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Zeppelin Kapitan Fritz
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« on: April 28, 2012, 11:30:28 pm » |
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So I've been taking a break from Fritz for a while to focus on my dieselpunk/ pulp adventurer archaeologist persona for a while (he is now officially a second persona). I want there to be a plane that he and the other characters I came up with for this universe can fly around to exotic locations in. The aircraft should be civilian, although it may be lightly armed with some kind of ad-hoc weaponry (mostly necessary because I love aerial dogfight scenes and sky pirates and other threats do exist in this world, although I am finding it very difficult to justify as no matter what kind of trouble the characters get into it seems unnecessary and unrealistic for any civilian aircraft). The aircraft should preferably be a large transport plane with room for lots of equipment. Unusual and implausible looks are mandatory. I want to use a real-life plane but there are so many cool aircraft from the 1920s-1940s that I cannot decide what to use. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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« Last Edit: April 29, 2012, 03:48:37 am by Zeppelin Kapitan Fritz »
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Wormster
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« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2012, 12:19:16 am » |
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De Havilland DH.89 Rapide
Junkers Ju 52
Kalinin K-7
Lockheed 10A Electra
spring to mind.
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We are the BEC,
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Whatever is worth doing,
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Zeppelin Kapitan Fritz
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« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2012, 03:47:51 am » |
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Yes, I'm definitely going with one of those. However, I still need to come up with a name for it.
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Captain Braid
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« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2012, 10:04:44 pm » |
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It definitely has a 'Pelican' look to it.
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Experienced enough to know my limitations,
Old enough to know better,
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« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2012, 05:27:09 am » |
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whose beak can hold more than it's belly can?...  Most of the planes IIRC in that era were named after people, like relatives, or for some good ideas, look up 'nose art' during WWII, for some ideas there. |
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« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2012, 09:34:10 pm » |
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The Redheaded Wayfarer.
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Das Fluegen Shippen.
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May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.
Hope you got your things together
Hope you're quite prepared to die
Looks like we're in for nasty weather
One eye is taken for an eye
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« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2012, 10:44:01 pm » |
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The Skye Boat
Spindrift
Windskipper
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« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2012, 05:30:00 pm » |
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I'm leaning towards the Sikorsky S-38, a very strange looking 1930s airplane sometimes called "The Explorer's Air Yacht".   wow - flashback moment ----> Tales of the Gold Monkey |
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« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2012, 02:02:03 pm » |
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I'm leaning towards the Sikorsky S-38, a very strange looking 1930s airplane sometimes called "The Explorer's Air Yacht". wow - flashback moment ----> Tales of the Gold MonkeyOne of my favorite shows when I was a kid. Such a shame it didn't last. |
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'How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spread his claws,
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Andrew Styles
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(Aspiring) Airship Captain for Her Majesty's Army
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« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2012, 03:34:34 pm » |
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The Wind Haven
Æther anything
Sky Krakens Bane
Anythin like that
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Zeppelin Kapitan Fritz
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« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2012, 09:11:44 pm » |
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My character has supposedly spent a significant amount of time in the Middle East (especially the Levant), perhaps an airplane name evoking that might work.
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Zeppelin Kapitan Fritz
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« Reply #12 on: July 02, 2012, 10:46:01 pm » |
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I now have a name for the plane. I have decided to call the it the "Wild Goose Chase".
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« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2012, 10:50:59 pm » |
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Good name  |
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