For fun, Name this plane.

[WingingIt74]

Rules:
• Winner chooses the next plane after acknowledged by original poster.
• NO REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH (Takes the fun out of it, plus you can learn or find your next Name That Plane)

I'll start
:)

[rcdude07]

The Russian Tupolev Tu-4. A direct copy of the B-29.

[ATIS]

I knew it was soviet...a copy of the B-29... thats most of thier planes...copies...

[WingingIt74]

well that didn't last long. I was watching the military channel and they showed it. I never new it existed.

Here's another version of the Bull
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/8/9/1/1553198.jpg

[WJCJR1]

TU-4 Bull

[WJCJR1]

Oh Phooey you guys are too quick!!!
Wayne

[ATIS]

looks like RCDude gets to pick the next photo

[rcdude07]

Sorry guys. I just happened to see the post literally a few minutes after it was up.

I hope mine's not going to be too hard.

[ATIS]

Xb-70a

[rcdude07]

Xb-70a



That's a big 10-4 ATIS. Congratulations. You get to pick the next aircraft.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XB-70_Valkyrie


http://www.unrealaircraft.com/classics/pages/xb70_ED97-44244-3.php

[ATIS]

Sweet...

Next plane is:

http://www.strange-mecha.com/aircraft/Delta/hp115.JPG

[rcdude07]

Sweet...

Next plane is:

http://www.strange-mecha.com/aircraft/Delta/hp115.JPG




Ok. I know what it is now, but only by using my resources. So I won't post the answer.

[ATIS]

post away....

[WJCJR1]

WOWWY No findo. Very nice trivia. What is it's purpose, a sea landing plane as well?

Wayne

[ATIS]

No idea... I just like the looks. I will post info after RCDude names it. He PM'd me with the answer already but felt he "might have cheated" in getting the answer...I am good with how he figured it out. This hobby is about creativity and resourcefulness and he displayed both so I have to give it to him.

[rcdude07]

ANSWER: Handley Page HP115 Delta Wing Experimental Aircraft


How'd I do it?

- Right Click Picture
- Left click Properties
- Grabbed the URL
- Navigated to the URL

Being computer savvy (degree in Computer Science) this why I felt I cheated.


Now the whole world knows. So for future posts, I recommend not posting a picture directly from a website.

[Radioflyer]

I learn something new everyday! I just wish I'd stop forgetting 3 or 4 things a day though.

Blessings,

Jay

[rcdude07]

Here's the next pic. I'll try to check the forum during the weekend (no promises).

[ATIS]

Ohka Rocket plane

[WJCJR1]

Ohka Rocket Plane trainer model

[Radioflyer]

I'm kind of biting my tongue here because I just got an email this week with a great link on some very rare aircraft that even my father had never seen. I like the game but this link has many aircraft to go through. I'd like to post the link if anyone is interested but I don't want to ruin the game.

God Bless,

Jay

[ATIS]

Jay,

Save the link...you can use it to keep us guessing (and eductate us on those planes)!!

[Radioflyer]

Will do. I love learning about new aircraft especially the very rare.

God Bless Y'all,

Jay

[rcdude07]

He was first to post. Details of the plane are here: http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=483




@RadioFlyer: Save the link and post a pic to get us guessing. Having a hangar to choose from will be helpful.

[WJCJR1]

However I would like to make a very simple observation, the trainer models were the only ones fitted with the ski. The trainer model was used in training the pilots of this suicide machine. No landing device/gear was afforded the real deal mission rockets as they were intended as a single flight sacrificial attack machine.

Wayne

[herk1]

Hmmm....I can think of a few "bugsmasher" (small civil aviation) planes that either myself or some of my buddies flew (or owned) that might be pretty tough to guess for folks who are mostly "warplane" fanatics. Still have my flight manual for one of them...I'll prep a pic from it on the scanner just in case I manage to get a turn here...

[WingingIt74]

However I would like to make a very simple observation, the trainer models were the only ones fitted with the ski. The trainer model was used in training the pilots of this suicide machine. No landing device/gear was afforded the real deal mission rockets as they were intended as a single flight sacrificial attack machine.

