Indiana Jones...If you see one movie this summer, DON'T SEE THAT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FlyboyGil]

I know this is trivial but man what a waste of F$#^ing time!! A dumb outrageous ridiculous plot, even for Indiana Jones! The end was so ridiculous, it would've been better if the movie weren't Indiana Jones at all!! The only real good parts in it were the lovely old DC-3 and that Russian Biplane! (forget the name). If you want to see it, the best bet is to watch an illegally filmed copy online. You don't need to pay for that crap!!! I should've gone to Sex and the City. Supposedly that has nudity in it! The kids might like it, but that's it.   

K, now I'm done ranting. Back to Chickens flying airplanes

[Oddball]

Gil its meant to be over the top its indie jone's  lol have not seen it yet but should be soon.

[Baradium]

It was definately different.  I heard that spielberg wanted something much MORE outlandish for this one, that's why it took so long to get made... Harrison Ford and Lucas wouldn't agree to it and he finally did a lot of changes and they eventually agreed to it.


That's an Antonov AN-2 Colt in the movie btw.   World's largest biplane, also cheaply and readily availible.  There's a guy in Anchorage whose buisiness is selling the things.   Seems they start around $20,000 for a flyable airplane.   Cheaper to buy than a super cub, hold 10 times as much with similiar short field performance.  Only problem is that the 1,000HP radial is a mite thirsty... last I knew, it was still in production in Poland, and the Chinese build their own version that is a primary transport for them.

I was surprised to see one painted up in PAA colors, and was a bit curious if Pan Am actually flew the things (I'm quite skeptical myself).

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Russia---Army/Antonov-An-2/0552299/M/

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Classic-Wings/Antonov-An-2TD/0435231/M/

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Antonov-An-2/0527837/M/


I think I'd want to redo the panel if I could afford the aircraft.

[Fabo]

Why redo? I can teach you to operate

PanAm never flew those, one of worse things about movie - inaccuracy

and about thirstiness.. it was certainly 250lph+ of AvGas, though I can not find reference now. Real data of real An-2.

And a bonus for you: http://www.agplane.nl/manuals/antonovan2/index.html

[airtac]

SHEESH GUYS----All these Indy movies are inaccurate, it's called artistic license   if I want facts, I watch a documentary

[Oddball]

and even they can be wrong airtac 

[Oddball]

if you want inaccuracies on a factual based film how about the japs using a Beech 17 as a laison plane in Letters From Iwo Jima? so i think we can let Indie off by using a An-2 in PAA colours

[Baradium]

if you want inaccuracies on a factual based film how about the japs using a Beech 17 as a laison plane in Letters From Iwo Jima? so i think we can let Indie off by using a An-2 in PAA colours

I want that AN-2 so I can fly it around and confuse people.


"Did you see that Pan Am biplane at the airport today?"

"No, what kind was it?"

"I don't know, I've never seen one before."

"How big was it?"

"Really big!  Looked like it could hold 10 people!"

"Only one I know of that size is that Antonov."

"It can't be an Antonov!  It was in Pan Am colors!"

[Fabo]

Too bad it is in exhibition class only in US

[tundra_flier]

I'm going to disagree totally.  I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.  It was hilarious, as I'm sure it was ment to be.  It certainly had a bit different tone that the previous indi movies, but was still fun.  And Harrison Ford still has that same S**t eating, cat-that-ate-the-canary grin.   

As for accuracy, if I believed what Holleywood showed of aircraft in movies, I'd have to believe the top Japanese fighter in WWII was our own AT-6 Texan!   
Heck, Clint Eastwood got strafed by a German one in Kelly's Heroes. 

Phil

[Oddball]

sorry tundra he got straffed by his own air force not by the germans. (i should now hence my name<<<<<) "is that why we pay our taxes to get straffed by our own air force?"

[tundra_flier]

Oops!  You're correct Oddball.  But I'll have to watch it again...just to be sure.   

Phil

[Oddball]

Now go hang your head in shame in the corner of the hanger tundra!! 

[tundra_flier]

Long as it's the corner with my tool boxes, I'll be happy too.   
Have to go move my compass tonight anyhow.  Tried putting my new vertical card one in the panel, but there's apparently too much steel too close.  100 degrees looks kind of odd on the compass correction card.   

Phil

[airtac]

Long as it's the corner with my tool boxes, I'll be happy too.   
Have to go move my compass tonight anyhow.  Tried putting my new vertical card one in the panel, but there's apparently too much steel too close.  100 degrees looks kind of odd on the compass correction card.   

Phil

100 degrees   You're almost where eveyything is South anyway............