Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
02-08-2019, 08:00 PM
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I believe they had 4 or 5 P-38 at a gathering to do some flying together. So there are "many " flying.
I saw swamp ghost in Nov 17 and I would say that yes I suppose it could be restored but I doubt 5% would be original It has significant corrosion.
They could run the museum for a decade or two for what they would spend on the restoration. I think keeping the museum open and telling the story of ALL the planes is money spent more wisely.
Sparky
I saw swamp ghost in Nov 17 and I would say that yes I suppose it could be restored but I doubt 5% would be original It has significant corrosion.
They could run the museum for a decade or two for what they would spend on the restoration. I think keeping the museum open and telling the story of ALL the planes is money spent more wisely.
Sparky
Martin-Baker MB 5
02-09-2019, 05:22 AM
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Today's clue:
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
02-10-2019, 06:05 AM
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Today's clue:
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
02-11-2019, 05:46 AM
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Today's clue:
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
6. Only one manned flight of this aircraft in its final form was attempted.
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
6. Only one manned flight of this aircraft in its final form was attempted.
02-12-2019, 05:43 AM
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Today's clue:
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
6. Only one manned flight of this aircraft in its final form was attempted.
7. That attempt did nor succeed. The aircraft crashed and the pilot was killed.
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
6. Only one manned flight of this aircraft in its final form was attempted.
7. That attempt did nor succeed. The aircraft crashed and the pilot was killed.
02-12-2019, 09:39 AM
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Not a Sikorsky, but your guess earns a bonus clue.
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
6. Only one manned flight of this aircraft in its final form was attempted.
7. That attempt did nor succeed. The aircraft crashed and the pilot was killed.
8. Earlier tests, some using an unmanned version and some using glider versions towed aloft by a bomber, had shown it to be easy to fly, This was a necessary quality, because pilots with very limited training were to be used.
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
6. Only one manned flight of this aircraft in its final form was attempted.
7. That attempt did nor succeed. The aircraft crashed and the pilot was killed.
8. Earlier tests, some using an unmanned version and some using glider versions towed aloft by a bomber, had shown it to be easy to fly, This was a necessary quality, because pilots with very limited training were to be used.
02-13-2019, 05:25 AM
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Today's clue.
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
6. Only one manned flight of this aircraft in its final form was attempted.
7. That attempt did nor succeed. The aircraft crashed and the pilot was killed.
8. Earlier tests, some using an unmanned version and some using glider versions towed aloft by a bomber, had shown it to be easy to fly, This was a necessary quality, because pilots with very limited training were to be used.
9. It had a primitive version of an ejection seat.
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
6. Only one manned flight of this aircraft in its final form was attempted.
7. That attempt did nor succeed. The aircraft crashed and the pilot was killed.
8. Earlier tests, some using an unmanned version and some using glider versions towed aloft by a bomber, had shown it to be easy to fly, This was a necessary quality, because pilots with very limited training were to be used.
9. It had a primitive version of an ejection seat.
02-13-2019, 07:26 AM
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Not the He 162, but a good guess. Here's your bonus clue,
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
6. Only one manned flight of this aircraft in its final form was attempted.
7. That attempt did nor succeed. The aircraft crashed and the pilot was killed.
8. Earlier tests, some using an unmanned version and some using glider versions towed aloft by a bomber, had shown it to be easy to fly, This was a necessary quality, because pilots with very limited training were to be used.
9. It had a primitive version of an ejection seat.
10. One original survives, but it is not on display. A few museums have replicas, some of which may contain original parts.
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
6. Only one manned flight of this aircraft in its final form was attempted.
7. That attempt did nor succeed. The aircraft crashed and the pilot was killed.
8. Earlier tests, some using an unmanned version and some using glider versions towed aloft by a bomber, had shown it to be easy to fly, This was a necessary quality, because pilots with very limited training were to be used.
9. It had a primitive version of an ejection seat.
10. One original survives, but it is not on display. A few museums have replicas, some of which may contain original parts.
02-13-2019, 08:26 AM
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Not the He 280, but another good guess, so here's another bonus clue.
