Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
09-20-2011, 07:50 AM
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Some clues too...
1) the pictures
2) only two were built. Unreliable engines hampered development, and then other good designs became readily available
3) it was designed as a heavily armed escort fighter and ground attack aircraft
1) the pictures
2) only two were built. Unreliable engines hampered development, and then other good designs became readily available
3) it was designed as a heavily armed escort fighter and ground attack aircraft
09-20-2011, 10:52 AM
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RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
4) like earlier and better known designs from the same design bureau, it had a wooden monocoque fuselage and used metal structures in the wings
5) the wing included automatic slats
5) the wing included automatic slats
09-21-2011, 10:04 AM
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ORIGINAL: makmov
Polikarpov ITP M-2 Prototype.
Polikarpov ITP M-2 Prototype.
(ITP for Istrebitel Tyazholiy Pushechniy; Russian: ΠΡΡΡΠ΅Π±ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Ρ Π’ΡΠΆΠ΅Π»ΡΠΉ ΠΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ; Heavy Cannon Fighter)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polikarpov_ITP
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Your turn, makmov.
09-21-2011, 12:31 PM
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In WWII they made 1 at the cost for nearly $5,000,000.00 which ended in failure and wascanceled 1944.
But it sure looked cool.
But it sure looked cool.
09-21-2011, 05:45 PM
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1. In WWII they made 1 at the cost for nearly $5,000,000.00 which ended in failure and wascanceled 1944.
2. It used inverted V-12s
But it sure looked cool.
2. It used inverted V-12s
But it sure looked cool.
09-22-2011, 03:51 AM
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1. In WWII they made 1 at the cost for nearly $5,000,000.00 which ended in failure and was canceled 1944.
2. It used inverted V-12s
But it sure looked cool.
1. In WWII they made 1 at the cost for nearly $5,000,000.00 which ended in failure and was canceled 1944.
2. It used inverted V-12s
But it sure looked cool.
Douglas XB-19?
09-22-2011, 04:29 AM
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Looks like the XB-19 had radial engines, not V, and the timing is not quite right.
Same goes for Vought's XF5U, Republic XF-12 Rainbow, and Hughes D-2 and XF-11, I think.
Same goes for Vought's XF5U, Republic XF-12 Rainbow, and Hughes D-2 and XF-11, I think.
09-22-2011, 06:55 AM
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ORIGINAL: MajorTomski
Douglas XB-19?
ORIGINAL: makmov
1. In WWII they made 1 at the cost for nearly $5,000,000.00 which ended in failure and wascanceled 1944.
2. It used inverted V-12s
But it sure looked cool.
1. In WWII they made 1 at the cost for nearly $5,000,000.00 which ended in failure and wascanceled 1944.
2. It used inverted V-12s
But it sure looked cool.
Douglas XB-19?
09-22-2011, 07:50 AM
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McDonnell XP-67 "Bat" looked cool, used inverted vees, was canceled in 1944, and was a P. Don't know how much money went into it...
09-22-2011, 08:18 AM
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McDonnell XP-67 "Bat" looked cool, used inverted vees, was canceled in 1944, and was a P. Don't know how much money went into it...
McDonnell XP-67 "Bat" looked cool, used inverted vees, was canceled in 1944, and was a P. Don't know how much money went into it...
ding,ding,ding You got it brother. It was 4.8 million = 61.8 million in todays dollars, and it was a failure, it didn't preform very well, for a number of reasons, notwithstanding, the underpowered, inverted Continental engines, and ending up catching fire and burning to the ground.
09-22-2011, 08:53 AM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_XP-67
If anyone has something handy to post, please go ahead. I'll look for something if nothing happens for a while.
Meanwhile, a pic of the Bat:
If anyone has something handy to post, please go ahead. I'll look for something if nothing happens for a while.
Meanwhile, a pic of the Bat:
09-22-2011, 10:25 AM
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I have an interesting one.
1. This is an airborne weapon
2. It was used in four missions all on the same day and, as far as I am aware, never again.
1. This is an airborne weapon
2. It was used in four missions all on the same day and, as far as I am aware, never again.
09-22-2011, 10:43 AM
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The clues point to the bouncing bomb, as will some of the others, but it is something very different...
1. This is an airborne weapon
2. It was used in four missions all on the same day and, as far as I am aware, never again.
3. It featured in a very well known war movie.
1. This is an airborne weapon
2. It was used in four missions all on the same day and, as far as I am aware, never again.
3. It featured in a very well known war movie.
09-22-2011, 12:02 PM
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1. This is an airborne weapon
2. It was used in four missions all on the same day and, as far as I am aware, never again.
3. It featured in a very well known war movie.
4. Its effectiveness was augmented with parallel missions by special forces
2. It was used in four missions all on the same day and, as far as I am aware, never again.
3. It featured in a very well known war movie.
4. Its effectiveness was augmented with parallel missions by special forces
09-22-2011, 12:52 PM
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Need to do better homework....
