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Old 06-28-2002, 07:12 AM
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Time for a new mystery plane thread. =)

so here we go:
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Old 06-28-2002, 01:18 PM
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Hah, yes defintively a X-65 Lawndart.
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Old 06-28-2002, 03:13 PM
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That is the original airforce prototype for the worlds ugliest plane...
Old 06-28-2002, 05:29 PM
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Simple, Piper J3 cub
Old 06-28-2002, 07:15 PM
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How did the pilot see while flying it all the way from the back like that?? (the plane's flyin from right to left right? hehe
Old 06-28-2002, 07:25 PM
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Originally posted by stevezero
How did the pilot see while flying it all the way from the back like that?? (the plane's flyin from right to left right? hehe
lol no its flying left to right.

ok some hints:

1) it has a top speed of over 400mph

2) believe it or not, its a bomber.

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Old 06-30-2002, 04:45 AM
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i guess no one likes mystery planes around here. :disappoin

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Old 06-30-2002, 12:09 PM
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Judging by the look of the nose - definitely the XB-11 Trigger Fish. At the time of development, the Air Force was experimenting with various means of easing fatigue on the crew during long missions. This particular plane had a two lane bowling alley on board.

Russ.
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nope.
Old 06-30-2002, 08:27 PM
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AHA!!!!

it is a Mcdonald douglas B-42 mixmaster
http://131.155.226.54/Aircraft/Aircr...rcraft003.html

I found it on a search useing the tail number.
(i hope thats not cheating :stupid: )
Old 06-30-2002, 09:22 PM
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Originally posted by Shortman
Simple, Piper J3 cub
Of course its not the J3 cub, what were yout thinking!!! Its the super cub!!!! Wake up!
Old 06-30-2002, 11:30 PM
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Originally posted by Unstable
AHA!!!!

it is a Mcdonald douglas B-42 mixmaster
http://131.155.226.54/Aircraft/Aircr...rcraft003.html

I found it on a search useing the tail number.
(i hope thats not cheating :stupid: )
you cheater! should have chopped out that tail number. lol

j/k. good job! a mixmaster it is.
Old 07-01-2002, 05:27 PM
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Aw shux. I was hoping to sucker in at least one believer. Kind of like Balderdash - you try to make up a convincing definition for a word no one has ever heard of.

Got any more mystery planes Gel?

Russ.
Old 07-01-2002, 05:56 PM
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Old 07-01-2002, 06:56 PM
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According to my sources it's a Douglas XB-42.
I didn't use the tail number. I did it the hard way, Yahoo search for "strange aircraft". Wish I'd thought of using the tail number though...:-)
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Originally posted by SDCrashmaster
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Old 07-01-2002, 09:38 PM
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It is the Douglas XB-42.

Here is the URL for the US Air Force Museum Archive Gallery. You can look up the XB-42 under bombers. They have all the fighters from P-1 to XF-23 and all the bombers. The cargo planes are done up to C-46. This site has a wealth of info on past Army & Air Force airplanes.
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Here is the URL

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/rsrch.htm

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