Birds of Prey GB ?
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Birds of Prey GB ?
After the success of last year Insect GB, aka The Bug House, I was wondering if anyone would be interested in following it up with a Bird-Name GB?
Here are a few that spring to mind:
Grumman Albatross
Grumman Duck
Lockheed Blackbird
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
Focke-Wulf Condor
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Curtiss Hawk
The later half of the year looks fairly quiet compared to the build fest of the first few months.
Anyone up for it?
Here are a few that spring to mind:
Grumman Albatross
Grumman Duck
Lockheed Blackbird
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
Focke-Wulf Condor
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Curtiss Hawk
The later half of the year looks fairly quiet compared to the build fest of the first few months.
Anyone up for it?
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Re: Watch The Birdie GB ?
I seem to remember this getting proposed before or was that Wild Weather? Since 90% of aircraft are named after birds I think this is a bit too all encompassing for a GB. How about just sticking to Hawks or birds with webbed feet ?
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Re: Watch The Birdie GB ?
or birds of prey?
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Re: Watch The Birdie GB ?
Saxon wrote:or birds of prey?
Definitely makes sense to narrow the flock down a bit, and a 'Birds of Prey' GB throws up some good species. Lets see if anyone is interested this time?
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Re: Birds of Prey GB ?
There are other birds of prey also:
Ki-43 Hayabusa
Ki-61 Hien
Ki-43 Hayabusa
Ki-61 Hien
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Re: Birds of Prey GB ?
IIRC, while the generic Curtiss Hawk series is named for a bird, none of the specific P-40 names -- Tomahawk, Kittyhawk, Warhawk -- are actual birds ....Chris wrote:Would warhawks be appropreate, as in later model P-40s?
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Re: Birds of Prey GB ?
A think a list of actual bird of prey names might be of help -
Eagle
Buzzard
Kite
Falcon
Peregrine
Kestrel
Harrier
Hawk
Sparrowhawk
Merlin
Condor
Vulture
Osprey
Owls (of all sorts)
Raptor
Some of the birds listed above are more scavangers than hunters but they are all carniverous
Eagle
Buzzard
Kite
Falcon
Peregrine
Kestrel
Harrier
Hawk
Sparrowhawk
Merlin
Condor
Vulture
Osprey
Owls (of all sorts)
Raptor
Some of the birds listed above are more scavangers than hunters but they are all carniverous
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Re: Birds of Prey GB ?
Looks good for an "Engines named for Birds of Prey" GB ....
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Re: Birds of Prey GB ?
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Re: Birds of Prey GB ?
I have a Matchbox Sea Harrier, so I'd be on for an autumn/fall build.
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Re: Birds of Prey GB ?
The only name I see missing from the list above is the "Goshawk".
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