Wayne
it was also a towed glider, as it was not powered.

[ATIS]

next...

[WingingIt74]

Dang I know this one, can't think of the name...

[WingingIt74]

I did some searching, I don't know if that is cheating or not.

PZL-104 Wilga
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/Museums/EgyptianNationalMilitaryMuseum/Wilga3oClock.jpg

This is at the Egyptian National Military Museum.

First time I seen it was in Plane&Pilot magazine many years ago.

[ATIS]

darn it... you got it.... it was a trainer. Your turn!!

[WingingIt74]

Name this Plane...

[herk1]

Cessna CR-3

[ATIS]

crap...I thought she was a fairchild and was trying to figure out the model number...way off.

[WingingIt74]

herk, you got it.

[herk1]

OK, name this one. This is the plane that I got my ATP checkride in. I was preparing to get out of the Air Force and apply to airlines, and the airlines wouldn't even talk to you if you didn't have an ATP. So I got some lessons in this plane to learn it, then scheduled a checkride with an FAA examiner. I remember that it cost $110/hr. for the plane, wet, with instructor (that was a long time ago!). This is a scan I made from the flight manual.

[WingingIt74]

Piper Seminole

[herk1]

No, it's not a Piper Seminole.

[WingingIt74]

Beechcraft Dutchess

[herk1]

Duchess it is! (without the 't' though).

[WingingIt74]

I thought of that one first, but thought it was too easy.

[ATIS]

ok, whats next travis??

[WingingIt74]

Next...

[ATIS]

Mary Poppins flying machine??

[WingingIt74]

I thought that looked like this ;)
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t284/katerspie/Mary-Poppins-mv03.jpg

[ATIS]

opps my mistake

[Radioflyer]

Cessna CH-1 or H-41? It looks like this sucker had a lot of names!

God Bless!

Jay

[WingingIt74]

Boy these are going quick. Jay you are right. First helicopter to land on Pikes Peak.

[Radioflyer]

This is a great thread! I love everything that flies and learning as much as possible even the obsquer. Here's some more info I found on the Cessna Heli~

http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/cessna_seneca.php

Choosing the next soon!

God Bless!

Jay

[Radioflyer]

And here is my entry~

Blessings!

Jay

[WingingIt74]

Beechcraft XA-38 Grizzly, it was going to be my next plane :roflmao:

[ATIS]

come on..give me a fighting chance!! LOL

[Radioflyer]

Ha! You got it but now you have to pick another;-)

God Bless Ya Travis!

Jay

[WingingIt74]

This one is probably too easy.

[ATIS]

optica...british design

[WingingIt74]

your turn ;)

[ATIS]

Here ya go

[WingingIt74]

Beriev Be 103

[ATIS]

your turn

[WingingIt74]

Next plane:

[Radioflyer]

Abrams Explorer ;-) I think Travis and I have received the same email:yikes:

Here's a neat short video on the Abrams~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsaAeLaNr60

More info~

http://www.e-aerospacemed.com/aerospace-landing-gear/forgotten-aircraft-the-abrams-explorer

God Bless Y'all!

Jay

[WingingIt74]

No I found it when I was looking for the optica

[Radioflyer]

The Optica is one neat plane!

http://www.aviastar.org/air/england/edgley_optica.php

An interesting page on the Beriev 103~

http://www.beriev.com/eng/Be-103_e/Be-103_e.html

Blessings!

Jay

[Radioflyer]

Next~

[ATIS]

Boeing model 299 Bomber prototype

[Radioflyer]

That's not it;-)

[WingingIt74]

Looks like a fat Dc-3 with extra engines and tires with a glass nose.

[Radioflyer]

Looks like a fat Dc-3 with extra engines and tires with a glass nose.
HA! It does!

Here's another pic of the same plane~

Blessings,

Jay

[WingingIt74]

Shouldn't of sent that pic. That gave it away.

Boeing XB-15

[WingingIt74]

Try this one.

