Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
03-20-2015, 07:47 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDC_F-..._.28F-CK-1A.29
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AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo?and herbarnold99 gets the Brass Ring ...... Your Turn Ringer and I mean that in a nice way believe me PLZ
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDC_F-..._.28F-CK-1A.29
03-21-2015, 06:03 AM
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Sorry Sparky, not the AJ. The Savage was designed as a bomber, and I don't think it ever saw combat. (Although I bet there are some good stories about photo recce flights over North Korea and China we've never heard about.)
Here are the clues again, I won't post any more hints for awhile unless a wrong match meets them all:
1. Ended life as a bomber, but not designed as one
2. Originally had a jet engine, but lost it
3. War vet, but not a popular one
I'll take a shot of my F-CK-1 and post it soon, but here's the real thing for ref. Really looks like a cross between an F-16 and F-18 but about as big as an F-5:
Here are the clues again, I won't post any more hints for awhile unless a wrong match meets them all:
1. Ended life as a bomber, but not designed as one
2. Originally had a jet engine, but lost it
3. War vet, but not a popular one
I'll take a shot of my F-CK-1 and post it soon, but here's the real thing for ref. Really looks like a cross between an F-16 and F-18 but about as big as an F-5:
03-21-2015, 02:29 PM
Sorry Sparky, not the AJ. The Savage was designed as a bomber, and I don't think it ever saw combat. (Although I bet there are some good stories about photo recce flights over North Korea and China we've never heard about.)
Here are the clues again, I won't post any more hints for awhile unless a wrong match meets them all:
1. Ended life as a bomber, but not designed as one
2. Originally had a jet engine, but lost it
3. War vet, but not a popular one
I'll take a shot of my F-CK-1 and post it soon, but here's the real thing for ref. Really looks like a cross between an F-16 and F-18 but about as big as an F-5:
Here are the clues again, I won't post any more hints for awhile unless a wrong match meets them all:
1. Ended life as a bomber, but not designed as one
2. Originally had a jet engine, but lost it
3. War vet, but not a popular one
I'll take a shot of my F-CK-1 and post it soon, but here's the real thing for ref. Really looks like a cross between an F-16 and F-18 but about as big as an F-5:
03-21-2015, 03:15 PM
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Well ok, one more...
1. Ended life as a bomber, but not designed as one
2. Originally had a jet engine, but lost it
3. War vet, but not a popular one
4. "Largest" in its category...
1. Ended life as a bomber, but not designed as one
2. Originally had a jet engine, but lost it
3. War vet, but not a popular one
4. "Largest" in its category...
03-23-2015, 08:18 AM
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Ok, this one will do it:
1. Ended life as a bomber, but not designed as one
2. Originally had a jet engine, but lost it
3. War vet, but not a popular one
4. "Largest" in its category...
5. Flown by a vice-presidential candidate
1. Ended life as a bomber, but not designed as one
2. Originally had a jet engine, but lost it
3. War vet, but not a popular one
4. "Largest" in its category...
5. Flown by a vice-presidential candidate
03-23-2015, 12:36 PM
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Bingo! And you nailed the sneaky waterbomber clue. Although originally designed as one of those "mixed-propulsion" types, The AF entered fleet service as just one, big-ass, single-engined recip. As a matter of fact, "the largest single-engined piston-powered carrier aircraft ever to see service". Flown in Korea just a little, not loved. And the VP candidate? That was a young LT Jim Stockdale, he of POW fame and running mate for Ross Perot.
JohnnyS, you have the lead. Good job....
JohnnyS, you have the lead. Good job....
Last edited by herbarnold99; 03-23-2015 at 01:50 PM. Reason: "AF" not "A2F"
03-23-2015, 04:45 PM
Thanks!
Actually it was the "vice president candidate" that clinched it for me. That gave me the chance to dig back into the AF Guardian, which I had earlier discounted. Once I realized the bombing could be water, that clicked.
OK, here's a new one.
1. Single engine.
2. Low wing monoplane.
3. Used by military forces in 23 different nations.
Actually it was the "vice president candidate" that clinched it for me. That gave me the chance to dig back into the AF Guardian, which I had earlier discounted. Once I realized the bombing could be water, that clicked.
