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stordzy
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 01:10 pm: | 
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just curious.........
'cause I'm having one of those days when I am soooo sick of things going wrong with my Disco. The love is gone! |
Phillip Perkinson (R0ver4x4)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 01:15 pm: |
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I would take the train |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 01:25 pm: |
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Hell, I'd fly in it.. Why not. I drive on the beltway at 75mph every day in my lifted tippy Disco that has a slight vibe issue. spin the gun, pull the trigger, and then pass it if you still can.. |
Chris Urquieta (Curquieta)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 01:33 pm: |
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You've probably flown in an Airbus 
Same difference....................... |
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 01:48 pm: |
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Actually guys, Land Rovers are just like airplanes. Airplanes require constant maintenance, servicing and inspection. It doesn't matter if it's Airbus, Fokker, Boeing, or Gulfstream. If you own it, it's going to cost you.
But unlike Land Rover, most airplanes have back-up systems. But unlike airplanes, if you really mess it up, you can pull the LR over and park. |
michael burt (Mikeyb)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 04:13 pm: |
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if the other automotive makers were making airplanes, i would fly rover...at least rover makes off road vehicles that are (for the most part) intended to go off road. all the others make off road vehicles that are intended to go to the mall. i would hope that if rover made aircraft, they would be intended to fly...who the hell knows what the other car and truck makers would intend their aircraft to do...
mike |
Dana Giles (Dana_G)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 04:18 pm: |
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As long as the chair is made by Martin Baker, and I had some nice silk to ride home, sure I'd fly it. |
Scott-OZ
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 04:29 pm: |
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Yes..if you have got to die, do it in style.
Scott-OZ |
Pugsly (Pugsly)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 04:37 pm: |
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I've flown in those MB seats - man they are uncomfortable (but I guess they weren't designed with comfort in mind).
http://www.ov-1mohawk.org/AWAM/awam36.jpg |
Dana Giles (Dana_G)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 04:40 pm: |
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Now there's an airframe I haven't seen or heard about in a while
I'm yet to meet an ejection chair that had ergonomics as a primary consideration! |
Peter Matusov (Pmatusov)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 05:19 pm: |
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it is not uncommon for an aircraft company to make land vehicles... SAAB, BMW, Rolls Royce come to mind first.
speaking of back up systems in airplanes... the trend seems to be that of eliminating them.
peter |
Tommy Dougherty (Skydiver)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 06:14 pm: |
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Sure - I'd fly in a rover plane.... so long as I had my parachute on.
-Tommy |
Peter Matusov (Pmatusov)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 06:41 pm: |
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here's your back up solution, Tommy! |
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 06:42 pm: |
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Good Point Peter,
Saab Gripen is a popular fighter jet in Europe. The BMW logo was originated during their days as a piston airplane engine manufacturer. And the Folks at Rolls Royce make a wonderful engine that powers my airplane. Of course let us not forget the friendly people at Mitsubishi and their contribution to WWII. Yes, I am talking about the Japanese Zero. |
Jim
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 06:46 pm: |
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Zeroes, good planes but the landing gear was a little flaky. Apparently, it posed little problems though (go figure).
-Jim |
JRoc
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 06:49 pm: |
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That depends, do airplanes have alternators??? |
Camille (Gwagenbabe)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 06:51 pm: |
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If you want to talk flaky landing gears.... This Merlin I worked on this past summer, had the most moody gear ever! We could always get it down, but it would always take a few tries... if not there was always the manual release...
Gotta love Fairchild/ Dornier |
Michael Noe (Noee)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 07:19 pm: |
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Guess what? Both Honda and Toyota are investing major money and have planes flying already. It won't be long. |
Jroc (Jroc)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 07:23 pm: |
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On second thought I definately wouldn't fly in a Land Rover plane, because it would be impossible to land on a runway filled with oil from the other Land Rover planes! |
OLIVER CLOTHSOFF (Everythingleaks)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 07:25 pm: |
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What would be worse, Land Rover making airplanes or boats?
Could you imagine if they made boats with the amount of leaks they have, especially water leaks. There would be no marine life left due to the pollution factor and the ocean would be 10 feet deeper due to all of the boats at the bottom. |
John Moore (Jmoore)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 07:29 pm: |
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Funny Oliver,
All terrain boat! Would it have four props and could you lock CDL so they all spun at the same speed or would it have ETC? It wouldn't slip on the water...
I have seen a photo of a Series vehicle with pontoons. I think it's part of a LR collection in England that hold important LR developments...
-John |
HeliPilot
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 08:28 pm: |
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My helicopters leak just as much |
OLIVER CLOTHSOFF (Everythingleaks)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 08:35 pm: |
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Are they made in England?
