

 

[LordSunhawk]

Below is Freedom One, the plane the hostages in Iran were flown back to the US on



Navy DC-9 used as VIP transport


Another Connie


First prototype Boeing 787

 

[LordSunhawk]

Boeing 767


Lockheed Super Constellation


Boeing 747, GE Engine Test Aircraft (can't see it in this photo but there's a GEnx engine on the inner pylon)


SUD Caravelle (one of the sexiest airliners ever)

 

[LordSunhawk]

At the time I visited they had just towed this F-16 out for display, brand new bird for the museum!

F-16 (not sure if it's an A or a C, have to ask Yellowhammer)


FB-111 (it's the bomber variant)

Now back inside, unfortunately the space hangar is very dark and cramped so very hard to get good images.


That is a mockup, according to the docent it was the 'official' mockup used for press photos

And back outside for this beast.

CH-37 Mojave


GLCM

 

[Vargas Fan]

There's not many Sikorsky S56's still around.

A rather, what seems to be underwhelming exibit from East Fortune..

When you think it came off this.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Guys if you could please cite your sexy models by name if possible that'd be lovely...

 

[Bacle]

Guys if you could please cite your sexy models by name if possible that'd be lovely...

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We need a boat pic thread too, Iku's *cough* I-19's in the wrong place here.

 

[LordSunhawk]

I'll go back and tag those I remember or know, but some of them (especially the biplanes) I don't recall exactly.

 

[Deleted member]

The Fw-200 as a pre-war civilian airliner for the Danish State Flag Carrier -- I think there is almost nothing finer in terms of Art Nouveau elegance in aircraft construction, though both Britain and the US provided some competition! More on that soon...

 

[AndrewJTalon]

A lot of the run of Discovery Channel's Wings docu-series:

 

[Vargas Fan]

The Fw-200 as a pre-war civilian airliner for the Danish State Flag Carrier -- I think there is almost nothing finer in terms of Art Nouveau elegance in aircraft construction, though both Britain and the US provided some competition! More on that soon...

On that basis I always liked the look of the Handley Page HP42 Heracles. Not as modern as the FW 200 but still with a distinct look.

 

[AndrewJTalon]

F-22 Raptor

 

[Vargas Fan]

What you get when you ask the question, how big can we make a fighter.

The Tu-128 Fiddler.

When it comes to older aircraft, airliners especially.

The Junkers 52/3m 'Iron Annie'

The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy

 

[Deleted member]

I see someone else adores the HP.42! The h-series airlines were fabulous for the 20s. However, that forces me to raise you The Capitalist Airship: