adavis

Next clue...

1) Monoplane.

2) Twin engine.

3) Intended to replace an existing (successful) type produced by the same company.

4) Saw action - But not in its intended primary role.

5) Twin fins.

6) Designed to carry radar.

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=Adrian=

JohnnyS

North American F-82 Twin Mustang?

Ernie P.

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How about the Heinkel He 219? Originally to have been a bomber replacement for the He 111, it was turned into a radar equipped night fighter. Thanks; Ernie P.


The Heinkel He 219 Uhu ("Eagle-Owl") was a night fighter that served with the German Luftwaffe in the later stages of World War II. A relatively sophisticated design, the He 219 possessed a variety of innovations, including an advanced VHF-band intercept radar. It was also the first operational military aircraft in the world to be equipped with ejection seats, and the first operational German World War II-era aircraft with tricycle landing gear. Had the Uhu been available in quantity, it might have had a significant effect upon the strategic night bombing offensive of the Royal Air Force; but only 294 of all models were built by the end of the war and these saw only limited service.

Development and production of the He 219 was protracted and tortuous, due to political rivalries between Josef Kammhuber, commander of the German night fighter forces, Ernst Heinkel, the manufacturer, and Erhard Milch, responsible for aircraft construction in the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM β€” the German Aviation Ministry). The aircraft was also complicated and expensive to build; these factors further limited the number of aircraft produced.

When engineer Robert Lusser returned to Heinkel from Messerschmitt, he began work on a new high-speed bomber project called P.1055. This was an advanced design with a pressurized cockpit, twin ejection seats (the first to be planned for use in any combat aircraft), tricycle landing gear (featuring a nose gear that rotated its main strut through 90Β° during retraction to fit flat within the forward fuselage), and remotely controlled defensive gun turrets similar to those used by the Messerschmitt Me 210. Power was to be provided by two DB 610 "coupled" engines producing (2,200 kW/2,950 hp) each, delivering excellent performance with a top speed of approximately 750 km/h (470 mph) and a 4,000 km (2,500 mi) range with a 2,000 kg (4,410 lb) bomb load.

The RLM rejected the design in August 1940 as too complex and risky. Lusser quickly offered four versions of the fighter with various wingspans and engines in order to balance the performance and risk. At the same time, he offered the P.1056 dedicated night fighter with four 20 mm cannons in the wings and fuselage. The RLM rejected all of these on the same grounds in 1941. Heinkel was furious and fired Lusser on the spot.

About the same time as Lusser was designing the P.1055, Kammhuber had started looking for a dedicated aircraft for his rapidly growing night fighter force. Heinkel quickly re-designed P.1055 for this role as the P.1060. This design was similar in layout, but somewhat smaller and powered by two of the largest displacement (at 44.5 litres/2,700 cu. in.) liquid-cooled aviation engines placed in mass production in Germany, the DB 603 inverted V12 engine, using annular radiators similar to the ones on the Jumo 211-powered Junkers Ju 88A but considerably more streamlined in appearance. This engine was not known for its altitude performance, which was a problem for Heinkel's short-winged design, but Daimler offered a new "G" version to address the issue. Heinkel was sure he had a winner and sent the design off to the RLM in January 1942 while he funded the first prototype himself. Nevertheless, the RLM again rejected the He 219 in favour of new Ju 88- and Me 210-based designs.

adavis

Next clue...

1) Monoplane.

2) Twin engine.

3) Intended to replace an existing (successful) type produced by the same company.

4) Saw action - But not in its intended primary role.

5) Twin fins.

6) Designed to carry radar.

7) In service with producing nations airforce until late 1950's.

Best Regards,
=Adrian=

zippome

Grasping at straws here...
Bristol Brigand?

Zip

MajorTomski

De Havilland DH 110 Sea Vixen?

adavis

Bristol Brigand is correct - Over to you...

Best Regards,
=Adrian=

zippome

Well that was most unexpected!
Ok guys gimme a few and I'll try to have a question in a little bit.
Thanks!
Zip
In the mean time...
You can browse here for more info an the Brigand.
http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/BARC/brigand.html

zippome

Ok, here we go....
1. Four engines.
2. Considered the best of it's type in it's early years.