[Radioflyer]

Got it::very happy::

[herk1]

Caproni triple triplane

[Radioflyer]

That's a Caproni CA.60 Experimental flying boat built in 1921. That one was rough to search for. Nice!

More info ~

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CaproniCa.60.jpg

Edit:

Dang Herk! You beat me!

[WingingIt74]

I'll give it to you. It's a Caproni CA-60
http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farmer/120/houseboat.html

[herk1]

LOL, I actually took too long on that one because I was on the laptop upstairs and don't have that computer set up with the logon and cookies...I had to go grab my HorizonRCFlyers logon/PW...

Here's another sorta easy one from my experiences...

I got a ride in one of these planes (not that same one; that's a photo I found on the web) from a co-student in UPT (Air Force pilot tng.). He actually owned the plane (probably was making payments)...but as I found out later, he still only had a student license, and that meant he wasn't supposed to fly passengers (he didn't tell me that). That was my introduction to what a ditz the fella was (he ended up washing out of UPT).

I'm looking for the specific name of this model.

[edit: cropped text from photo to remove hint]

[WJCJR1]

That's a Super Cub dude.
Wayne

[WingingIt74]

No it's not Wayne. That's a Piper Tripacer. An old gentleman I use to know had one. He called it "Molly Milkbucket" as it looked like a 3 legged milking stool.

[herk1]

There might be some dispute over the technicality of this, but I'm going to say it's not exactly a Tri-Pacer. Take a closer look at the wing.

[WJCJR1]

I Was thinking Piper Super Cub PA-18 With nose training wheel.

Wayne
Nice trivia..

[WJCJR1]

Piper PA-22-108 Colt?
No flaps or rear windows...

[WingingIt74]

I'd say your right this time :clapping:

Here is another Piper Colt.
http://www.campbellfieldairport.com/resources/IMG_0889.JPG

[herk1]

Yep, my friend told me his plane was a Piper Colt, and that's what I remember it looking like (except his looked old, drab, and well-weathered). And it didn't need the flaps...when we came back to land, it was at a short dirt crop-duster strip, and there was a pretty good crosswind. Instead of crabbing on final, he came in diagonal to the runway and said "watch me parallel park this thing." I wanted to close my eyes! But he put it down gently, and didn't use but a small piece of the runway for landing roll.

I picked that photo both because it shows the lack of flaps, and because of the Super-Cub type of paint job for a little trickery. :)

Next!

[WingingIt74]

check this out.

1st Prize: His and Her's Piper Colts
2nd Prize: His and Her's Chevrolet Corvairs

http://www.adclassix.com/images/63morrellcessna.jpg

[WJCJR1]

Especially for Travis with is love of the V-Tail here you go well although a bit more powered than the Beech.

Wayne
PS No cheating with Properties VooDoo...

[Radioflyer]

Micro Jet 200B!

More info on the Micro Jet~

http://www.machdiamonds.com/microjet.html

Blessings,

Jay

[herk1]

Hey that's a cute one...looks kind of like a BD-5 type of kit-plane jet, but with a V-tail. Took me a while to figure out where the jet exhaust was located though! (thanks for that link)

[ATIS]

that would make a sweet pusher jet!!

[Radioflyer]

How about this one?

[herk1]

A-320!...no wait, that was something else...

[Radioflyer]

Ha! Good one... but that's not the Hudson River::tonguee:

[WingingIt74]

I found it, can't stick a name on it yet... still searching, found many pics and know the manufacturer

[WingingIt74]

Bristol XLRQ-1 Navy Float-Wing Glider
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yrcVtC4Mwo
http://www.corbisimages.com:80/Images/spacer.gif
http://www.equatoraircraft.com/weblog/wp-content/barnaby2-510x326.jpg

[Radioflyer]

Well Done!:cool:

[WJCJR1]

Micro Jet 200B!

More info on the Micro Jet~

http://www.machdiamonds.com/microjet.html

Blessings,

Jay

Good job Jay. As ATIS said this would make an awesome model.

Wayne

[Radioflyer]

Thanks Wayne. I probably should have waited until you said OK but I had the same picture in the link. That would make a good scrath build plane.

