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Old April 24th 07, 02:09 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk at wow way d0t com wrote

A better question would be "Is there a bird that doesn't have an airplane
named after it?"


Ostrich

Bruce


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Old April 24th 07, 02:10 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"BT" wrote...

Kestrel


I know it's not what the OP had in mind but there was a hang glider named
Kestrel at one time.

BDS


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Old April 24th 07, 02:16 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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A better question would be "Is there a bird that doesn't have an airplane
named after it?"


Dodo.
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Old April 24th 07, 02:32 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"BDS" wrote in message
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"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk at wow way d0t com wrote

A better question would be "Is there a bird that doesn't have an
airplane
named after it?"


Ostrich

Bruce


Not "full scale" but...

http://web.umr.edu/~aavg/projects.html#2006

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Old April 24th 07, 02:35 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk at wow way d0t com wrote

Not "full scale" but...

http://web.umr.edu/~aavg/projects.html#2006


OK, so much for that guess! I stand corrected.

BDS


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Old April 24th 07, 02:44 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"Jose" wrote in message
t...
A better question would be "Is there a bird that doesn't have an
airplane named after it?"


Dodo.
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"Ostrich" and "Dodo"...........probably not a very good marketing
move for a manufacurer to name their airplanes after flightless birds.




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Old April 24th 07, 02:48 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote:
On Apr 23, 1:25 pm, wrote:

Hello All,

Are there any planes named after birds?




A better question would be "Is there a bird that doesn't have an airplane
named after it?"

Flip the ...
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Old April 24th 07, 03:37 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Hello All,

Are there any planes named after birds?

Thanks in advance.



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Old April 24th 07, 04:01 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"muff528" wrote

"Ostrich" and "Dodo"...........probably not a very good marketing
move for a manufacurer to name their airplanes after flightless birds.


Oh, I don't know; Gooney Bird did alright for itself!
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Old April 24th 07, 04:09 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"Morgans" wrote in message
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"muff528" wrote

"Ostrich" and "Dodo"...........probably not a very good marketing
move for a manufacurer to name their airplanes after flightless birds.


Oh, I don't know; Gooney Bird did alright for itself!
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Jim in NC


I thought a gooney bird was an albatross!?!


 




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