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Model Forum / General / Models / August 2009thought it was just another british airplane
given the Brits record of naming their aircraft names that would encite fear to their enemy (Fruitbat) I naturally thought this was another british airplane. It would have also helped if I had my reading glasses on that the time I searched. But I would not put it past them to consider the name in any case....... Craig http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTGE-AIRFIX-BLUETITS-BOX-INSTRUCTIONS-ONLY-DECENT_W0QQitem Z110426778040QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b5f2e9b8&_trksid=p 3286.c0.m14 > given the Brits record of naming their aircraft names that would > encite fear to their enemy (Fruitbat) I naturally thought this was [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTGE-AIRFIX-BLUETITS-BOX-INSTRUCTIONS-ONLY-DECENT_W0QQitem Z110426778040QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b5f2e9b8&_trksid=p 3286.c0.m14 You mean you've never heard of the Blackburn Bluetit? LOL How about the Supermarine Shrew? :-D  SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. Or the Hawker TomTit? > http://www.military-aircraft.org.uk/trainers/hawker-tomtit-military-trainer.htm Regards Pat Macguire >> given the Brits record of naming their aircraft names that would >> encite fear to their enemy (Fruitbat) I naturally thought this was [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > How about the Supermarine Shrew? :-D > You mean you've never heard of the Blackburn Bluetit? LOL > > How about the Supermarine Shrew? :-D The many British manufacturers that survived into the '20's and '30's produced a lot of prototypes and short production run aircraft and more or less ran out of names, particularly because they usually had a "house style" e.g. alliterative, bird or animal names, etc. Some of the more curious, clipped from Wikipedia, are listed below - Blackburn are an easy target, Avro seem to have taken more care. Blackburn Sidecar Alula Semiquaver Blackburn Pellet Blackburn Cubaroo Blackburn Airedale Blackburn Sprat Blackburn Turcock Supermarine Sea Urchin Supermarine Seagull Supermarine Sheldrake (Shrew was the name considered - briefly - for the aircraft that became the Spitfire) Bristol Babe Bristol Tramp Bristol Brownie Armstrong Whitworth Ape Hawker Hedgehog Hawker Hoopoe HP Handcross HP Hamlet HP Gugnunc Avro Spider As for the Farley Fruitbat - - - well, look up "Straight and Level" :-) > > You mean you've never heard of the Blackburn Bluetit? LOL > > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Blackburn Sidecar A few years ago the IPMS 'Whatif' SIG did a display based on the premise that England became the centre of world aircraft design after WW2.. Gave rise to such delights as the Curtiss Cleckheaton.. SignatureTony. >> > You mean you've never heard of the Blackburn Bluetit? LOL >> > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Gave rise to such delights as the Curtiss Cleckheaton.. the town that gave us phelan and moore. we would kill for a 1960 model 120. >> given the Brits record of naming their aircraft names that would >> encite fear to their enemy (Fruitbat) I naturally thought this was [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >How about the Supermarine Shrew? :-D what about the other plywood wonder, the fairey faggot? > given the Brits record of naming their aircraft names that would > encite fear to their enemy (Fruitbat) I naturally thought this was [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTGE-AIRFIX-BLUETITS-BOX-INSTRUCTIONS-ONLY-DECE... O.K. How about the "Airspeed Ape"?? :-) Bill Shuey > given the Brits record of naming their aircraft names that would > encite fear to their enemy (Fruitbat) I naturally thought this was [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTGE-AIRFIX-BLUETITS-BOX-INSTRUCTIONS-ONLY-DECENT_W0QQitem Z110426778040QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b5f2e9b8&_trksid=p 3286.c0.m14 ...as long as they're decent, I'm all in! Signature- Rufus > > given the Brits record of naming their aircraft names that would > > encite fear to their enemy (Fruitbat) �I naturally thought this was > > another british airplane. It would have also helped if I had my > > reading glasses on that the time I searched. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Cockchafer_(1915) >>> given the Brits record of naming their aircraft names that would >>> encite fear to their enemy (Fruitbat) �I naturally thought this was >>> another british airplane. It would have also helped if I had my >>> reading glasses on that the time I searched. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Cockchafer_(1915) Suddenly I can hear Fairport Convention: "I was a cockteaser for Roosterama!" Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >>>> given the Brits record of naming their aircraft names that would >>>> encite fear to their enemy (Fruitbat) �I naturally thought this was [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. i believe you mean firesign theatre, mistah b? >>>>> given the Brits record of naming their aircraft names that would >>>>> encite fear to their enemy (Fruitbat) �I naturally thought this was [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > i believe you mean firesign theatre, mistah b? Apparently so. Oy! Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >> In article <welmm.230$Jd7.186@nwrddc02.gnilink.net>, vze3zb2k@verizon.net > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. s'allright, you got the right line and made it work. my memory is so messed up i can remember watching murrow bitch slapping ike but i can't find my a.s with both hands and a rearview mirror. and whhere'd i leave that seeing eye shiatsu? |
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