Blessings,

Jay

[WingingIt74]

Try this one.

[Radioflyer]

Custer Channelwing.

more info on it~

http://www.custerchannelwing.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Sn5JL9t_C4

This is an amzing plane with crazy principles of lift. Well worth reading up on!

Blessings,

Jay

[WingingIt74]

Good job Jay, your up.

[Radioflyer]

Here we go~

[WJCJR1]

Spitfire Mk.24

Wayne

[herk1]

Fisher XP-75

[Radioflyer]

Herk got it! Nice job!

Here's some more info on it~

http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=420

Your up!

[WJCJR1]

I had, General Motor's Fisher XP-75, on my clipboard ready to be posted... Made a ooops with the Spitfire.

Neat planes.

Wayne

[herk1]

That one looks kind a like an Airacobra put on the stretcher, eh? (and with the radiator scoop flipped)

OK I'll do a military one this time.

[WingingIt74]

found this
http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=6565

Looks like fun :)

[Radioflyer]

It looks like a Jaguar with a weird canopy. Single wheels and more narrow airbrakes... I'm stumped!

Cool counter rotating power system... cheap, too.

[herk1]

That counter-rotating prop/motor product looks like >this< (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=776634) one. And there's a video of a guy running one up in a GWS T-6 >here< (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10276181&postcount=673).

[Radioflyer]

Herk killed the game::yell::

This one has driven me nuts looking for it:wide eyed:

[WingingIt74]

ya with those big white squares ::irked:: :laughing:

[herk1]

ATIS, WJCJR1, or anybody else playing...have you had a look yet? If so, I'll drop a hint. Like post a picture of another plane by that same full-scale plane manufacturer that was announced as an upcoming RC-plane release by a major RC-plane maker about a year ago (but I haven't heard anymore about that RC release since). I really thought somebody was gonna recognize this plane right away.

[ATIS]

Gr-1a

[Radioflyer]

Is it made by Sepecat?

[herk1]

No it's not a GR-1a, and it's not made by Sepecat. Attached is a photo of another plane made by the same foreign planemaker, in partnership with a U.S. manufacturer.

[ATIS]

F-1 (mitshubishi) (the hint made all the difference in the world)

[Radioflyer]

Nice!

[herk1]

F-1 it is! Japan started making those when I was based in the Far East, and I remember some controversy about the plane...how big a deal it was that Japan was being allowed to make fighter planes again, and a pretty darn capable fighter at that (for their "self-defense" forces).

I think it was Kyosho that supposedly had a forthcoming F-2 model about a year ago, but I haven't heard about it since.

[Radioflyer]

I really can't tell you all how many different searches and how long I spent looking for that plane. Geese, I need to get a life, LMAO!

[ATIS]

for us 'prop" guys....

[WingingIt74]

FMA IA 58 Pucará

[ATIS]

darn it... I thought I had one that would last more then a few hours, or in this case an hour!! Your turn!

[WingingIt74]

Name this plane.

[Radioflyer]

Huh... what plane?

[ATIS]

what plane??

[Radioflyer]

Convair F-102 Delta Dagger ::very happy::

More info~

http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=157

[ATIS]

darn it, i just figured it out

[Radioflyer]

My first guess was going to be a Camel 2 OH Beech

[WingingIt74]

alright, your turn ;)

[ATIS]

gotta give Travis props for trying to distract us with the women in front of the plane...LOL

[Radioflyer]

Here ya go!

[herk1]

Curtiss C-76 Caravan

LOL, I think I may have stumbled onto a pattern (http://rareaircraf1.greyfalcon.us/UNITED%20STATES.htm). Some cool planes there! (maybe I should have kept quiet...)

[Radioflyer]

Nice one Herk! What's next?

Blessings,

Jay

[herk1]

OK, here's a little trick I learned from a flight attendant for telling two very similar planes apart: look at the taper of the tailcone/APU exhaust; it's the most distinguishing feature between these two lookalike airliners. What are the planes, and which is which in the photos?

[Radioflyer]

First a Boeing 767, second an Airbus A-330?

