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    Stuka Airplane Kit Is a Flying Carpet, Literally
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    Image of ranwanimator ranwanimator
    05/27/09

    In reply to Stuka Airplane Kit Is a Flying Carpet, Literally
    If you can't swoosh it around then there's no point.
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    05/27/09

    @ranwanimator: Maybe you can wear it and go to Comicon dressed as a Stuka?
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    05/27/09

    In reply to Stuka Airplane Kit Is a Flying Carpet, Literally
    Literally? Tell me more.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    05/27/09

    In reply to Stuka Airplane Kit Is a Flying Carpet, Literally
    hmmm, seems like it may give new meaning to carpet bombing.
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    05/27/09

    @does the aero shake_Nick: Ummm… Not to sound dense, but what is the OLD meaning of carpet bombing?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    05/27/09

    @Software_Goddess: It means to hit a strategic area with a large number of unguided bombs.
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    05/27/09

    In reply to Stuka Airplane Kit Is a Flying Carpet, Literally
    It's floppy! How is it suppose to get in the air like that?
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    05/27/09

    @Software_Goddess: Just pet it a bit. It should firm up quickly.
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    05/27/09

    @Software_Goddess: You have to buy the little blue pill separately.
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    Image of aerospaceman aerospaceman
    05/27/09

    In reply to Stuka Airplane Kit Is a Flying Carpet, Literally
    eww. what the fuck is the point of this?
    nasty! disgraceful!
    And the Stuka, of all planes, had to get this treatment. One of the most bad-ass airplanes of all times, if you were under one you'd cower in fear and dig yourself into a hole in your own shit when you hear the Jericho trumpets.
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    Image of Lukasz Fabis Lukasz Fabis
    05/27/09

    @aerospaceman:

    So, how is the Stuka badass, again?


    I mean, really, compared to *any* relatively modern plane built for the same purposes, I'd say it's pretty damn lame.

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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    05/27/09

    @Lukasz Fabis: erm. sorry.. but any modern plane built can ace a WW2 plane. there's no comparison. your comparing apples and oranges.


    as a Dive Bomber and later as a Tank Buster, the Ju-87 was an effective airframe, it was stable, well behaved and a useful gun platform. against purebred fighters, it was underpowered and lacked defensive armour, but as a ground attack aircraft, it excelled at the time.

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    Image of aec007 aec007
    05/27/09

    @Lukasz Fabis: You're sooooo far off in your airplane knowledge.
    The flaps, the wing & tail design.... the screaming noise as it dive bomb right over you nearly vertical.
    This is one of those epic planes of WWII.
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    05/27/09

    @aerospaceman: I think it's meant to look like a Stuka after the airfield had been carpet bombed by B-17's and strafed by Mustangs.
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    Image of Lukasz Fabis Lukasz Fabis
    05/27/09

    @KhaiJB:

    But see, that was at the time. I was never one for admiring antiques.
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    05/27/09

    @Lukasz Fabis: Yeah, Stukas are SO last year, we're all about Thunderbolt II's now.


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    Image of Lukasz Fabis Lukasz Fabis
    05/27/09

    @aec007:

    Great if you're into dieselpunk. Old and clunky nowadays.


    @Skunky:

    I thought the F-35 Lightning II was all the rage these days...

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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    05/27/09

    @Lukasz Fabis: It's not really a ground pounder like the Stuka and Warthog were.
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