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I just read through the whole of this awesome thread. Anyway, there was only a single mention, in passing, of my sorta favourite aircraft, the Fairey Rotodyne, a giant gently caress-off compound Gyrocopter.   Literally all the info I have is from Wikipedia, so if anyone can shed a little more light on this lump I'd be very grateful. I said sorta favourite, because the Supermarine Spitfire exists. I know the Hurricane did far more and the Spit was basically a racing aircraft with guns nailed to it, but goddamn. Also, I have the misfortune of living in Stoke-on-Trent, birthplace of Reginald Mitchell. Museum here has a mk16 in a perpetual state of never-being-restored. Saddest poo poo here. If I win the lottery I'm paying them enough to finish the restoration, then getting someone to build me a Rotodyne.
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CommieGIR posted:We need more of these People who hate Stoke, or 15 ton Autogyros?
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Ola posted:
This just stood out to me as a tiny spitfire, that's really nice. edit: just googled it: quote:Have you ever dreamed of flying a Spitfire? If the answer is ‘yes’, you should take a look at the new Twister! We are very excited to introduce this new kit-built aircraft, designed by Silence Aircraft in Germany. 
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co199 posted:Look at how small the people are compared to the F-18 and the F-16, and then look at how small the fighters are compared to the B-2! What are the white lines on the B2?
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