[herk1]

Close enough! I was going for 767 and A300, which I used to have trouble telling apart...but nowadays they have stretched out variants of both, like the 767-ER and A330. Next!

[Radioflyer]

WOW... I can't believe I was even close. I looked at a lot of tails and they're hard to tell apart!

OK here we go again!

[WJCJR1]

WOW guys this has been a WILDLY popular post. I am impressed with the knowledge we have all dug up with this pursuit.

Keep it up. Now I swear I have seen this plane.... Where? Grrr. Seen about 800 planes lately:wide eyed:

Wayne

[ATIS]

Squallis 11...

[Radioflyer]

Not a Squallis 11.

Here's a bit more of the plane~

[WingingIt74]

Kiran Trainer first prototype (http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/Current/Trainers/Kiran1/U327.jpg.html) of a HAL HJT-16 Kiran
The first Kiran trainer prototype U327 (c/n JT01) built by HAL. It first flew on 4th September 1964 and featured a sliding canopy (as opposed to the upward opening 'clam shell' canopy of the final variants.

[Radioflyer]

You nailed it Travis. Sorry it took so long to get back... busy.

Your Up!

Blessings,

Jay

[WingingIt74]

Here ya go, have fun.

[WingingIt74]

Did I kill the game?

[ATIS]

dead as a door nail...

How about a hint...

[WingingIt74]

How about 2:

1) Is from a known American aircraft manufacturer
2) Look at the registration number under the wing, X ? ? ? N, that's only 1000 different number combinations :)

[ATIS]

Al Mooneys A-2, M-5 that he used to attempt transcontinetial flight from CA to NY... but only made it to Fort Wayne IN when his fuel pump failed

[WingingIt74]

Finally! Did you go through all 463 numbers?


A-2, M-5 1930 = Similar to A-1 with 125hp Kinner B-5; span: 36'6" length: 21'0" load: 1000#. POP: 1 [X463N], flown by Al Mooney on a non-stop transcontinental attempt from Glendale CA to Long Island NY as a promotional effort, but only made it to Fort Wayne IN when his fuel pump failed.

There are only 5 websites with that plane mentioned ;) and that's the only pic known.

[ATIS]

I had the -4--N part figured out when you first posted... when you gave the "X" up I then narrowed the others down... took about 20 tries!

[ATIS]

here we go....

[WingingIt74]

Where's the real pic ;) now your just making things up :laughing:
http://www.jackiechankids.com/Holly_Drawings/HH_Jackie_Flying_Machine_424.jpg

[herk1]

Looks like a Jenny, except for that shiny cowl.

[WJCJR1]

Curtis Model R L and Roconnaissance

[WingingIt74]

I'll say a Sopwith Tabloid
http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/images/sopwith_tabloid_394_500.jpg

[ATIS]

nope...I will give a hint... close...never saw production.....

[rcdude07]

Sopwith Snapper ?????

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopwith_Snapper

[ATIS]

nope...it was an experimental BOMBER capable of carrying 100lbs of armourment (1 bomb)...heres another pict... a "real" pict so Travis leaves me alone...

[Radioflyer]

My eyes seriously hurt looking for it yesterday, and even more today! Nice stumper! Great job to Travis for hitting Sopwith though:cool:

Blessings,

Jay

[ATIS]

OK, since sooo many planes from that era look similar... last hint...

its British....

[WingingIt74]

R.A.F. B.E.8

This was the last of the B.E. (Bleriot Experimental, and then British Experimental) series built by the Royal Aircraft Factory. Compared to the B.E.2, it had a more powerful rotary engine, but otherwise was quite similar. It could only carry a 100 lb. (45 kg.) bombload, even less with a two-man crew. A few were sent to France, but most were used in a training role.

http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/british/raf-be8/
http://www.aviastar.org/air/england/raf_be-8.php

[WingingIt74]

Next...

[Radioflyer]

I wonder if Tomas Sopwith was involved... had to have been to see so many similarities.

[Radioflyer]

Next...