So crawling under the disco looks normal to you. |
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 08:49 pm: |
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Hey Man,
The rule is the same for all Helicopters: "If it is not leaking, it is empty." |
Keith Kreutzer (Revor)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 10:58 pm: |
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If you look at piston fighter aircraft one of the most impressive (if not the most) is an American Airframe with a fine English Engine... I would fly that! But it would appear that the opposite would hold true in automobiles... My Disco would look great and perform flawlessly with that 32 valve 5.4L Ford Triton engine! |
Yaroslav (Andr6761)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 11:31 pm: |
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uhhh what, if boeing made a car would you drive it..... |
R. B. Bailey (Rover50987)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 12:09 am: |
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1. The only difference between my plane and my Land Rovers is that I don't HAVE to pay someone $80 per hour to do the work on the vehicle. And I don't HAVE to have each system inspected each year. When I spend $5000 on the truck, (ya right!) I do it because I want to upgrade it, not because I want a signature in the maintenence log book. But you HAVE to do that every year when you own an airplane.
2. Actually, Ford did make one of the best aircraft ever. But I wouldn't fly in a new Ford airplane if they built one today!
3. My other car is a Saab though, and they do make jet fighters.
4. Airplanes use magnetos, you don't even have to have the battery turned on to have the engine running - a nice idea if you are using Lucas!
5. The P-51 was a "so-so" fighter until the Brits put the Rolls Royce in it.
6. The way some people drive, they should at least be trained to drive like pilots are trained to fly...
http://www.mrbaileyshistory.net/flying.html |
jay caragay (Jcaragay)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 12:36 am: |
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Ah, the Gulfstream V...that's the plane to have.
And considering the cost of yearly maintenance, you could buy a new Rangie every year.
And maybe even the new Aston. |
Camille (Gwagenbabe)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 04:56 am: |
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Considering the cost of maintenance on a GV you could buy a new Rangie every MONTH! Hell with inspections, you could buy several. At least I know that's true on older Lear 20 series, and Citation I & II's. |
Greg Ellis (Gregaust)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 05:13 am: |
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I fly a popular helicopter that comes out of Texas, it's had a lot more maintenance than my D11 over the same period of time (D11 regular servicing only).
Popular aircraft leaks oil regularly, D11 never.
Helicopter, gets me wet when I fly through rain, D11 doesn't.
I wouldn't get rid of either of either. |
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 06:36 am: |
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Would that be a Bell product Mr. Ellis? |
Paul T. Schram (Paulschram)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 08:39 am: |
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This reminds me of the t-shirt one of my biker friends has with a picture of a tri-motor with chain drive to the props-the caption was "Would you fly in a Harley Davidson airplane?"!
Mr. Bailey, several years ago, I had the good fortune to spend every weekend of a summer wrenching on what was then the only flying A-model P-51. It had the Allison engine, the owner was more than pleased with it and they were at the time available very inexpensively in crates. The one I helped put in the airplane had a 1943 rebuild date. Unfortunately, most of these engines were being sold to two groups of folks, tractor pullers and go-fast boat owners.
Wrenching on that airplane beat the hell out of working on 150s and Tomahawks!
Peace,
Paul |
nadim
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 10:02 am: |
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NEVER! (unless you replace Lucas, the diffs, the axles, the springs, the shocks...well, you guys get the idea...) |
R. B. Bailey (Rover50987)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 11:28 am: |
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Hey, I'd be pleased with an P-51A! Allison engine or no that would be a ride to remember.
http://landrover.mrbaileyshistory.net |
Paul T. Schram (Paulschram)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 11:33 am: |
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I developed kidney disease shortly after finishing that project and lost my medical...
Haven't flown since, except commercial passenger. It's no fun to be in a general aviation aircraft if you're not making it go! I'm glad I never flew jets, I've been told they are far more addictive. |
Ron Brown (Ron)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 04:21 pm: |
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The allison supposedly sucked at altitude, on the deck it would run with the merlin.
double wasp corsair would be my choice though.
Ron
turned a few wrenches on a lanc, that was cool. |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 08:50 pm: |
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Damn, Ron, I love the Corsairs, too.... REALLY wish I could have one for a "toy"..... alas, to be a rich-minded boy who is a poor man's kid....
lol...
-L |
Earl
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 11:05 pm: |
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If I had a land rover airplane, I would wonder if I could swap the wings with one from a 2003 Discovery. |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 11:41 pm: |
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Earl,
Now THAT'S frickin' funny.....
-L |
BW (Bwallace35)
| | Posted on Thursday, January 30, 2003 - 12:00 am: |
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My daily driver is a BE-200 right now. I am falling in love with this machine. |
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