OK, here's a new one.
1. Single engine.
2. Low wing monoplane.
3. Used by military forces in 23 different nations.
03-24-2015, 05:56 AM
OOOPS didn't see JohnnyS 6:20 am post sorry Mr. S
Curtiss-Wright CW-21
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[TH]Role[/TH]
[TD]Fighter[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Manufacturer[/TH]
[TD]Curtiss-Wright Corporation[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]First flight[/TH]
[TD]22 September 1938[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Introduction[/TH]
[TD]1939[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Primary users[/TH]
[TD]Chinese Nationalist Air Force
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Produced[/TH]
[TD]19391940[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Number built[/TH]
[TD]62[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TH]Role[/TH]
[TD]Fighter[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Manufacturer[/TH]
[TD]Curtiss-Wright Corporation[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]First flight[/TH]
[TD]22 September 1938[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Introduction[/TH]
[TD]1939[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Primary users[/TH]
[TD]Chinese Nationalist Air Force
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Produced[/TH]
[TD]19391940[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Number built[/TH]
[TD]62[/TD]
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Last edited by HoundDog; 03-24-2015 at 06:00 AM. Reason: added OOOPS
03-24-2015, 06:33 AM
03-24-2015, 07:21 AM
Clues for this Plane of Fame:
1. Twin engine
2. Mono Plane
3. Tricycle gear.
Now I'm going to the R/C field Good Luck ... Post more this after Noon.
03-24-2015, 01:19 PM
Good Guess but no.
Clues for this Plane of Fame:
1. Twin engine
2. Mono Plane
3. Tricycle gear.
4. prototype used Lycoming O-435-A Piston Engines
5. Landing gear used components from a Vultee BT-13 Valiant.
6. Had both civilian and military designations
Lots a luck,
now that I spent all morning at the R/C field, it's time for a couple of afternoon naps.
Clues for this Plane of Fame:
1. Twin engine
2. Mono Plane
3. Tricycle gear.
4. prototype used Lycoming O-435-A Piston Engines
5. Landing gear used components from a Vultee BT-13 Valiant.
6. Had both civilian and military designations
Lots a luck,
now that I spent all morning at the R/C field, it's time for a couple of afternoon naps.
03-24-2015, 03:11 PM
so L-26 or U-9 was a better answer but Originally I was thing of
Bob Hovers Shrike Commander
So M'r JohnnyS Take it away UR through FL 330 and climbing.
Make it a GOOD/HARD one.
[h=2]Operational history[edit][/h]In military service, it was initially designated the L-26,
though in 1962 this was changed to U-4 for the
United States Air Force and U-9 for the United States Army.
03-25-2015, 01:18 AM
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Let's start with the obvious: The B-1? Or maybe the Junkers G-38, or it's Japanese copy, the Ki-20? Thanks; Ernie P.
The B-1 has a blended wing body configuration, with variable-sweep wing, four turbofan engines, triangular fin control surfaces and cruciform tail. The wings can sweep from 15 degrees to 67.5 degrees (full forward to full sweep). Forward-swept wing settings are used for takeoff, landings and high-altitude maximum cruise. Aft-swept wing settings are used in high subsonic and supersonic flight. The B-1's variable-sweep wings and thrust-to-weight ratio provide it with better takeoff performance, allowing it to use more runways than previous bombers. The length of the aircraft presented a flexing problem due to air turbulence at low altitude. To alleviate this, Rockwell included small triangular fin control surfaces or vanes near the nose on the B-1. The B-1's Structural Mode Control System rotates the vanes automatically to counteract turbulence and smooth out the ride.
The Junkers G.38 was a large German four-engined transport aircraft which first flew in 1929.[SUP][1][/SUP] Two prototypes were constructed in Germany. Both aircraft flew as a commercial transport within Europe in the years leading up to World War II.
During the 1930s, the design was licensed to Mitsubishi, which constructed and flew a total of six aircraft, in a military bomber/transport configuration, designated Ki-20.[SUP][2][/SUP]
The G.38 carried a crew of seven. Onboard mechanics were able to service the engines in flight[SUP][1][/SUP] due to the G.38's blended wing design which provided access to all four power plants.