That there is a Cessna Model 162 Skycatcher::cheerful::

More info~

http://www.cessna.com/single-engine/skycatcher.html

[ATIS]

gee, dont wait for confirmation or anything... LOL

Travis is correct...

[WingingIt74]

Radioflyer: you are correct

Atis: sorry man, I wanted to throw an easy one out there as I wasn't going to be home till late.

[Radioflyer]

How about this one~

[ATIS]

Hangar 9 nitro jet....droops optional

[Radioflyer]

another pic of same plane~
This is an "X" plane

[herk1]

In both photos it's flying with the prop feathered, on jet power alone. So what does it need the prop for? Backup power?...because they didn't trust their jet engines?

[Radioflyer]

Just from reading it was purposed to extend the range by cruising with the turbo prop.

[ATIS]

Xp-59A

[Radioflyer]

nope... higher:thumbsup:

[ATIS]

Xp-75

[Radioflyer]

That was a previous one!

HIGHER:number 1:

[ATIS]

aaaauuuuuugggghhhh!!!!:bang head:

[Radioflyer]

Your getting closer!:cool:

Another hint~

It is an XF

[herk1]

xf-88b

[Radioflyer]

Herk got it!:clapping:

More info on this unique design~

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XF-88_Voodoo

Blessings,

Jay

[herk1]

Ah, so it was a prototype for the F-101. There is a resemblance in the exhaust and tail.

OK, here's one.

[Radioflyer]

F-101 Voodoo for Halloween!!

Falcon 50?

[herk1]

Correct on the Falcon 50! I thought that particular shot would put a little challenge into it anyway. I always thought the Falconjet was so cute...like a baby 727. Used to see them all the time at the Miami airport, on the other side of the runway from the terminal. Never yet seen an RC model of one.

[WJCJR1]

I looked at literally thousands of photos for that XF-88b. I found lots of UK Hybrid jets, some VERY similar to the XF-88b, but that US Hybrid hid real well.

I do mean thousands of photos, BTW. Bet my temporary internet file folder is about to erupt!

So now with all these resources illuminated out there, bring it on :clapping:. Without doubt it'll just be another few thousand photos and information overload.

Also in my quest for the answer I got stopped by some RC videos of some cool looking 'planes'.


So with that, Radioflyer looks you're up what you got?

Wayne

[Radioflyer]

I LOVE the Falcon 50. I looked at it and knew right away. I live on the south end of the Kalamzoo/Battle Creek airport and I've seen many over head. Very stylish planes:cool:

Alright.... here's another. I'm going to be in and out today, very busy. I'll try to check in and out but if you guess it feel free to continue the game!

[WJCJR1]

North American X-10, this is a photo of the only one left. This picture probably taken on the same day as RadioFlyer's just different angle. Note the tire tracks on the runway from the tow-truck, cracks in the runway and locations of front gear in comparison to the stripe on the strip....

Wayne

[Radioflyer]

Got it! Nicely done.

[WJCJR1]

Here's a different one.

Wayne

[herk1]

Is that a PC-9?

[WJCJR1]

No but that PC-9 is a VERY similar airplane. Close.
Wayne

[Radioflyer]

Embraer Tucano

[WJCJR1]

Very good, Embrear-312 Tucano.

You're up.

WAyne

[Radioflyer]

Here's one~

[herk1]

Xb-46

[Radioflyer]

Ahhhh... that didn't take you very long! Nice:cool:

Your up:thumbsup:

[herk1]

Here's another type of plane owned by a fellow airman of mine in the USAF (he was a navigator). Actually, he said he had half ownership in one of these. I never got a ride in his plane or even saw it, but out of curiosity I did look it up in a book to see what it looked like. After somebody ID's it I'll tell a funny little story...

[WingingIt74]

Piper Aztec

[herk1]

Aztec it is. I thought someone might guess Apache...but that funny big nose is different (as well as the tail).

