Do you know your airplanes? (Quiz)
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Here's the answer;
There were 487 of these machines built . The picture and 3 Views is of a captured L2D3, the most of the variants -- L2D2, 3, and 4 -- built. The machines were built in 1940-44, 71 being built by Nakajima, and 416 by Showa, in the Empire of the Rising Sun.
They did create some very bad times as they hauled troops and cargo around the empire during WWII as most fighters ignored those "DC-3s"
BTW the L2D3 had 1300 HP Kensi 51 radials and was a bit higher in performance than the DC-3. Allied Code name, "Tabby"
Thanks to Rene Francillon's Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War US Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD for these tidbits of information.
There were 487 of these machines built . The picture and 3 Views is of a captured L2D3, the most of the variants -- L2D2, 3, and 4 -- built. The machines were built in 1940-44, 71 being built by Nakajima, and 416 by Showa, in the Empire of the Rising Sun.
They did create some very bad times as they hauled troops and cargo around the empire during WWII as most fighters ignored those "DC-3s"
BTW the L2D3 had 1300 HP Kensi 51 radials and was a bit higher in performance than the DC-3. Allied Code name, "Tabby"
Thanks to Rene Francillon's Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War US Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD for these tidbits of information.
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From the cowlings I would say that was the post WWII variant called the Super DC-3.
Just a hunch.
From the cowlings I would say that was the post WWII variant called the Super DC-3.
Just a hunch.
Check out - http://www.boeing.com/history/mdc/graphics/hist083b.htm
"The Super DC-3 was a major modification of the DC-3 with new wings and empennage, redesigned landing gear, lengthened fuselage and more powerful engines. As a replacement for the DC-3, it had considerable appeal to the military, and a few were converted to airline use."
Navy operated it as the R4D-8 - looks like the tail was grafted from the DC7. The wings look like they were redesigned, and were 5 ft shorter (95 vs 90) than the DC3/C47
Overall, when it was developed in the early '50s, the Super DC3 was a big improvement over the twenty-plus year old DC3 ..
Cruise speed went from 127 to 175 kt , range from 980 to 2100+ nm, useful load from 7900 to 10975 lb...
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Geez!!!
3000 lb with 724 hp!!! [X(] [sm=surprised.gif][sm=spinnyeyes.gif]
Can you spell "rocketship"? I knew you could.
Cheers!
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3000 lb with 724 hp!!! [X(] [sm=surprised.gif][sm=spinnyeyes.gif]
Can you spell "rocketship"? I knew you could.
Cheers!
Jim
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That thing is called a Legend, the first one I saw was powered with an all aluminum big block chevy, sounded soo sweet!
http://www.turbinelegend.com/photo%20gallery.htm
http://www.turbinelegend.com/photo%20gallery.htm
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Goblin, may have wrong spelling, heck xf-85
Goblin, may have wrong spelling, heck xf-85
Answer.......the McDonnell XF-85 Goblin.
....correct...outstanding![8D]
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This airplane claims the distinction of being the first rocket propelled interceptor fighter. What was it?
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The Bereznyak-Isayez BI, first flight 10 Sept. 1940. While never used operationally it was always flown with 2 ShVAK 20mm cannon with 45 rounds each. It was found that at speeds over 900km/h the BI would develop an uncontrollable nose down pitching moment, which could not be held by the pilot, which killed Capt. G YA Bakhshivandzhi. This terminated the delayed plan to build 50 production series aircraft as well as waning interest. A version with slightly longer flight duration using two ramjets on the wingtips was tested in the windtunnel.
It handled beautifully but was ultimately killed by the time it took to overcome its problems, and the impracticably short flight times. It never saw combat use (as is known).
(I know some other stuff to, such as it used 50 degrees of flap for landing )
Oh, the aircraft pictured is the slightly updated version they made after the accident with circular winglets on the elevator and other small changes. This version saw high speed flutter of the tailplane (no accidents). The next improvements included wire bracing the tail and structural changes.
It handled beautifully but was ultimately killed by the time it took to overcome its problems, and the impracticably short flight times. It never saw combat use (as is known).
(I know some other stuff to, such as it used 50 degrees of flap for landing )
Oh, the aircraft pictured is the slightly updated version they made after the accident with circular winglets on the elevator and other small changes. This version saw high speed flutter of the tailplane (no accidents). The next improvements included wire bracing the tail and structural changes.
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Berezniak-Isayev 1. BI-1 It was a contemporary of the Me-163 and far less successful. It made one rocket powered flight in May 1942. Other powered flights did not happen until March 1943. The Me 163A first flew under rocket power in August 1941, and the production Me-163B flew in August 1943 under rocket power, after almost a year of unpowered flights because the Walther rocket motor was not ready.
Also, I think the XP-55 predated the Shinden by at least a year and had many flights while the Shinden made only a few
Also, I think the XP-55 predated the Shinden by at least a year and had many flights while the Shinden made only a few