Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 29 Oct 1997.
Well alright then: my plane
alt.ascii-art
· 3 messages · 29 Oct 1997 - 4 Nov 1997
In a previous article, eki...@xs4all.be.gone.you.spammer! (Eric) said: ><lurk off> > >Since people keep asking for planes and since i can only do 'things' (ie. >inanimate objects) in ascii, here's my latest plane: > > __ > ,' `.________ | > | | |___|_\________________ ____ | > | | ____ | \ | > |=|=== /# /|\ | || > / | # / / | \ | |H> > <_ | / _.,:::::::, | || > `/.____________________\ | |___|____/ | > O \| | | > _) \__ | > <._____) > `-'ek > > >Genuinely plane crazy people will probably recognize it immediately - >others may guess ;-) A GB-1 racer, same as Jimmy Doolittle flew. > >And while I'm at it - here's another one: > /`. > / ` > / / > / / > / / > ___ / / > .' .' / / > .' .' / / / > =====' / / / > ,' ,' \ / / > .'___,' ek \ / / > |_____`^^^^^---....---------====='''--.._ > ' ```''''----....____. /\________,'. > / /---____,,..~'` > / / / > / / / > / / / > / / > / / > / / > / / > // / > // / > // / > // / > // _/ > /_,-' > Any of a large number of virtually identical sailplanes. >And... another one: > > ----====O====---- > | > | > | > .---. > __/ _ \__ > _______/ /`-/_\-'\ \_______ >X---------======______( ( (O) ) )______======---------X > \_\ /_/ek > ``.___.'' I'm stumped. A-6 maybe? > All these are going to eventually show up in my collection, so I'd appreciate the real names soon. http://www.servtech.com/public/ptomblin/planes.txt -- Paul Tomblin, Freenet News Administrator. "Carpe Daemon - Seize the Background Process"
eki...@xs4all.be.gone.you.spammer! (Eric) wrote: ><lurk off> >Since people keep asking for planes and since i can only do 'things' (ie. >inanimate objects) in ascii, here's my latest plane: > __ > ,' `.________ | > | | |___|_\________________ ____ | > | | ____ | \ | > |=|=== /# /|\ | || > / | # / / | \ | |H> > <_ | / _.,:::::::, | || > `/.____________________\ | |___|____/ | > O \| | | > _) \__ | > <._____) > `-'ek >Genuinely plane crazy people will probably recognize it immediately - >others may guess ;-) Well it looks like a Messerschmidt which fell to earth tail first. But OK I'm not an expert. ;) Anyway Eric, I like 'm all!! mic -- ____|____ planes ______|______ dob d (o) b _ ___qop___ ozzie planes __q__(o)__p__ | |
Don't be stumped... This looks a lot like an F-104 Starfighter. I think it passes for a rather good depiction of one, too. > >> > >> ----====O====---- > >> | > >> | > >> | > >> .---. > >> __/ _ \__ > >> _______/ /`-/_\-'\ \_______ > >>X---------======______( ( (O) ) )______======---------X > >> \_\ /_/ek > >> ``.___.'' > > > >I'm stumped. A-6 maybe? > > You tell me. This is just a figment of my imagination, as I haven't found a > T-tailed fighter IRL yet... > > >All these are going to eventually show up in my collection, > > Hey, I'm flattered! :-) > > >so I'd appreciate the real names soon. > > OK: > > - GeeBee Racer > - Sailplane > - T-tailed jet fighter > > >http://www.servtech.com/public/ptomblin/planes.txt > > Have you got this one yet? ('contest sailplane dumping its water ballast', > from the .sig of my pal Adrian Melia, who made it himself): > ___ ______ > ___ \ \\__ _ > / _ |_\_/ /___(_)__ ____ > / __ / _ / __/ / _ `/ _ \ > /_/ |_\_,_/_/ /_/\_,_/_//_/ > \ \ ___ ______ > \ \ \ \\= = = = === = = == = > \ ***** ** ** ** ** \00\00 00 00 00 000 = = = = == > \ \ / |====== = = == == = = = = > \ \ /114|\\ > ,.adBBB\__\=-......,,,/ |_\\ ___ __ > <^``````` ___,,,,....-----@''' > `^~"=="^^`\ \ > \ \ = = = = = = = > \ *** ** ** ** ** ** 00 00 00 000 0000 = == = = = = > \ \ = = = = = === === = = > \ \ > \ \\ > \ \\ > \_\\ _______ > > Eric > > -- > ____ _ .-------------------. ___ > / __/___(_)___ ( Have we landed yet? ) / /] > / _// __/ / __/ `-------------- --' / / ] > /___/_/ /_/\__/ \ | _____,.-" /__] > __ ___ __ ) \| ,-" _> > / //_(_)__ / / ___ ___ __ _ ( ` _/ G-BUMR ,.-"` > / ,< / / -_) _ \/ _ \/ _ \/ ' \ ) / | _,.-"` > /_/|_/_/\__/_.__/\___/\___/_/_/_/ ( /. / | > ) , /` ./ > ( \_/ // _ > Mail to: ekieboom <at> xs4all.nl ) / //==(_) > _,~'# (/. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#~~#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Visit the Foom Delta page at http://www.xs4all.nl/~ekieboom/foom.html >
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