Crimson Skies Forum

Well, I still haven't gotten to post the pix yet. Chapter 8 of that book is solely about the parasite fighter project. There were 8. There were 4 on the Akron when she went down in a storm in 31 The Macon was stationed in California (Akron in Jersey) They were intended for long range scouting and ea...

Why are there covers for them if they never printed in English?

I've also never forgiven FASA for going out of business before they could give me miniatures for my Zion and Cloud Raider fighters. :cry: As soon as I finish my last two designs I am uploading it to be 3D printed. I have several designs that I want to upload at once but I am currently swamped with ...

Alright, I misremembered! It wasn't the LA, but the Macon. The planes were not the Boeing, but Sparrow-Hawks. Curtis F9-C's. They even did a once off with a wheel-less plane with under slung fuel-tank for extended range. The source is Robertson, Bruce ed. United States Navy and Marine Corps Fighters...

Coolbeans dudes!

Just imagine landing a DC3 on 7 or seven tied together in a storm!

No arrester hook either!

I didn't even know there was one.
But,
It's been 25 or more years since I was in an arcade.

No wonder!

There was a squad of Boeing F4F's that were outfitted for use with the Los Angeles (How the &^$# do you spell LA?)

Anyway, they flew dozens of missions from her. Launched, recovered with hooks, the whole (CS) nine yards

BUT!
That idea is being used today!
We call them Deep Sea oil Drilling Platforms!