JohnnyS

Nanchang Q-5?

Redback

Pucara???


Terry

adavis

Another clue:-

1) Twin engine.

2) Monoplane.

3) Designed to be capable of operating from rough airfields.

4) Engines manufactured ''locally'' but designed by another nation.

5) Most examples built as single seat strike aircraft.

6) First aircraft designed by the nation to exceed the speed of sound.

Best Regards,
=Adrian=

a65l

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Mig-19

a65l

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Mig-19

adavis

Another clue:-

1) Twin engine.

2) Monoplane.

3) Designed to be capable of operating from rough airfields.

4) Engines manufactured ''locally'' but designed by another nation.

5) Most examples built as single seat strike aircraft.

6) First aircraft designed by the nation to exceed the speed of sound.

7) First flight mid 1970s.

8) First action early 1990s.

Best Regards,
=Adrian=

adavis

Another clue:-

1) Twin engine.

2) Monoplane.

3) Designed to be capable of operating from rough airfields.

4) Engines manufactured ''locally'' but designed by another nation.

5) Most examples built as single seat strike aircraft.

6) First aircraft designed by the nation to exceed the speed of sound.

7) First flight mid 1970s.

8) First action early 1990s.

9) Result of a joint project between two european nations. Each manufacturing their own, differently named, variants.

Best Regards,
=Adrian=

JohnnyS

Soko J-22 Orao?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soko_J-22_Orao

adavis

That is correct - Over to you.

Best Regards,
=Adrian=

JohnnyS

new aircraft:

1. It was the first aircraft to drop bombs at targets in Libya.

naval flight officer

The Taube in 1911 using 4lb hand tossed bombs?

JohnnyS

Ah, you got me. That's the one I was looking for.

Please go ahead with the next quiz!

Redback

Soko J-22 Orao?

Terry

Timing went weird here, I wasn't just echoing an answer that had already been posted, honestly!!

Terry

Ernie P.

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You know, JohnnyS; that was a pretty cool question. Thanks for livening things up a bit. Yeah, naval flight officer wasn't fooled for a moment; but it might well have gone very differently. Thanks; Ernie P.

JohnnyS

Thank you sir; you are most kind.

naval flight officer

Sweet! The Libyan bomber was interesting and due to recent activity had me thinking modern but then I thought ... Naw too easy.

Here we go.

1. 4 engine bomber
2. Tail dragger

naval flight officer

Sweet! The Libyan bomber was interesting and due to recent activity had me thinking modern but then I thought ... Naw too easy.

Here we go.

1. 4 engine bomber
2. Tail dragger
3. Plagued with engine problems through out its life.

Ernie P.

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Probably too obvious, but... The Heinkel He 177? Thanks; Ernie P.


The Heinkel He 177 Greif (Griffin) was the only operational long-range bomber to be operated by the Luftwaffe. Starting its existence as Germany's first purpose-built heavy bomber just before the war, and built in large numbers during World War II, it was also mistakenly tasked, right from its beginnings, to perform a milder version of the precision dive bombing the Junkers Ju 87 had pioneered during the Spanish Civil War. This requirement for a dive-bombing capability in such a large aircraft resulted in a design possessing considerably lower drag than any other "four-engined" heavy bomber of its time, in order to be able to perform the task in any measure, resulting in many major deficiencies being exposed in its general design, and hindering its widespread adoption for strategic bombing. Luftwaffe aircrew nicknamed it the Luftwaffenfeuerzeug (Luftwaffe's lighter) or the "Flaming Coffin" due to the serious engine problems on initial versions of the aircraft. When these problems were later rectified, the type was successful, but it could not be deployed in large numbers due to Germany's deteriorating situation in the war.