Thanks,
Zip

uncljoe

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B24 Libarator

SimonCraig1

The Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI?

zippome

Sorry UncleJoe, but not the lovely Lib. Nor a Zepplin, man.

1. Four engines.
2. Considered the best of it's type in it's early years.
3.Basic airframe design was done in one nation, then another redesigned it to fit a new task.
4.At the time it was ehe largest aircraft being built by the second nation.

Thanks,
Zip

SimonCraig1

except this Zepplin was an aeroplane, to paraphrase an old joke.

so how about the Tupolev Tu-4?

Ernie P.

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Or perhaps a flying boat? Thanks; Ernie P.


The Kawanishi H6K was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat produced by the Kawanishi Aircraft Company and used during World War II for maritime patrol duties. The Allied reporting name for the type was Mavis; the Navy designation was "Type 97 Large Flying Boat" (δΉδΈƒεΌε€§εž‹ι£›θ‘Œθ‰‡?).

The aircraft was designed in response to a Navy requirement of 1934 for a long range flying boat and incorporated knowledge gleaned by a Kawanishi team that had visited the Short Brothers factory in the UK, at that time one of the world's leading producers of flying boats, and from building the Kawanishi H3K, a license-built, enlarged version of the Short Rangoon. The Type S, as Kawanishi called it, was a large, four-engine monoplane with twin tails, and a hull suspended beneath the parasol wing by a network of struts. Three prototypes were constructed, each one making gradual refinements to the machine's handling both in the water and in the air, and finally fitting more powerful engines. The first of these flew on 14 July 1936 and was originally designated Navy Type 97 Flying Boat, later H6K. Eventually, 217 would be built.

adavis

Canadair CP-107 Argus?

Best Regards,
=Adrian=

zippome

The Argus is correct!
You're up ,Adavis!

Thanks!
Zip

adavis

Next warbird...

1) Four engines.

2) Examples built by three nations.

3) Largest aircraft built by one of those nations.

Best Regards,
=Adrian=

zippome

How about the Avro Lincoln?
Thanks, Zip

The Raven

B-36, plus the Soviet and Chinese copies

adavis

Avro Lincoln is correct - Over to you...

Best Regards,
=Adrian=

zippome

Allrighty then.....
Let's stay in theme here.....

1. Four engined.
2.Shoulder winged.

Thanks, Zip

MajorTomski

Consolodated B-24?

a65l

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Me-264

Ernie P.

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Playing a hunch. The Avro York? Thanks; Ernie P.


The Avro York was a British transport aircraft that was derived from the Second World War Lancaster heavy bomber, and used in both military and airliner roles between 1943 and 1964.

Development began in 1941 of the Type 685 which paired the wings, tail and undercarriage of the Lancaster bomber with a new square section fuselage of much greater capacity. Production was undertaken by Avro with the hopes of sales to the Royal Air Force and in the postwar civil airliner market.

To meet Operational Requirement OR.113 for a transport aircraft Specification C.1/42 was issued to Avro in 1942 and three further prototypes were ordered in different configurations.

The prototype, LV626, was assembled by Avro's experimental flight department at Manchester's Ringway Airport and first flew there on 5 July 1942. It had initially been fitted with the twin fins and rudders of the Lancaster but the increased fuselage side area forward of the wing compared to the Lancaster necessitated fitting a third central fin to retain adequate control and directional stability. Initial assembly and testing of production Yorks mainly for the RAF, was at Ringway, later Yeadon (Leeds) and Woodford (Cheshire).

One pattern aircraft was built at Victory Aircraft in Canada but no further orders were received. Victory tooled up for 30 aircraft and built parts for five with one ultimately being completed about the time the war came to an end.

zippome

Some interesting responses, but none yet correct...
1. Four engined.
2.Shoulder winged.
3. Only 2 were built as it would soon be overtaken by much more modern designs.
4. Designed for a crew of five, but only the pilot position was equipped with an ejection seat.


Thanks, Zip