1. This is an airborne weapon
2. It was used in four missions all on the same day and, as far as I am aware, never again.[b][i]
1. This is an airborne weapon
2. It was used in four missions all on the same day and, as far as I am aware, never again.[b][i]
09-22-2011, 02:29 PM
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1. This is an airborne weapon
2. Its most famous use was in four missions all on the same day.
3. It featured in a very well known war movie.
4. Its effectiveness was augmented with parallel missions by special forces
5. It never killed anybody but confused the heck out of them.
6. It has been used by the Germans, British and most recently Americans (as recently as the Gulf War).
2. Its most famous use was in four missions all on the same day.
3. It featured in a very well known war movie.
4. Its effectiveness was augmented with parallel missions by special forces
5. It never killed anybody but confused the heck out of them.
6. It has been used by the Germans, British and most recently Americans (as recently as the Gulf War).
09-22-2011, 04:36 PM
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Time for another clue...
1. This is an airborne weapon
2. Its most famous use was in four missions all on the same day.
3. It featured in a very well known war movie.
4. Its effectiveness was augmented with parallel missions by special forces
5. It never killed anybody but confused the heck out of them.
6. It has been used by the Germans, British and most recently Americans (as recently as the Gulf War).
7. In some later operations, ice was sometimes substituted for the main body of the weapon.
1. This is an airborne weapon
2. Its most famous use was in four missions all on the same day.
3. It featured in a very well known war movie.
4. Its effectiveness was augmented with parallel missions by special forces
5. It never killed anybody but confused the heck out of them.
6. It has been used by the Germans, British and most recently Americans (as recently as the Gulf War).
7. In some later operations, ice was sometimes substituted for the main body of the weapon.
09-22-2011, 05:53 PM
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Last one for the day and this should narrow things down a bit.....
1. This is an airborne weapon
2. Its most famous use was in four missions all on the same day.
3. It featured in a very well known war movie.
4. Its effectiveness was augmented with parallel missions by special forces.
5. It never killed anybody but confused the heck out of them.
6. It has been used by the Germans, British and most recently Americans (as recently as the Gulf War).
7. In some later operations, ice was sometimes substituted for the main body of the weapon.
8. On the same day, in a parallel operation RAF heavy bombers in cooperation with Royal Navy small ships flew sorties with a similar objective, to confuse the Germans.
1. This is an airborne weapon
2. Its most famous use was in four missions all on the same day.
3. It featured in a very well known war movie.
4. Its effectiveness was augmented with parallel missions by special forces.
5. It never killed anybody but confused the heck out of them.
6. It has been used by the Germans, British and most recently Americans (as recently as the Gulf War).
7. In some later operations, ice was sometimes substituted for the main body of the weapon.
8. On the same day, in a parallel operation RAF heavy bombers in cooperation with Royal Navy small ships flew sorties with a similar objective, to confuse the Germans.
09-23-2011, 02:00 AM
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Sounds like a countermeasure
"Chaff" (strips of aluminum foil or similar material) was first used in 1943 to confuse German radars to protect bombers during the devastating Hamburg bombings.
For the Normandy landing in 1944, it was used to fool Germans into holding their forces in the wrong place, in operations Glimmer and Taxable, by creating the impression of a large fleet. Low flying bombers were dropping chaff and small ships added to the radar clutter.
The Brits codenamed it "Window" at the time. Wikipedia also mentions "Rope" - extended-length Window suspended from small parachute and dropped by aircraft of 218 and 617 Squadrons intended to deceive German Seetakt coastal radars - for Operation Glimmer and Taxable.
"Chaff" (strips of aluminum foil or similar material) was first used in 1943 to confuse German radars to protect bombers during the devastating Hamburg bombings.
For the Normandy landing in 1944, it was used to fool Germans into holding their forces in the wrong place, in operations Glimmer and Taxable, by creating the impression of a large fleet. Low flying bombers were dropping chaff and small ships added to the radar clutter.
The Brits codenamed it "Window" at the time. Wikipedia also mentions "Rope" - extended-length Window suspended from small parachute and dropped by aircraft of 218 and 617 Squadrons intended to deceive German Seetakt coastal radars - for Operation Glimmer and Taxable.
09-23-2011, 10:00 AM
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ORIGINAL: SimonCraig1
Last one for the day and this should narrow things down a bit.....
1. This is an airborne weapon
2. Its most famous use was in four missions all on the same day.
3. It featured in a very well known war movie.
4. Its effectiveness was augmented with parallel missions by special forces.
5. It never killed anybody but confused the heck out of them.
6. It has been used by the Germans, British and most recently Americans (as recently as the Gulf War).
7. In some later operations, ice was sometimes substituted for the main body of the weapon.
8. On the same day, in a parallel operation RAF heavy bombers in cooperation with Royal Navy small ships flew sorties with a similar objective, to confuse the Germans.
Last one for the day and this should narrow things down a bit.....
1. This is an airborne weapon
2. Its most famous use was in four missions all on the same day.
3. It featured in a very well known war movie.
4. Its effectiveness was augmented with parallel missions by special forces.
5. It never killed anybody but confused the heck out of them.
6. It has been used by the Germans, British and most recently Americans (as recently as the Gulf War).
7. In some later operations, ice was sometimes substituted for the main body of the weapon.
8. On the same day, in a parallel operation RAF heavy bombers in cooperation with Royal Navy small ships flew sorties with a similar objective, to confuse the Germans.