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Re: Crimson Skies
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lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military
Date: 
Fri, 6 Feb 2004 16:56:46 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Andrew Engstrom wrote:
   For example, the Coyote, Brigand, and Dust Devil are all conventionally
   configured.

Not really. I don’t think you understand what I was trying to point out.

Your plane follows the very typical composition with two large wings forward, with a standard tail design. It looks like any given forward-prop-driven plane dating from WW1 to the present.

The Coyote is a fighter-sized pusher prop flying wing, with wingtip verticals. There’s nothing conventional about that.




The Brigand has the usual large forward wings, but has no conventional tail design.




I can’t find any pics of the Dust Devil online, but I hope you understand the point I was trying to make.

-Grand Admiral
.space Curator





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  Re: Crimson Skies
 
(...) While I like Andrews plane, and can see where you classify it as 'conventional', my question is - how unconventional is too unconventional? I know this borders on threadjacking or bumping, but I've been wondering if my (URL) latest bird> was (...) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)

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(...) Wow, the GA himself! Still posting from the barrel in your cell? Thanks for the reply. But I think I'd disagree on that point--many of the planes in the game are just regular planes (I bought the game to see what all the hype was about). For (...) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)

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