If Santa were generous

[Mxsmanic]

If Santa had brought you the perfect aircraft, the very one that
you've always wanted, what aircraft would that be?

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[Paul Tomblin]

In a previous article, Mxsmanic > said:
>If Santa had brought you the perfect aircraft, the very one that
>you've always wanted, what aircraft would that be?

My perfect aircraft would take off from a paved runway, and carry me and a
buddy or two, a weeks camping gear, and our canoes or kayaks to a remote
mountain lake. While I'm wishing, I'd also like a 150 knot cruise speed.
And a pony.

But I'd settle for last year's EAA sweepstakes aircraft, a Husky on amphib
floats.


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[Jose[_1_]]

> My perfect aircraft would take off from a paved runway

Mine would take off from a treadmill. <g>

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[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

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What kind of aircraft would YOU ask Santa for?

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> If Santa had brought you the perfect aircraft, the very one that
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[Leonard Ellis]

If Santa were so generous to make such a gift AND would underwrite the
ongoing expenses of maintenance and operations which exceed those of our
Skyhawk, I'll take a Huey (UH-1H) please. Otherwise, a new 180hp engine
with CS prop for the hawk will do nicely, thanks.

Happy New Year!

Leonard
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[Mxsmanic]

"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" <The Sea Hawk at wow way d0t com> writes:

> What kind of aircraft would YOU ask Santa for?

I suppose I'd ask for something that I've flown in simulation, which
means either a Beechcraft Baron 58 (the one that came just before the
glass cockpit deathtrap), or a Boeing Business Jet 2 (that is, a
737-800, essentially). The BBJ2 requires a copilot, though, and has
other inconveniences, so I suppose I'd want both, so I could choose
the right aircraft for the right trip.

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[Mxsmanic]

Leonard Ellis writes:

> If Santa were so generous to make such a gift AND would underwrite the
> ongoing expenses of maintenance and operations which exceed those of our
> Skyhawk, I'll take a Huey (UH-1H) please.

Interesting. Why the Huey?

> Otherwise, a new 180hp engine with CS prop for the hawk will do nicely,
> thanks.

Sorry, in this case Santa can bring only complete aircraft, not parts
or enhancements.

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Mxsmanic wrote:
> If Santa had brought you the perfect aircraft, the very one that
> you've always wanted, what aircraft would that be?

Too many to list, but I wouldn't say no to a Titan T-51.

[Thomas Borchert]

Leonard,

> I'll take a Huey (UH-1H) please.
>

With outboard speakers and the Wagner CD, I assume ;-)

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Mxsmanic wrote:
> If Santa had brought you the perfect aircraft, the very one that
> you've always wanted, what aircraft would that be?
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A Bolkow Junior I'll fit into.

-Kees (D-EHNE)

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

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> Mxsmanic wrote:
>> If Santa had brought you the perfect aircraft, the very one that
>> you've always wanted, what aircraft would that be?
>
> Too many to list, but I wouldn't say no to a Titan T-51.
>

Yea. Something like a Beech Staggerwing or a Cessna 195 would have a lot of
class, but Santa would have to bring a medical along with it. And even Santa
ain't gonna come up with a medical for _me_...

So I guess I will just have to "settle" for an ASH 25 Mi

<http://www.alexander-schleicher.de/englisch/produkte/ash25/e_ash25_main.htm>

Not sure how he is going to squeeze one of those down the chimney

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[Kev]

Mxsmanic wrote:
> If Santa had brought you the perfect aircraft, the very one that
> you've always wanted, what aircraft would that be?

Commander 114TC. Love the doors, room, interior and trailing link
landing gear. Hmm. Or a Lake amphibian. Like having much more
choice in landing spots.

If it can be a fantasy aircraft, then a cross between those two, but
with far more speed ;-)

Kev

[Vic7]

Leonard,

I'll take a Huey (UH-1H) please.


With outboard speakers and the Wagner CD, I assume ;-)

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Don't forget the surfboards.

And for me, a Ventus 2cxM.

V7

[Leonard Ellis]

Why a Huey? I've got a couple of thousand hours in the UH-1 series machines
and have found no other machine that I more enjoyed.

"Mxsmanic" > wrote in message
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> Leonard Ellis writes:
>
>> If Santa were so generous to make such a gift AND would underwrite the
>> ongoing expenses of maintenance and operations which exceed those of our
>> Skyhawk, I'll take a Huey (UH-1H) please.
>
> Interesting. Why the Huey?
>
>> Otherwise, a new 180hp engine with CS prop for the hawk will do nicely,
>> thanks.
>
> Sorry, in this case Santa can bring only complete aircraft, not parts
> or enhancements.
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[Mxsmanic]

Leonard Ellis writes:

> Why a Huey? I've got a couple of thousand hours in the UH-1 series machines
> and have found no other machine that I more enjoyed.

They were good aircraft overall, then? I've read that they are very
noisy, though. I've never seen one in person, although I did see a
large military helicopter with two rotors at an angle to each other
once, but I don't know what kind it was.

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