Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
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Okay, it was Ford.
In June 1940, Henry Ford had offered to manufacture 1,000 aircraft a day if the Government would let him do it his way, and during a discussion with Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. regarding what the Ford company might produce, Ford's son Edsel tentatively agreed to make 6,000 Rolls-Royce liquid-cooled engines for Great Britain and 3,000 for the U.S.[
In June 1940, Henry Ford had offered to manufacture 1,000 aircraft a day if the Government would let him do it his way, and during a discussion with Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. regarding what the Ford company might produce, Ford's son Edsel tentatively agreed to make 6,000 Rolls-Royce liquid-cooled engines for Great Britain and 3,000 for the U.S.[
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Good guess, but no, Studebaker did build aircraft engines, Kermit weeks has a Studebaker engine on one of his aircraft at Fantasy of Flight here in Florida, but thats a question for another time. I reviewed my pictures, actually there were two companies that made blocks for Packard Merlins.
Heres a pic of my Studebaker
Heres a pic of my Studebaker
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Not Hudson, neither of the two companies had any aviation experience at all that I am aware of. I am headeed out to a work Christmas party, I will respond when I get home. I didnt mean to disrup the flow of the thread. I believe its Glasscocks turn, but I have so many when its my turn again. I will post the answers and the pictures of the names cast into the blocks tomorrow
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Name the airplane and something special about the tail cone...
As far as the company that cast the engine block...how about White Sewing Machine?
As far as the company that cast the engine block...how about White Sewing Machine?
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I just discovered this thread, after reading several of them I had a rough idea, at least some semi-intellinent guesses. This one I absolutely have no idea.
The two companies tha turned out the Packard blocks were Maytag and Buick. There could be more, but these are the only ones I know for sure.
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The two companies tha turned out the Packard blocks were Maytag and Buick. There could be more, but these are the only ones I know for sure.
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Here's a little more info on the above aircraft in question:
A fundamental concept of this aircraft was that it had NO TAIL (to save weight and drag) and NO CONTROL SURFACES anywhere - the engine cluster was gimballed in three dimensions to act as rudder, ailerons and elevators.
A fundamental concept of this aircraft was that it had NO TAIL (to save weight and drag) and NO CONTROL SURFACES anywhere - the engine cluster was gimballed in three dimensions to act as rudder, ailerons and elevators.
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Some more info on the aircraft in question...
What if one the engine fails?
This is one of the main objections levelled at the design, both at the time and by modern aerodynamicists. In the swept configuration, the engines are so close to the centerline that an engine-out is not a problem. In the unswept configuration, it is potentially a big deal, but the designer designed an automatic (mechanical) sensor which looked for equal thrust from both wings. If imbalance was detected, the engines on the working side were set to "toe-in" which reduced the thrust on that side and restored the thrust line to within a manageable region. This would have worked within half a second, before the pilot even spotted the engine-out.
What if one the engine fails?
This is one of the main objections levelled at the design, both at the time and by modern aerodynamicists. In the swept configuration, the engines are so close to the centerline that an engine-out is not a problem. In the unswept configuration, it is potentially a big deal, but the designer designed an automatic (mechanical) sensor which looked for equal thrust from both wings. If imbalance was detected, the engines on the working side were set to "toe-in" which reduced the thrust on that side and restored the thrust line to within a manageable region. This would have worked within half a second, before the pilot even spotted the engine-out.
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Name the airplane and something special about the tail cone...
As far as the company that cast the engine block...how about White Sewing Machine?
Name the airplane and something special about the tail cone...
As far as the company that cast the engine block...how about White Sewing Machine?
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The designed aircraft in question never flew. It was to have a span of 75 feet with wings extended and 31 feet when fully swept; it was to be powered by four Bristol afterburning turbojets, giving it a top speed in excess of Mach 2. The aicraft was seen as the basis for a one or two seat combat aircraft, most prominently an interceptor armed with air-to-air missiles.
The late 1950s were a dismal time for the British aviation industry, with many promising development programs shut down. The aircraft in question was never built; there were discussions with the Americans on further consideration of the design, with the US National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) performing advanced studies on the concept. By mid-1959, NASA had concluded that the aircraft itself was aerodynamically dubious but the variable geometry concept was seen as very promising, with further work in the USA leading to the world's first operational variable geometry aircraft, the General Dynamics F-111.
