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Offline alyster

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Plane of the year.
« on: December 19, 2005, 05:05:58 PM »
It's the end of the year and eveybody are choosing the man of the year or the good thing of the year etc. So I tought we could chose the plane of the year.

If something important is missing from the list, let me know.
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Re: Plane of the year.
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2005, 05:11:15 PM »
Definately the Gripen, lots of deliveries and good news about it.
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Re: Plane of the year.
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2005, 06:10:11 PM »
For me, it will be the F-14 Tomcat. In his last year of opperation and airshow performance.
I will really miss this aircraft in the coming years.  :-[ :'(

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Re: Plane of the year.
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2005, 07:44:53 AM »
I was actually torn betwwen the Gripen and the SU-27. I find the russian aircraft better overall, but since im so patriotic i had to go with the Gripen. Besides, SAAB made some good deals and it is actually competing on the market.  :)
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Re: Plane of the year.
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2005, 12:09:19 AM »
So why then would the Su-27 be plane of the year? This poll is not about which aircraft is better. I think 2005 has been the year with the lowest achievements with regards to production, contracts or development for the Su-27 since 1991-1993 perhaps. The only exception being the continued production of the Su-30MKI for 2005.

Having said that. it has certainly been the plane of the year for this website, since I added the Flanker sections this year.
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Re: Plane of the year.
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2005, 08:57:04 AM »
Ok, sorry...Then the Flanker could be the plane of the year because of it looks. Or why not SAAB37 Viggen since it retired this year after 30 years in service.  :)
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Re: Plane of the year.
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2005, 02:26:26 PM »
Ok, I added  Viggen.

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Re: Plane of the year.
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2005, 02:16:57 PM »
Typhoon, since the Saudis made a small gift to the UK, Spain, Italy and Germany.

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Re: Plane of the year.
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2005, 03:47:24 PM »
Yes... but it lost in Singapore.
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Re: Plane of the year.
« Reply #9 on: December 26, 2005, 03:21:38 PM »
Why does Tomcat get 40% of the votes with it's goodbye and Viggen gets 0?
Did Green Day  - Time of Your Life  have such a big impact with people's hart on the Tomcat goodbye video?
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Re: Plane of the year.
« Reply #10 on: December 26, 2005, 03:35:04 PM »
Guess it's been in the spotlight a lot...
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Re: Plane of the year.
« Reply #11 on: December 28, 2005, 08:35:21 AM »
Wat about F-14 Tomcat? anytime time, baby!!............. :'(

 



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