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
6. Only one manned flight of this aircraft in its final form was attempted.
7. That attempt did nor succeed. The aircraft crashed and the pilot was killed.
8. Earlier tests, some using an unmanned version and some using glider versions towed aloft by a bomber, had shown it to be easy to fly, This was a necessary quality, because pilots with very limited training were to be used.
9. It had a primitive version of an ejection seat.
10. One original survives, but it is not on display. A few museums have replicas, some of which may contain original parts.
11. Takeoff power was enhanced by the use of four solid-fuel rockets, which were jettisoned after their fuel was used up.
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
6. Only one manned flight of this aircraft in its final form was attempted.
7. That attempt did nor succeed. The aircraft crashed and the pilot was killed.
8. Earlier tests, some using an unmanned version and some using glider versions towed aloft by a bomber, had shown it to be easy to fly, This was a necessary quality, because pilots with very limited training were to be used.
9. It had a primitive version of an ejection seat.
10. One original survives, but it is not on display. A few museums have replicas, some of which may contain original parts.
11. Takeoff power was enhanced by the use of four solid-fuel rockets, which were jettisoned after their fuel was used up.
02-14-2019, 05:26 AM
My Feedback: (6)
Today's clue.
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
6. Only one manned flight of this aircraft in its final form was attempted.
7. That attempt did nor succeed. The aircraft crashed and the pilot was killed.
8. Earlier tests, some using an unmanned version and some using glider versions towed aloft by a bomber, had shown it to be easy to fly. This was a necessary quality, because pilots with very limited training were to be used.
9. It had a primitive version of an ejection seat.
10. One original survives, but it is not on display. A few museums have replicas, some of which may contain original parts.
11. Takeoff power was enhanced by the use of four solid-fuel rockets, which were jettisoned after their fuel was used up.
12. Cruise speed was close to 500 miles an hour.
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
6. Only one manned flight of this aircraft in its final form was attempted.
7. That attempt did nor succeed. The aircraft crashed and the pilot was killed.
8. Earlier tests, some using an unmanned version and some using glider versions towed aloft by a bomber, had shown it to be easy to fly. This was a necessary quality, because pilots with very limited training were to be used.
9. It had a primitive version of an ejection seat.
10. One original survives, but it is not on display. A few museums have replicas, some of which may contain original parts.
11. Takeoff power was enhanced by the use of four solid-fuel rockets, which were jettisoned after their fuel was used up.
12. Cruise speed was close to 500 miles an hour.
02-14-2019, 06:51 AM
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Not the Me 328. Here's your bonus clue.
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
6. Only one manned flight of this aircraft in its final form was attempted.
7. That attempt did nor succeed. The aircraft crashed and the pilot was killed.
8. Earlier tests, some using an unmanned version and some using glider versions towed aloft by a bomber, had shown it to be easy to fly. This was a necessary quality, because pilots with very limited training were to be used.
9. It had a primitive version of an ejection seat.
10. One original survives, but it is not on display. A few museums have replicas, some of which may contain original parts.
11. Takeoff power was enhanced by the use of four solid-fuel rockets, which were jettisoned after their fuel was used up.
12. Cruise speed was close to 500 miles an hour.
13. It was not a jet.
Looking for the name of a warbird.
1. Small, light, and fast.
2. Crew of one.
3. Came along too late in its war to be used in combat.
4. Made in large part of wood.
5. It did not have ailerons.
6. Only one manned flight of this aircraft in its final form was attempted.
7. That attempt did nor succeed. The aircraft crashed and the pilot was killed.
8. Earlier tests, some using an unmanned version and some using glider versions towed aloft by a bomber, had shown it to be easy to fly. This was a necessary quality, because pilots with very limited training were to be used.
9. It had a primitive version of an ejection seat.
10. One original survives, but it is not on display. A few museums have replicas, some of which may contain original parts.
11. Takeoff power was enhanced by the use of four solid-fuel rockets, which were jettisoned after their fuel was used up.
12. Cruise speed was close to 500 miles an hour.
13. It was not a jet.
02-14-2019, 01:13 PM
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It is indeed the Natter. (Why anyone would name a military aircraft after a mostly harmless set of snakes I don't know.) Here's a link to a site that gives a fair amount of information about it.
http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Bachem_Ba_349
The Wikipedia page is pretty complete as well. A number of people seem to have devoted a lot of effort to figuring out how many of these were built and what happened to them in the end, which strikes me as an odd sort of hobby. It was a very interesting aircraft, though.
