proptop

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elmshoot

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F-15 J manufactured by Nippon.
Sparky

proptop

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stevegauth30

Sukhoi 30 ( Sukhoi 35) ?

proptop

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None of youze guys on this page have gotten it yet, but...elmshoot (Sparky) has the two countries correct...

1) Aircraft...
2) Think a little bit along the lines of "what was old is new again"...
3) Joint project between two major manufacturers in the industry...in two widely seperated countries.
4) The two countries involved in prod. of this aircraft fought against each other during the 20th century.
5) A major percentage of the aircraft was re-designed, but it still looks very much like the prototype.
6) Was the first aircraft to use a very special, new type RADAR array...
7) Each of the two countries also contributed a name to this two-named aircraft...
8) Question 7 ties in with question 2...

I will be back a little while later with another clue...

Ernie P.

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Proptop; just a clarification. Should we assume it is NOT the Mitsubishi F-2 Viper Zero, since that aircraft was the subject of one of my question a few weeks ago? Thanks; Ernie P.


The Mitsubishi F-2 Viper Zero

The F-16 Agile Falcon was an engineering concept developed by General Dynamics in the 1980s. It was essentially an enlarged and updated F-16. Some features would be incorporated in Block 40 F-16, as well as forming the basis for the JASDF F-2.
The concept caused more interest in Japan, who essentially executed the Agile Falcon concept with further updated electronics as the F-2 developed in the 1990s and entering service in 2000 with a 60/40 split between Japan and the United States. General Dynamics aircraft division was sold to Lockheed Martin in the early 1990s, so Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Lockheed Martin were the primary developers. It remains in production as of 2006. While the F-16 Agile Falcon may not have been developed, the enlarged F-16 concept was borne out and succeeded technically (after some teething problems) for the JASDF.



The Mitsubishi F-2 (nickname: "Viper Zero") is a multirole fighter manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Lockheed Martin for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, with a 60/40 split in manufacturing between Japan and the USA. Production started in 1996 and the first aircraft entered service in 2000. The first 76 aircraft entered service in 2008, with a total of 94 airframes under contract. The first AESA Active electronically scanned array radar on a combat aircraft was the J/APG-1 introduced on the Mitsubishi F-2 in 1995. In FY2005, Ministry of Defense changed the category from Support Fighter to Fighter.

proptop

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"Oh Heck"...
I guess I missed that!!!???
Yes Ernie...I was talking about the F-2 Viper Zero... embarassment...
Maybe I should have looked back a few pages, but...oh well...

I tried to do a search in this thread for a couple of other planes I had in mind, but I had difficulty getting results...maybe I wasn't using the proper search term(s)...

This is what I meant in an earlier post when I said so many planes have already been used as quiz questions...and I haven't been paying as much attention as I could have either, sooo...

I will try again, but first I need to figure out a better way to search just this thread...how do you do it?
Maybe we can communicate in a PM cuz I need some pointers as to how to check this thread.

Sorry guys...

I will make the next quiz question open to anyone that wants to give it a shot...and I will do better research next time too..

stevegauth30

what? Is there a way to search a specific thread for a specific term? If so, I think whoever knows the answer should share it with the class.

Ernie P.

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Well, proptop; if that's the worst thing that happens to us, I think we can handle it. (-: I sort of thought that was where you were heading initially, but the later clues seemed to confirm it. Well; no harm, no foul, right? As far as searches go, I haven't had much luck. Maybe some one else can teach us both (all?) how to do that. Again, don't sweat the small stuff. Stuff happens. We'll plug along and have fun. Okay; the floor is open; Any one have a question ready to go? Thanks; Ernie P.

proptop

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Thanks Ernie...better luck next time, aye...

Hi Glow Head Steve...IIRC the search function here at RCU was "improved" a couple years before the total "re-arrangement" and it did work somewhat, but now it seems even less user friendly than before...I thought maybe some of yaz might know something that I don't.
I thought it worked for searching a specific thread, and was hoping that there was a trick to it that I was just not "hip" to...?

STEVE...you wanna take it, and ask a quiz question?

stevegauth30

I'll give it a shot. I got one in mind, just need to come up with a few clues.

stevegauth30

Alright, we'll give it a shot.
The aircraft I'm thinking of ;
had a short, two year operational service history,
was built by a family owned company,
sported a 150 HP Austro-Daimler engine

stevegauth30

Morning clue-

the aircraft I'm thinking of;
Had a short, two year operational service history
built by a family owned company
sported a 150 HP Austro-Daimler engine
Its major role was a reconisance aircraft

salisbug

Lohner B.I

Top_Gunn

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Sometimes this works for finding stuff on RCU. Do a google search, with "RC Universe" (in quotes) as your first search term and whatever you're looking for as the rest. Google's search engine is a lot better than RCU's.

stevegauth30

The aircraft im thinking of;

Had a short, Two year operational history,
Built by a family owned company,
Sported a 150 Austro-Daimler engine,
Its major role was as a reconiscence aircraft,
Saw most of its service over the Italian front,

Ernie P.

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I'd have thought the third and fourth clues would bring about a correct guess. But I'm guessing this won't go a lot further. Thanks; Ernie P.

stevegauth30

I'm afraid your probably right. There aren't many more clues as there isn't really a lot of info on this example. Maybe Johnny can take a wild guess at it? I should have picked a better subject. Sorry.

Ernie P.

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Sir; you have nothing to be sorry about. The entire point of this forum is to highlight aircraft, many of them lesser known entities. I'd say you have a good question. If no one else steps up after a few more clues, I'll take a shot at it. Right now, I'm trying to lay back a bit and give some others a shot at leading the discussion. Thanks; Ernie P.

stevegauth30

Alright, well see where it goes.

stevegauth30

The aircraft im thinking of:

Had a short, two year operational history,
Built by a family owned company,
Sported a 150 HP Austro-Daimler engine,
Its major role was a reconesence aircraft,
Saw most of its service over the Italian front,
Some later models were fit with flex mounted machine gus and carried a 180 LB. internal bomb load

dumbthumbs

Is it a Lohner B.VII?

stevegauth30

BINGO! You got it. I think ill find one now in case I get one right so I don't have to scramble to come up with one on the spot. Dumbthumbs is up.

dumbthumbs

OK I'll have something later tonight or in the morning.