Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
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Wow, at least I got past the first pass of questions. You are absolutely correct Zippome, the AC-47 based off the DC-3 was the aircraft Iwas looking for, you are up.
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AC-47?
AC-47?
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Ok, here we go..
1. Single engined.
2. Only 1 nation enlisted this aircraft into military service.
3. That country was not the country of manufacture.
4. Served that nation well for 21 years.
Hopefully that will get the ball rolling.
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1. Single engined.
2. Only 1 nation enlisted this aircraft into military service.
3. That country was not the country of manufacture.
4. Served that nation well for 21 years.
Hopefully that will get the ball rolling.
Thanks,
Zip
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Wow,
Adavis Rocked it! You guys are getting scary good at this!
ADavis, You're up!
Thanks, Zip!
The Beechcraft CT-134 Musketeer was a military training derivative of the Musketeer built by Beechcraft for the Canadian Forces. The CT-134 was a single engine, low-wing, four-seat light aircraft with fixed landing gear and a limited aerobatic capability.
In the early 1960s the Royal Canadian Air Force’s standard elementary training aircraft was the de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk. Flight instruction was completed by student pilots on the DHC-1 before they progressed to the then-brand-new Canadair CT-114 Tutor jet trainer. A decision was made by RCAF HQ to remove the DHC-1s from service and not replace them, as it was felt that the CT-114 was easy enough to fly that initial training was not needed. The CT-114 quickly developed a wash-out rate of near 95% amongst student jet pilots and it was clear that an elementary trainer was needed. Due to the RCAF’s previous customer relationship with Beechcraft while operating that company's Expeditor twin-engine aircraft, a hasty purchase of twenty-four B23 Musketeers was made in 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-DND_1-0" class="reference">[1]</sup> The first CT-134 arrived at CFB Portage la Prairie on March 23, 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-Milberry_2-0" class="reference">[2]</sup>
The new trainers were designated CT-134 Musketeer in the then Canadian Armed Forces. The aircraft purchased were standard Model B23s equipped with the O-360-A4G engine of 180 bhp (130 kW), modified by the addition of a cowling strake, horizontal stabilizer strake and ventral fin to improve spin recovery performance. They were initially serial numbered as 13401-13424, but were re-numbered 134001-134024 to avoid confusion with other CF aircraft serial numbers.<sup id="cite_ref-DND_1-1" class="reference">[1]</sup>
The initial batch of CT-134s was replaced in late 1981 with a purchase of twenty-four more aircraft. These were 1982 model Beechcraft C23 Sundowners and were designated by the CF as CT-134A Musketeer II. These were numbered 134025-134048.<sup id="cite_ref-DND_1-2" class="reference">[1]</sup>
The CT-134 was approved for limited aerobatics, including loops, rolls, chandelles and lazy eights<sup id="cite_ref-C-12-134-000.2FMC-000_3-0" class="reference">[3]</sup>
Both batches of Musketeers served with 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School and the Canadian Forces Flying Instructor School at CFB Portage la Prairie Manitoba and the Canadian Forces Central Flying School in Winnipeg until they were replaced by Slingsby Fireflys operated under contract by Bombardier Aerospace in 1992. During their 21 years of service the CT-134 and CT-134A fleet at 3 CFFTS trained about 5000 Canadian military pilot graduates.
In operational service the CT-134 suffered very few accidents. One of the few serious accidents occurred on 23 March 1990 when Musketeer 134229 had an engine failure on take-off from Erickson Municipal Airport at Erickson, Manitoba while giving familiarization flights to Royal Canadian Air Cadets. The accident was caused by fuel starvation and the aircraft was written off.<sup id="cite_ref-MilberryAirCom_4-0" class="reference">[4]</sup>
Maintenance of the CT-134 fleet was primarily carried out by the CFB Portage la Prairie Base Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Organization, with Depot Level Inspection and Repair (DLIR) being conducted by Field Aviation at Calgary International Airport in Calgary, Alberta.<sup id="cite_ref-MilberryAirCom_4-1" class="reference">[4]</sup>
Upon retirement the CT-134s and CT-134As were not sold for flying use due to the structural problems they all suffered from years of aerobatics.<sup id="cite_ref-RCAF.com_5-0" class="reference">[5]</sup> Instead they were donated to museums or used for air force and civil maintenance training. Some CT-134s still serve as monuments at a few current and former Canadian Forces Bases as well as Royal Canadian Legion halls, a distinction held by very few light aircraft in this class.,<sup id="cite_ref-DND_1-3" class="reference">[1]</sup>
In Canadian military service the aircraft was referred to by student and instructor pilots by the nickname Muskrat.<sup id="cite_ref-DND_1-4" class="reference">[1]</sup>
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Adavis Rocked it! You guys are getting scary good at this!
ADavis, You're up!
Thanks, Zip!
Beechcraft CT-134 Musketeer
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| CT-134 Musketeer | |
|---|---|
 | |
| CT-134As from 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at CFB Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, 1982. | |
| Role | Basic trainer |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Beech Aircraft Corporation |
| Introduction | 1971 |
| Retired | 1992 |
| Primary user | Canadian Armed Forces |
| Number built | 48 |
| Developed from | Beechcraft Musketeer |
The Beechcraft CT-134 Musketeer was a military training derivative of the Musketeer built by Beechcraft for the Canadian Forces. The CT-134 was a single engine, low-wing, four-seat light aircraft with fixed landing gear and a limited aerobatic capability.
