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Subject:Re: Turbine-powered single
From:Paul McCoy
Date:Fri Sep 22 12:22:14 2000
How about an F-104 on floats...? Thats a turbine-powered single, too,
yknow!


Bernie the Bunion wrote in message
<220920001358516608%bernie@the_bunion.com>...
>> Gary Watson < no-spam@home.com> wrote:
>
>> I guess I should have been a little more specific.
>
>Yuppers there Gary - thats about what we would guess also.
>
>> the a/c must be capable of operating on floats.
>
>There have been numerous suggestions made - please tell us
>which one of these could NOT be put on floats.
>
>How about a DC-3 on floats with a turbine conversion...?
>
>Seats 30 you know - ooooops sorry forgot you were looking for a single.
>
>How about a Lake Buccaneer with a PT-6 sitting on the pylon...?
>
>> Thanks for the help just the same
>
>Your welcome but why did you crosspost this to six different newsgroups
>including alt.aviation.disasters & rec.antiques.marketplace.....
>
>Let me guess - Your going to ask the boys and girls in the disaster
>newsgroup to help source a turbine from a commercial turbo prop that
>crashed and then start looking in the antique newsgroup for a suitable
>airframe.....
>
>Hmmmmm - How about a Lockheed Vega with a 2,500 horsepower turbine
>sitting on floats....... That would be way Kewl.
>
>Now will you please come back and confirm whether it has to be
>a high wing or would you be willing to consider a low wing, mid wing
>or shoulder wing.
>
>And last but not least how many seats do you want.
>
>Bernie the Bunion
>Yah I know - but I havnt had my morning coffee yet.




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