The designed aircraft in question never flew. It was to have a span of 75 feet with wings extended and 31 feet when fully swept; it was to be powered by four Bristol afterburning turbojets, giving it a top speed in excess of Mach 2. The aicraft was seen as the basis for a one or two seat combat aircraft, most prominently an interceptor armed with air-to-air missiles.
The late 1950s were a dismal time for the British aviation industry, with many promising development programs shut down. The aircraft in question was never built; there were discussions with the Americans on further consideration of the design, with the US National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) performing advanced studies on the concept. By mid-1959, NASA had concluded that the aircraft itself was aerodynamically dubious but the variable geometry concept was seen as very promising, with further work in the USA leading to the world's first operational variable geometry aircraft, the General Dynamics F-111.
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Designer live to the age of 92. Sir Barnes Neville Wallis.
This aircraft flew in model form in the mid-fifties. Subsonic tests were made with a model of 30 foot maximum span powered by two small rockets. A supersonic model, 6 feet long attained speeds of up to Mach 2.5.
Designer live to the age of 92. Sir Barnes Neville Wallis.
This aircraft flew in model form in the mid-fifties. Subsonic tests were made with a model of 30 foot maximum span powered by two small rockets. A supersonic model, 6 feet long attained speeds of up to Mach 2.5.
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so it wasn't actually the plane that was flying. it was the rockets that were flying the plane.
ie: with a big enough propellor & engine a brick can fly too.
anyways, thats the Swallow.
ie: with a big enough propellor & engine a brick can fly too.
anyways, thats the Swallow.
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Good job, Mr Spitfire is up! (An anonymous PM'er had the right answer also ).
So I do not tie up anymore time, I'll let the tailcone answer slide, but research the bouncing bomb. It was a nuclear bomb.
Sir Barnes Wallis genius brought totally new ideas to aviation. Here's a good book for anyone interested...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bouncing-Bom...0313149&sr=8-1
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So I do not tie up anymore time, I'll let the tailcone answer slide, but research the bouncing bomb. It was a nuclear bomb.
Sir Barnes Wallis genius brought totally new ideas to aviation. Here's a good book for anyone interested...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bouncing-Bom...0313149&sr=8-1
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thanks. good question.
anyways put on the old P-40 thinking caps. will come up with a question in a bit.
that cannot be googled or wiki'ed.
anyways put on the old P-40 thinking caps. will come up with a question in a bit.
that cannot be googled or wiki'ed.
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Good job, Mr Spitfire is up! (An anonymous PM'er had the right answer also ).
So I do not tie up anymore time, I'll let the tailcone answer slide, but research the bouncing bomb. It was a nuclear bomb.
Sir Barnes Wallis genius brought totally new ideas to aviation. Here's a good book for anyone interested...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bouncing-Bom...0313149&sr=8-1
DG
Good job, Mr Spitfire is up! (An anonymous PM'er had the right answer also ).
So I do not tie up anymore time, I'll let the tailcone answer slide, but research the bouncing bomb. It was a nuclear bomb.
Sir Barnes Wallis genius brought totally new ideas to aviation. Here's a good book for anyone interested...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bouncing-Bom...0313149&sr=8-1
DG
Of course, I guess if the Swallow underwent a big CG shift, the engines could just gimbal to compensate? Hmmm..... Maybe he had more there than I thought. Thanks; Ernie P.
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Nuclear bomb? This is one artifact that touches on this...
"This is a completely separate programme but was proposed to the RAF as a V bomber replacement (the tail cone was an aft firing nuclear weapon to allow weapons release while moving away from the target) and also as a mach 3 cruising SST."
In reality, who knows?
"This is a completely separate programme but was proposed to the RAF as a V bomber replacement (the tail cone was an aft firing nuclear weapon to allow weapons release while moving away from the target) and also as a mach 3 cruising SST."
In reality, who knows?
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ok, most if not all people think the the P-40 was never equipt with rockets. so if thats the case,
whats this P-40 carrying under her wings? I need its common name and its nickname.
whats this P-40 carrying under her wings? I need its common name and its nickname.