Flyboys Movie: the aircraft

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:13:18 -0700, Ron Wanttaja
wrote:

Anyone else notice that nobody received any dual instruction? The first scene
you see the main characters in an airplane, they're flying it for the first
time. Yet there was what appeared to be a "Penguin" sitting on the field when
they first arrived.

Actually, I don't think the French went in for dual.

They did use Penguins, of course. I think we can assume that the lads
went through the usual Penguin drill.

They did a lot of taxiing in the movie, as was shown by General
DeGaulle's notepad. Some were still taxiing when the aces were
soloing. No doubt that was the Penguins. It was just too alien a
concept for a general audience.

Anyhow, who gives a damn? It ws a great flick.