Well done, CF105.
http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Bachem_Ba_349
The Wikipedia page is pretty complete as well. A number of people seem to have devoted a lot of effort to figuring out how many of these were built and what happened to them in the end, which strikes me as an odd sort of hobby. It was a very interesting aircraft, though.
Well done, CF105.
02-15-2019, 08:28 AM
Alrighty then, I've got one for you all.
Looking for an aircraft:
1) This design only had one flying model built out of two that were constructed.
2) The design had some "out of the box" thinking involved
3) While this design was flown during a war, it never flew a combat mission
Good Luck
Looking for an aircraft:
1) This design only had one flying model built out of two that were constructed.
2) The design had some "out of the box" thinking involved
3) While this design was flown during a war, it never flew a combat mission
Good Luck
Last edited by Hydro Junkie; 02-15-2019 at 08:37 AM.
02-16-2019, 09:15 PM
Time for another clue, or two.
Looking for an aircraft:
1) This design only had one flying model built out of two that were constructed.
2) The design had some "out of the box" thinking involved
3) While this design was flown during a war, it never flew a combat mission
4) This aircraft was faster than almost every other one of the class
5) This aircraft was powered by two engines with a unique arrangement
Good Luck
Looking for an aircraft:
1) This design only had one flying model built out of two that were constructed.
2) The design had some "out of the box" thinking involved
3) While this design was flown during a war, it never flew a combat mission
4) This aircraft was faster than almost every other one of the class
5) This aircraft was powered by two engines with a unique arrangement
Good Luck
02-18-2019, 05:35 PM
No guesses, which means it's time for another clue:
Looking for an aircraft:
1) This design only had one flying model built out of two that were constructed.
2) The design had some "out of the box" thinking involved
3) While this design was flown during a war, it never flew a combat mission
4) This aircraft was faster than almost every other one of the class
5) This aircraft was powered by two engines with a unique arrangement
6) This aircraft was deemed "unneeded" due to other less complex and more conventional types coming on line, including one from the same company
7) The aircraft that was accepted from the same company was roughly 40 MPH slower and slightly shorter ranged
Good Luck
Looking for an aircraft:
1) This design only had one flying model built out of two that were constructed.
2) The design had some "out of the box" thinking involved
3) While this design was flown during a war, it never flew a combat mission
4) This aircraft was faster than almost every other one of the class
5) This aircraft was powered by two engines with a unique arrangement
6) This aircraft was deemed "unneeded" due to other less complex and more conventional types coming on line, including one from the same company
7) The aircraft that was accepted from the same company was roughly 40 MPH slower and slightly shorter ranged
Good Luck
02-19-2019, 02:38 PM
Guess it's time for another clue:
Looking for an aircraft:
1) This design only had one flying model built out of two that were constructed.
2) The design had some "out of the box" thinking involved
3) While this design was flown during a war, it never flew a combat mission
4) This aircraft was faster than almost every other one of the class
5) This aircraft was powered by two engines with a unique arrangement
6) This aircraft was deemed "unneeded" due to other less complex and more conventional types coming on line, including one from the same company
7) The aircraft that was accepted from the same company was roughly 40 MPH slower and slightly shorter ranged
8) Like the aircraft that was accepted, our subject aircraft was a single seater
9) Like the aircraft that was accepted, out subject aircraft was armed with either six 50 caliber or four 20mm guns
Good Luck
Looking for an aircraft:
1) This design only had one flying model built out of two that were constructed.
2) The design had some "out of the box" thinking involved
3) While this design was flown during a war, it never flew a combat mission
4) This aircraft was faster than almost every other one of the class
5) This aircraft was powered by two engines with a unique arrangement
6) This aircraft was deemed "unneeded" due to other less complex and more conventional types coming on line, including one from the same company
7) The aircraft that was accepted from the same company was roughly 40 MPH slower and slightly shorter ranged
8) Like the aircraft that was accepted, our subject aircraft was a single seater
9) Like the aircraft that was accepted, out subject aircraft was armed with either six 50 caliber or four 20mm guns
Good Luck
