Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
07-15-2018, 08:41 PM
Sorry guys, not the Connie or the 707 variants. Time for more clues.
Looking for a plane:
1) This plane was an adaptations of another design that proved to be unsuccessful
2) This was one of the first planes built for this specific role
3) This plane was multi-engined
4) This plane had an operational crew of 13 but could carry as many as 24
5) This plane never carried any gunnery
6) This plane used engines more fuel efficient than what was used on the C-135
7) This planes weapons were capable of hitting multiple kinds of targets
8) This plane was built by one company and the completed airframe was then equipped by two others to perform it's job
9) This plane shared it's name with a much older aircraft that was built by a rival coumpany
Good Luck
Looking for a plane:
1) This plane was an adaptations of another design that proved to be unsuccessful
2) This was one of the first planes built for this specific role
3) This plane was multi-engined
4) This plane had an operational crew of 13 but could carry as many as 24
5) This plane never carried any gunnery
6) This plane used engines more fuel efficient than what was used on the C-135
7) This planes weapons were capable of hitting multiple kinds of targets
8) This plane was built by one company and the completed airframe was then equipped by two others to perform it's job
9) This plane shared it's name with a much older aircraft that was built by a rival coumpany
Good Luck
07-16-2018, 08:21 PM
Time for another clue, or two.
Looking for a plane:
1) This plane was an adaptations of another design that proved to be unsuccessful
2) This was one of the first planes built for this specific role
3) This plane was multi-engined
4) This plane had an operational crew of 13 but could carry as many as 24
5) This plane never carried any gunnery
6) This plane used engines more fuel efficient than what was used on the C-135
7) This planes weapons were capable of hitting multiple kinds of targets
8) This plane was built by one company and the completed airframe was then equipped by two others to perform it's job
9) This plane shared it's name with a much older aircraft that was built by a rival company
10) This plane could carry over 20,000 pounds or munitions
11) This plane could fly over 5,000 miles, reach 40,000+ feet, all while cruising at almost 500mph
12) This airframe was the only one to mount it's engines in the manner used
Good Luck
Looking for a plane:
1) This plane was an adaptations of another design that proved to be unsuccessful
2) This was one of the first planes built for this specific role
3) This plane was multi-engined
4) This plane had an operational crew of 13 but could carry as many as 24
5) This plane never carried any gunnery
6) This plane used engines more fuel efficient than what was used on the C-135
7) This planes weapons were capable of hitting multiple kinds of targets
8) This plane was built by one company and the completed airframe was then equipped by two others to perform it's job
9) This plane shared it's name with a much older aircraft that was built by a rival company
10) This plane could carry over 20,000 pounds or munitions
11) This plane could fly over 5,000 miles, reach 40,000+ feet, all while cruising at almost 500mph
12) This airframe was the only one to mount it's engines in the manner used
Good Luck
07-18-2018, 06:15 AM
My Feedback: (6)
And I have a plane in mind too! The engine clue gave it away since the Comet and the military Nimrod only came to mind.
1. Designed for a war it never saw combat in.
2. Confusing designation led to miscues in mission assignment.
3. Hundreds ordered less than 40 delivered.
Sparky
1. Designed for a war it never saw combat in.
2. Confusing designation led to miscues in mission assignment.
3. Hundreds ordered less than 40 delivered.
Sparky
07-19-2018, 05:24 AM
My Feedback: (6)
Crickets I hear Crickets!
1. Designed for a war it never saw combat in.
2. Confusing designation led to miscues in mission assignment.
3. Hundreds ordered less than 40 delivered.
4. Plagued with the similar mechanical issues of the plane it was copied from.
5. Won out in the competition for this role because it was cheaper and built with a lot of similar parts from its diritive airplane and only slightly slower than the purpose built plane.
6. The plane it beat in the completion was crashed during the testing phase with a famous pilot at the controls.
Any guesses?
1. Designed for a war it never saw combat in.
2. Confusing designation led to miscues in mission assignment.
3. Hundreds ordered less than 40 delivered.
4. Plagued with the similar mechanical issues of the plane it was copied from.
5. Won out in the competition for this role because it was cheaper and built with a lot of similar parts from its diritive airplane and only slightly slower than the purpose built plane.
6. The plane it beat in the completion was crashed during the testing phase with a famous pilot at the controls.
Any guesses?
07-19-2018, 11:04 AM
My Feedback: (6)
Nope not the 117!
1. Designed for a war it never saw combat in.
2. Confusing designation led to miscues in mission assignment.
3. Hundreds ordered less than 40 delivered.
4. Plagued with the similar mechanical issues of the plane it was copied from.
5. Won out in the competition for this role because it was cheaper and built with a lot of similar parts from its diritive airplane and only slightly slower than the purpose built plane.
6. The plane it beat in the completion was crashed during the testing phase with a famous pilot at the controls.
7. More than one engine
8. Subsonic
1. Designed for a war it never saw combat in.
2. Confusing designation led to miscues in mission assignment.
3. Hundreds ordered less than 40 delivered.
4. Plagued with the similar mechanical issues of the plane it was copied from.
5. Won out in the competition for this role because it was cheaper and built with a lot of similar parts from its diritive airplane and only slightly slower than the purpose built plane.
