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Published: 2013-05-21 23:28:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 2398; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 3
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A short'n'sweet conversation between and me inspired me to draw the XP-55 Ascender, Vultee XP-54, and the XP-56 Black Bullet.Also a hint to what I may be drawing in the future, for the rest of my time on dA, take a look at my webcam.
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Yes exactly. Prop engines just weren't good enough :'>
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I would have put the Mixmaster in there had I remembered it! D: but thanks though, you've given me an idea for further drawings!
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of course,there,s the Do-335 too,it had both!
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Dem push-me-pull-you's, they're always amazing!
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a rare design application.....remember the "$71,000 Sleeping Bag"?
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Hmm, doesn't ring a bell immediately..
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Cessna 337 Skymaster....
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oh 
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not too many left around now. it became a "pig" to operate at recent fuel prices,and not enough capacity to justify. one advantage it did have was that a private pilot could have 2 engines without having to obtain a regular multiengine rating,due to the 337,s centreline thrust. no worries about assymetric thrust in case of one powerplant failing,especially on takeoff.
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Yes, that is the one thing why I love the Skymaster. Push me pull you's have the one extra chance at powered flying in an engine failure like conventional twins, but like you said have centerline thrust.
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i,m part-owner in a Smith-Piper AeroStar...what a rocket ship she is too.....Slinky Sky Seductress/Flying Femme Fatale......
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[link] just looked at some pics of that plane...really sleek design!
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my cohorts/partners thought so too. at first,they were looking at other types for our group purchase,such as a Baron,Seneca and others,but finally fell under her spell.....
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it can be a "widowmaker" if mishandled....certainly not a tinker-toy Cessna 150/172 or the like...demands an expert at the controls{yes,contempt intended!...evil old cat,i am.}
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Teehee,but you're right! Different craft demand different ways to fly them correctly. A big contrast would be to fly a 747 the way that you would fly an Extra 330, and vice versa. Certainly not a thing you would want to do. 
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and some have potentially treacherous characteristics. some planes like the Sopwith Camel,the F4U Corsair and the Japanese "George" fighter were very crotchety and tricky to handle. if a pilot was good,they,d make him better...if he was some green kid......CRUNCH. our AeroStar is a bit "slippery" too....have to stay ahead of her by a few steps. some of these kids i see on this site would end up dead for sure. no kidding,no options.
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Yeah, sometimes it's hard to iron out bad habits in greenhorns.
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it,s just a matter of some seasoning and teaching them good habits in the first place,no matter how many sadistic beatings it takes! "hate me today,thank me tomorrow"
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technician/mechanic or avionics/instrument specialist would be a best bet for a steady job. pilots are pretty much a dime-a-dozen,lots of ATP,s in my country looking for work. so many on layoff/furlough from airlines due to downsizing,displaced by mergers,or places that just plain went OOB. even if a trained tech doesn,t work on planes immediately after they get their Airframe&Powerplant or Radio/Electronics license,it can still open a few doors for them in many other places.
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hmmm I see. I guess to perfect flying career dream is going down in flames.
Though having to work with planes in any sort of way is still awesome.
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airlines seem to be shrinking a bit,due to the fuel costs and general economic situation of the world. fewer planes and crews,they just demand more utilization out of them. but mechs/techs are and always will be needed...the industry hasn,t as yet designed planes that can fix,maintain and service themselves...
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^^ That would be neat to have self-sealing metal for the outside of an aircraft.
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such is the military way. can,t have the Nasties knowing too much about us.
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^^ but the nasties call us the nasties. 
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works both ways. just have to maintain balance-of-power.
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Yeah, now speaking about power, North Korea is worrying me a little.
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not me. one wrong move,and they,re toast...! long overdue to be disposed of...nothing but an annoyance for over 60 years...
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Heh yeah. They need to smarten up.
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i doubt they ever will....it,ll take another real war to wake those jokers up.
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just another earthquake before things settle down again, I guess.
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as long as they,re the ones who start it....
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heh, they all have props on their butts don't they
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Yus they do, and I love the xp-56. I fly it in Flight Sim X. Haven't found any freeware for the others though..
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kinda make them look twice as chute
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chute... lol that was a typo
make them look twice as realistic and twice as smexy
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Thank Curtiss, Vultee, and Northrop for those!
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Thanks
Gotta love the pushers!
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