I've never done private flying for pleasure. I went into the USAF knowing very little about private planes (still don't!), other than a short flight-lessons program they put us thru in ROTC. Fast forward to several months after I got out of the USAF; I'm on a trip as a new-hire Second Officer, sitting in the cockpit of a 727 for the airline I fly with, and we're nearing the hold line for takeoff at MIA. At the same time, from the other side of the field (from the same civil-aviation ramp that I used to often see the Falconjets) comes this little bitty twin bug-smasher airplane, and I instantly recognized/recalled it from the pictures, as that same plane the navigator half-owned, with that distinctive, long bulbous nose. One of the other two pilots (very senior airline pilots who I was kind of imtimidated by, since I was still a pretty raw new-hire) says "...hey, anybody know their private-planes?...what is that little thing?" I just said "Aztec" in a matter-of-fact way without explanation. Then right after I said that, the private-plane pilot comes up on the radio and says "Aztec four Yankee-Bravo ready for takeoff." Copilot turns around and looks at me with arched eyebrows and slowly nods his head in approval.

First and only Aztec I ever saw... :)

[WingingIt74]

Next...

[herk1]

piper pa-48

[WingingIt74]

well that didn't take long considering only 4 were built and only 2 exist.

[herk1]

Well it's clearly a Mustang derivative so it wasn't a tough search!

[WingingIt74]

I already found my next plane ;)

[herk1]

I already had my next one ready too. Here it is...

And just to potentially set up a bit of web sleuthing: identify not only the plane in the foreground (super easy), but the yellow plane with not much more than the tail visible at the right.

[WingingIt74]

The first is a Neuport 28. Funny how I was just looking at one http://www.airdromeairplanes.com/Nieuport28{Fullscale}.html


Boeing Stearman N2S-5 Kaydet

http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=ref&q=http://flickr.com/photos/18596488%40N00/2727293145&usg=AFQjCNGTOyadfHKnr1p_33aZAWstY8haXw
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/2727293145_9df86c34b6.jpg

[herk1]

Hah! You even found a shot taken from the same vantage with a better camera than the one I used to take my photo! And they turned off the flash and probably used a tripod to get longer exposure to bring in the whole scene.

Next!

[ATIS]

I think he was lloking for the name of the plane in the middle back... LOL

[WingingIt74]

next...

[WingingIt74]

Did I kill the game again? Wait till my next one ;)

[herk1]

That plane looks like a contradiction. Ordinary, stodgy light-twin wing, fuse, and tail...but capped off with a sleek racy sport-plane sliding canopy. Doesn't look fast enough to be much of a sport plane. But having to climb in the cockpit like you do in a fighter-plane is an inconvenience to the kind of people and their families who would be using a plane like that. Maybe that's why it's so hard to find!

[WingingIt74]

Hint: some of what you said was a conversion. 3 different companies offered this conversion.

[herk1]

Camair Twin Navion?

[WingingIt74]

Good Job! I was just looking for "Twin Navion".

More info here:
http://www.twinnavion.com/

They were born as a Navion single engine like this:
http://www.navionpilots.org/member/Mongo/20061001_N8600H_Large.jpeg

[herk1]

Yes that was a puzzler to find. When searching for it, there were countless times when I thought I had found it when I saw that same canopy in a photo...then I dismissed it when I realized the photo was of a single-engine plane. Finally the combination of that 40s-looking tail and the canopy made me investigate that further. (but some of them have a more modern-looking tail, too)

OK, here's another from my personal photo collection. And more proof that I'm not a very good photographer!

[WingingIt74]

This won't take long. I've been there and have seen it.

[WJCJR1]

I'll stand aside then and wait for the next plane to unveil as I am not sure this is even a plane.

Wayne

[WingingIt74]

de Havilland D.H.98 Mosquito B Mk.35

[WJCJR1]

Wow that's a mouthful of a name. Glad you wrote it down!

Wayne

[herk1]

Good eye!:clapping:...I thought that at least the bad angle on that photo would give a little pause to think. Been to Pensacola NAS's museum too? I've got some more bad photos from there... ::tonguee:

[ATIS]

british plane of WWII...nice, my favorite WWII twin!!

[WingingIt74]

Next ;)

[herk1]

Wing Derringer

I knew that looked familiar...from my searches for the last one.