6. The plane it beat in the completion was crashed during the testing phase with a famous pilot at the controls.
7. More than one engine
8. Subsonic
07-20-2018, 05:35 AM
My Feedback: (6)
1. Designed for a war it never saw combat in.
2. Confusing designation led to miscues in mission assignment.
3. Hundreds ordered less than 40 delivered.
4. Plagued with the similar mechanical issues of the plane it was copied from.
5. Won out in the competition for this role because it was cheaper and built with a lot of similar parts from its diritive airplane and only slightly slower than the purpose built plane.
6. The plane it beat in the completion was crashed during the testing phase with a famous pilot at the controls.
7. More than one engine
8. Subsonic
9. Less than 4 engines
10. Would have been considered a Hot Rod by then current standards.
11. Tricycle landing gear
Anybody home?
Sparky
2. Confusing designation led to miscues in mission assignment.
3. Hundreds ordered less than 40 delivered.
4. Plagued with the similar mechanical issues of the plane it was copied from.
5. Won out in the competition for this role because it was cheaper and built with a lot of similar parts from its diritive airplane and only slightly slower than the purpose built plane.
6. The plane it beat in the completion was crashed during the testing phase with a famous pilot at the controls.
7. More than one engine
8. Subsonic
9. Less than 4 engines
10. Would have been considered a Hot Rod by then current standards.
11. Tricycle landing gear
Anybody home?
Sparky
07-21-2018, 08:11 PM
My Feedback: (6)
Nobody has a guess?
1. Designed for a war it never saw combat in.
2. Confusing designation led to miscues in mission assignment.
3. Hundreds ordered less than 40 delivered.
4. Plagued with the similar mechanical issues of the plane it was copied from.
5. Won out in the competition for this role because it was cheaper and built with a lot of similar parts from its diritive airplane and only slightly slower than the purpose built plane.
6. The plane it beat in the completion was crashed during the testing phase with a famous pilot at the controls.
7. More than one engine
8. Subsonic
9. Less than 4 engines
10. Would have been considered a Hot Rod by then current standards.
11. Tricycle landing gear
12. The plane it was a modified version of was named after an Arachnid
13. Two engines
1. Designed for a war it never saw combat in.
2. Confusing designation led to miscues in mission assignment.
3. Hundreds ordered less than 40 delivered.
4. Plagued with the similar mechanical issues of the plane it was copied from.
5. Won out in the competition for this role because it was cheaper and built with a lot of similar parts from its diritive airplane and only slightly slower than the purpose built plane.
6. The plane it beat in the completion was crashed during the testing phase with a famous pilot at the controls.
7. More than one engine
8. Subsonic
9. Less than 4 engines
10. Would have been considered a Hot Rod by then current standards.
11. Tricycle landing gear
12. The plane it was a modified version of was named after an Arachnid
13. Two engines
07-22-2018, 08:53 AM
Senior Member
My Feedback: (3)
Sir; although we'll have to wait for elmshoot to respond, if I were you I'd start getting a question ready. I've been in a convention for the past several days, but could occasionally get spotty internet access; and my guess was the same as your's. We might both be wrong, but what are the chances of that happening? Oh.... Well, I still think we're right. Thanks; Ernie P.
07-22-2018, 03:18 PM
I have to agree with Ernie, sounds about right to me as well. There is actually a really nice model of one pictured in the "Road Trip" thread. Here's a shortcut to see a picture of it
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...5b89baf026.jpg
The plane is a modified P-61 Black Widow with no weaponry, a nose full of cameras and a tandem cockpit with a canopy similar to the B-47
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...5b89baf026.jpg
The plane is a modified P-61 Black Widow with no weaponry, a nose full of cameras and a tandem cockpit with a canopy similar to the B-47
Last edited by Hydro Junkie; 07-22-2018 at 03:21 PM.
07-22-2018, 03:23 PM
My Feedback: (6)
Yep its the F-15 Reporter....
I went to The Goshen Air supremacy fly in last weekend and Carl..? he guy who specializes in Giant models had one that was flown for the last time there... if you know what i mean.
I kept looking at it and just couldnt put my finger on it after about 2 hours flapping in the wind I finally asked what it was.
There is a whole bunch on whikipidia
I went to The Goshen Air supremacy fly in last weekend and Carl..? he guy who specializes in Giant models had one that was flown for the last time there... if you know what i mean.
I kept looking at it and just couldnt put my finger on it after about 2 hours flapping in the wind I finally asked what it was.
There is a whole bunch on whikipidia
07-23-2018, 01:18 PM
It didn't last long because most of the planes that flew in WWII only flew part of the war. In addition to the ones we've already thrown out, you can add the B-17, maybe B-24, the Spitfire, BF-109 as well as most of the German twin engined bombers, and that's really about it.
I'll see about getting something up either later today or tomorrow
I'll see about getting something up either later today or tomorrow
07-23-2018, 03:19 PM
My Feedback: (6)
Yep thta's the inspiration for the quiz subject i picked. I didn't get any responses so I went to the easy clues earlier that I had planned.
Outer wing came off in a Normal turn.
I don't think any pictures were shot of the crash.
I was over looking at the wreckage and saw one of the DA-100 engines had broken a cylinder off the case.
Several other things were informative to see. Sad we lost such a unusual plane. This particular plane modeled had a T-33 canopy fitted, A one off situation.
Sparky
Outer wing came off in a Normal turn.
I don't think any pictures were shot of the crash.
I was over looking at the wreckage and saw one of the DA-100 engines had broken a cylinder off the case.
Several other things were informative to see. Sad we lost such a unusual plane. This particular plane modeled had a T-33 canopy fitted, A one off situation.
Sparky