The tendency of the DB 606 engine to ignite became increasingly serious as the test programme progressed and many of the He 177 A-0s were destroyed in accidents or engine related causes. The DB 606 engine had first been introduced on the Heinkel He 119 and later used on other aircraft such as the Messerschmitt Me 261 where they functioned as intended, but the extremely tight cowlings on the He 177 led to considerable problems, the most common being in-flight engine fires and engine overheating. There were several reasons for the flammability of the DB 606 engine, one of which was the common "central" exhaust manifold, serving a total of twelve cylinders, on the two inner cylinder banks of the engines, which became excessively hot and caused the usual accumulation of oil and grease in the bottom of the engine cowling to catch fire. When the pilot throttled back there was a tendency for the injection pump to deliver more fuel than was required by the engine, in addition to which the injection pump connections leaked. In order to restrict the aircraft's weight, no firewall had been provided, and the DB 606 was fitted so close to the main spar that there was insufficient space for the fuel/oil pipelines and electrical leads. The engine was frequently saturated by fuel and oil from leaking connections. At high altitude, the oil tended to foam due to a badly designed oil pump, and in this condition it circulated in the engines, its lubricating qualities being severely reduced. Insufficient lubrication resulted in the disintegration of the connecting rod bearings which could burst through either one of the component engine crankcases, puncturing the oil tanks which poured their contents on to the hot central exhaust pipe collector. The tightly packed nature of the "power system" engine installations on the He 177A, deeply inset into the leading edge area of the wing panels with some 60–70% of the length of the component engines buried behind the wing's leading edge, also led to very poor access to the engines as well as very poor ventilation. As a result of these factors, as well as a lack of routine maintenance in the field, the DB 606 powerplants easily caught fire in flight. The effort to create an adequately powerful engine for the He 177 by mechanically coupling pairs of lower-power engines, while theoretically sound, proved to be difficult and time consuming to perfect, leading to numerous engine complications especially on the initial production models.

JohnnyS

Heinkel He 177?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_He_177

AAAHHHH!!! Ernie beat me to it.

naval flight officer

And we have a winner! I thought I had a good one. Should have led with twin prop.

You are up Mr. P

Ernie P.

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It would have mattered not, Sir. Thank you. Let's see if this amuses. Thanks; Ernie P.

PS: To JohnnyS; Two minutes is pretty close, buddy! "The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; but that's how the smart money usually plays it".




Sometimes, the coincidences get to be really interesting. And the unknowns are worth knowing.

Question: What warbird pilot do I describe?

Clues:

(1) He was an ace, though not a particularly high scoring ace.

(2) He was most famous for surviving one encounter with a famous ace; and shooting him down the second time they fought. At the time, either action was enough to give him tremendous status.

Ernie P.

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And a morning clue. Thanks; Ernie P.


Question: What warbird pilot do I describe?

Clues:

(1) He was an ace, though not a particularly high scoring ace.

(2) He was most famous for surviving one encounter with a famous ace; and shooting him down the second time they fought. At the time, either action was enough to give him tremendous status.

(3) Ironically, the man who shot down the subject of my question, scored the same number of victories.

Ernie P.

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And an evening clue. Thanks; Ernie P.


Question: What warbird pilot do I describe?

Clues:

(1) He was an ace, though not a particularly high scoring ace.

(2) He was most famous for surviving one encounter with a famous ace; and shooting him down the second time they fought. At the time, either action was enough to give him tremendous status.

(3) Ironically, the man who shot down the subject of my question, scored the same number of victories.

(4) And, the man who killed him was most noted for that victory.

Ernie P.

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This ace is perhaps lesser known than many, but he isn't that obscure. Thanks; Ernie P.


Question: What warbird pilot do I describe?

Clues:

(1) He was an ace, though not a particularly high scoring ace.

(2) He was most famous for surviving one encounter with a famous ace; and shooting him down the second time they fought. At the time, either action was enough to give him tremendous status.

(3) Ironically, the man who shot down the subject of my question, scored the same number of victories.

(4) And, the man who killed him was most noted for that victory.

(5) The man who killed him was himself shot down, wounded, and taken prisoner.

Ernie P.

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Another evening clue. Please note: The word "later" has been added to clue (5), to avoid possibly giving a false impression that the incidents occured on the same day. Thanks; Ernie P.


Question: What warbird pilot do I describe?

Clues:

(1) He was an ace, though not a particularly high scoring ace.

(2) He was most famous for surviving one encounter with a famous ace; and shooting him down the second time they fought. At the time, either action was enough to give him tremendous status.

(3) Ironically, the man who shot down the subject of my question, scored the same number of victories.

(4) And, the man who killed him was most noted for that victory.

(5) The man who killed him was himself later shot down, wounded, and taken prisoner.

(6) The man who shot him down went on the become a General.