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http://inspire.eaa.org/2017/11/30/because-they-could/

Looks awesome, when it gets the jet it will be super awesome.


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No way!


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I'm curious how much alcohol was consumed when they chose to do that.


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I wonder how they plumbed the brakes. Each plane to one pedal?


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That is pretty cool !

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I wonder how they plumbed the brakes. Each plane to one pedal?

Flown from left seat, or fuselage in photo.

Waiting on some FAA official to report a mid air!

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I think they're on to something! Have I been wasting my life?

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Very cool! Can't wait to see it being displayed.

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It makes the formation takeoffs ever so much easier.

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It makes the formation takeoffs ever so much easier.


Talk about welded wing...


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I wonder how they plumbed the brakes. Each plane to one pedal?

Flown from left seat, or fuselage in photo.

Waiting on some FAA official to report a mid air!


Right....but there are 4 wheels with differential braking.

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Right....but there are 4 wheels with differential braking.

Don't know for sure but if I did it I'd just use both outer wheels for brakes or just have all on or off. Anything else would fight each other for differential braking.

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Reminds me of Grady Thrasher’s twin engine Ercoupe:

https://www.google.com/search?q=twin+en ... 9BOqlswqsM:

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Generally, they are bad airplanes that look cool.

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Great thread
I must add this,
http://www.twinnavion.com/oddballs.htm

Not just Navions here!
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I assume this is the result of having two planes and the hangar isn't big enough


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