nosefirsteverytime
27th Dec 2001, 02:41
Well, I was watching it today (on RTE) with my Dad, and when the part came when Indie was escaping and fighting around a huge German flying wing, here's my conversation with Dad:
Dad:"jeez that's a big plane!"
Me:"hm"
Dad:"What kind of plane is that, anyway?"
Me:"A fake one"
Dad:"oh"
Me:"Far as I know, Germans never had a flying wing."
But now it's bugging me. Did the Germans ever have a plane remotely like that? Circa 1936, Twin pusher props, tricycle undercarriage, Rear gunner position acessible from cockpit, Cannon in wings, wingspan what, 60ft?. Probably total bollocks, but I wonder what plane'd come close if they HAD to use a real one.
Oh, and that Biplane with floats at the start, a Curtiss right?
I'm off now to put an ad for this place on the News & rumours section.....
Dad:"jeez that's a big plane!"
Me:"hm"
Dad:"What kind of plane is that, anyway?"
Me:"A fake one"
Dad:"oh"
Me:"Far as I know, Germans never had a flying wing."
But now it's bugging me. Did the Germans ever have a plane remotely like that? Circa 1936, Twin pusher props, tricycle undercarriage, Rear gunner position acessible from cockpit, Cannon in wings, wingspan what, 60ft?. Probably total bollocks, but I wonder what plane'd come close if they HAD to use a real one.
Oh, and that Biplane with floats at the start, a Curtiss right?
I'm off now to put an ad for this place on the News & rumours section.....