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What is the airplane shown in the SCI (1989) movie "Slipstream". It's an unusual ducted fan, twin boom rudder, perhaps a sport aircraft?

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Also - has a big plexiglass surround (like a Bell helicopter ) around the cockpit, 2 seater.

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  • 5 years ago
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    It is an EA-7 Optica. It was made by a British Company called Edgley.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    While you don't give us a picture and I have not seen the film, what you are talking about sounds like an Edgley Optica,

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgley_Optica

  • 5 years ago

    A Hollywood model.

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