[WingingIt74]

your turn again :) I think this is a game between us ;)

[WingingIt74]

I'm ready, already got my next one picked out :)

[rcdude07]

I've gotten busy with other things and haven't been able to keep up with this thread. Perhaps that's the same with the others who are playing.

[herk1]

Two planes to ID...

[WingingIt74]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiana_Airlines

On 11 November (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_11) 1998 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998), an Asiana Airlines B747-400 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B747-400) attempting a U-Turn in the gate area of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Stevens_Anchorage_International_Airport) embedded its winglet in an Aeroflot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot) Ilyushin Il-62 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-62)M tail. No one was injured. Asiana was subsequently sued by Aeroflot. The Il-62M in this incident is now retired and is parked at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport with the Asiana winglet still embedded into its tail.[20] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiana_Airlines#cite_note-19)

[herk1]

You got it!

[Radioflyer]

I've been to busy to play but it's enjoyable to look at the past plays.

Blessings,

Jay

[WingingIt74]

Next...

[rcdude07]

Next...


As much as I don't like Cubs. I'm going to say a Piper Cub. But something tells me it's not it since that would be too easy....

[WJCJR1]

I hope the plane is not trimmed to neutral as she sits, that'd be a real short flight straight down!

Aren't the yokes springed on the airplanes to hold a neutral elevator?

Wayne

[ATIS]

J3

[Radioflyer]

That's a Taylor J-2

[WingingIt74]

That's a Taylor J-2

You are correct!

To the others, do you really think I would have made it that easy ;)

[WJCJR1]

To the others, do you really think I would have made it that easy ;)

Not in a million!

Wayne

[WingingIt74]

I hope the plane is not trimmed to neutral as she sits, that'd be a real short flight straight down!

Aren't the yokes springed on the airplanes to hold a neutral elevator?

Wayne

I don't know of any plane that has a springed control surfaces. I know the Bonanza has a rubber band system to work both the aileron and rudder together, but that's different.

[Radioflyer]

Here's another~ Bad thing is I won't be able to check on it for a while so if you guess it... carry on!

[ATIS]

crap I found that one a week ago but cant remember its name!!!:duh:

[WJCJR1]

Me too saw it NUMEROUS times! Wanted it to go away and now can't remember the name either. Got an early long day tomorrow so must call it.

Wayne

[WingingIt74]

Consolidated Vultee XP-81

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_Vultee_XP-81

[Radioflyer]

You got it! It's funny how I've found so many different planes I've never seen before while searching. Fun game!

Blessings,

Jay

[WingingIt74]

Next...

[Radioflyer]

I found this one. Not the plane although similar. It did look nice enough to post:laughing:

[WingingIt74]

Looks twice as expensive.... :roflmao:

Back to "Name this Plane", here's another view of the same plane

[WJCJR1]

This is a toughy, there are many low wing, bubble domed canopy airplanes. All I find though do no have retracts... Got real close though a few times.

Wayne

[herk1]

I've been busy lately reinstalling Windows (and everything else) on one of our computers that went south ::yell:: , and working overtime this weekend, so haven't had squat for play time. Did just a bit of searching for this plane, and closest thing I've found so far is a 'Zodiac'...but like you said, no retracts.

[Radioflyer]

Travis killed the game:hisssyfit:

[WJCJR1]

Travis killed the game:hisssyfit:

I agree he bringeth and now he taketh away! :no::

Wayne

[WingingIt74]

I take it now you all want a hint....

[WJCJR1]

Waiting....

[WingingIt74]

It's a kit plane and can be made to go faster then a Gee Bee R1.

[herk1]

Well that much was obvious...that's what I've been looking for. May have found it though...

Swearingen SX-300?

[WingingIt74]

Well that much was obvious...that's what I've been looking for. May have found it though...

Swearingen SX-300?

That Swearingen is a nice looking plane, very similar but not it
http://www.horizonrcflyers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1857&stc=1&d=1257733137


Hint #2: The plane that you are trying to find is no longer in production. It was made in the late 80s thru the early 90s
http://www.horizonrcflyers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1856&d=1257556808