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Postby kiwibarguy » Wed May 21, 2008 2:23 pm

Hi! I have alot of snapshots from airliners.net that i use on my screensaver. I saw this today and wondered what it was? Can you help me? I also would like to find a freeware model for fsx as well if anyone knows. Thanks guys!

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Postby Charl » Wed May 21, 2008 2:31 pm

Nice pic, KBG...surely you have Google?
First hit on oy-ncn puts you back to A.N which announces it to be a Fairchild Dornier 328JET
Google also trawls forums and download sites (Including this one!)
Flight Sim Fairchild Dornier will keep you occupied for hours... ;)
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Postby Naki » Wed May 21, 2008 2:36 pm

............and its out of production as the company went bust. The 328jet evolved from the 328 turboprop version.

In the FS world theres a payware version under development by Eaglesoft - although it has been under development for a looooooooooonnnnng time.
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Postby kiwibarguy » Wed May 21, 2008 2:53 pm

Charl-Hey thanks for the heads up, i never knew you could do that, kind of obvious when you come to think of it. :rolleyes: Thanks for checking it anyway!

You learn something new everyday!

Naki-Thanks, i will check out their site, thanks for helping!

I wonder if it has some hydraulics system in the landing gear as it looks very low to the ground?
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Postby Kelburn » Wed May 21, 2008 3:20 pm

Yeah, it's a strange looking aircraft.

This is what happens if a manufacturer goes:

"Lets try swapping propellers for engines on one of our planes"


http://www.cardatabase.net/modifiedairline...php?id=00008220
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Postby Snowman » Wed May 21, 2008 4:07 pm

Kelburn wrote:
QUOTE (Kelburn @ May 21 2008, 03:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
This is what happens if a manufacturer goes:

"Lets try swapping propellers for engines on one of our planes"


http://www.cardatabase.net/modifiedairline...php?id=00008220


Done a nice job on that fake photo !!
My favourite twin-turboprop the Saab 340 is...................
Doesnt actually look too bad with jets slung under the wings.......................

Lawrie. >nzflag<
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Postby greaneyr » Wed May 21, 2008 4:58 pm

Kelburn wrote:
QUOTE (Kelburn @ May 21 2008, 03:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah, it's a strange looking aircraft.

This is what happens if a manufacturer goes:

"Lets try swapping propellers for engines on one of our planes"


http://www.cardatabase.net/modifiedairline...php?id=00008220


Looks a little odd with the now redundantly long undercarriage. I also wonder how it might look with low-bypass turbofans such as the JT8D... Maybe even some bizjet engines?
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Postby Kelburn » Wed May 21, 2008 5:09 pm

Even better is this plane:

http://www.cardatabase.net/modifiedairline...php?id=00000004

wouldn't that be fun to fly?
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Postby Alfashark » Wed May 21, 2008 6:42 pm

Kelburn wrote:
QUOTE (Kelburn @ May 21 2008, 05:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Even better is this plane:

http://www.cardatabase.net/modifiedairline...php?id=00000004

wouldn't that be fun to fly?


Oh screw trying to wrestle that thing around the sky!

Waaaay too close-coupled for my liking :unsure:
Found these freakish creations on my travels though...








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Postby Kelburn » Wed May 21, 2008 7:08 pm

Yeah. I've seen most of those.
It's a good website aye?
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Postby NZ255 » Wed May 21, 2008 9:57 pm

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LOL, aw man it would be awesome if you could D/L these for FS
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Postby Ian Warren » Wed May 21, 2008 10:29 pm

The Airbus Goose is a goodie :D as with the rest ...... 747 should not be in there ..... real mcCoy :P
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