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[edit] Design and development
In the early 1960s the Royal Canadian Air Force’s standard elementary training aircraft was the de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk. Flight instruction was completed by student pilots on the DHC-1 before they progressed to the then-brand-new Canadair CT-114 Tutor jet trainer. A decision was made by RCAF HQ to remove the DHC-1s from service and not replace them, as it was felt that the CT-114 was easy enough to fly that initial training was not needed. The CT-114 quickly developed a wash-out rate of near 95% amongst student jet pilots and it was clear that an elementary trainer was needed. Due to the RCAF’s previous customer relationship with Beechcraft while operating that company's Expeditor twin-engine aircraft, a hasty purchase of twenty-four B23 Musketeers was made in 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-DND_1-0" class="reference">[1]</sup> The first CT-134 arrived at CFB Portage la Prairie on March 23, 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-Milberry_2-0" class="reference">[2]</sup>
The new trainers were designated CT-134 Musketeer in the then Canadian Armed Forces. The aircraft purchased were standard Model B23s equipped with the O-360-A4G engine of 180 bhp (130 kW), modified by the addition of a cowling strake, horizontal stabilizer strake and ventral fin to improve spin recovery performance. They were initially serial numbered as 13401-13424, but were re-numbered 134001-134024 to avoid confusion with other CF aircraft serial numbers.<sup id="cite_ref-DND_1-1" class="reference">[1]</sup>
The initial batch of CT-134s was replaced in late 1981 with a purchase of twenty-four more aircraft. These were 1982 model Beechcraft C23 Sundowners and were designated by the CF as CT-134A Musketeer II. These were numbered 134025-134048.<sup id="cite_ref-DND_1-2" class="reference">[1]</sup>
The CT-134 was approved for limited aerobatics, including loops, rolls, chandelles and lazy eights<sup id="cite_ref-C-12-134-000.2FMC-000_3-0" class="reference">[3]</sup>
[edit] Operational history
Both batches of Musketeers served with 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School and the Canadian Forces Flying Instructor School at CFB Portage la Prairie Manitoba and the Canadian Forces Central Flying School in Winnipeg until they were replaced by Slingsby Fireflys operated under contract by Bombardier Aerospace in 1992. During their 21 years of service the CT-134 and CT-134A fleet at 3 CFFTS trained about 5000 Canadian military pilot graduates.
In operational service the CT-134 suffered very few accidents. One of the few serious accidents occurred on 23 March 1990 when Musketeer 134229 had an engine failure on take-off from Erickson Municipal Airport at Erickson, Manitoba while giving familiarization flights to Royal Canadian Air Cadets. The accident was caused by fuel starvation and the aircraft was written off.<sup id="cite_ref-MilberryAirCom_4-0" class="reference">[4]</sup>
Maintenance of the CT-134 fleet was primarily carried out by the CFB Portage la Prairie Base Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Organization, with Depot Level Inspection and Repair (DLIR) being conducted by Field Aviation at Calgary International Airport in Calgary, Alberta.<sup id="cite_ref-MilberryAirCom_4-1" class="reference">[4]</sup>
Upon retirement the CT-134s and CT-134As were not sold for flying use due to the structural problems they all suffered from years of aerobatics.<sup id="cite_ref-RCAF.com_5-0" class="reference">[5]</sup> Instead they were donated to museums or used for air force and civil maintenance training. Some CT-134s still serve as monuments at a few current and former Canadian Forces Bases as well as Royal Canadian Legion halls, a distinction held by very few light aircraft in this class.,<sup id="cite_ref-DND_1-3" class="reference">[1]</sup>
In Canadian military service the aircraft was referred to by student and instructor pilots by the nickname Muskrat.<sup id="cite_ref-DND_1-4" class="reference">[1]</sup>
[edit] Variants
<dl> <dt>CT-134</dt> <dd>Military version of the B23 Musketeer, powered by a Lycoming O-360-A4G powerplant of 180 hp,<sup id="cite_ref-C-12-134-000.2FMC-000_3-1" class="reference">[3]</sup> 24 built.</dd> <dt>CT-134A</dt> <dd>Military version of the C23 Sundowner, powered by a Lycoming O-360-A4K powerplant of 180 hp<sup id="cite_ref-C-12-134-A00.2FMC-000_6-0" class="reference">[6]</sup> 24 built.</dd></dl>[edit] Military operators
<dl> <dt> Canada</dt></dl>- [*]Canadian Armed Forces/Canadian Forces
- [*]3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School[*]Canadian Forces Central Flying School[*]Canadian Forces Flying Instructor School[/list][/list]
[edit] Specifications
Data from C-12-134-000/MC-000 Operating Checklist Musketeer CT 134, CFTMPC, 10 Jul 79
<big>General characteristics</big>
- [*]Crew: Student and instructor[*]Capacity: 2 passengers[*]Length: 25 ft 8.5 in (7.85 m)[*]Wingspan: 32 ft 9 in (10.00 m)[*]Height: 8 ft 2.4 in (2.50 m)[*]Wing area: 146 ft² (13.6 m²
[*]Airfoil: NACA 63A415<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference">[7]</sup>[*]Empty weight: 1,560 lb (707 kg)[*]Max. takeoff weight: 2,450 lb (normal) / 2,150 lb (aerobatic) (1,110 kg/ 974 kg)[*]Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-360-A4G air-cooled, 4-cylinder piston engine, 180 hp (136 kW)[/list]<big>Performance</big>
- [*]Never exceed speed: 152 knots (283 km/h)[*]Maximum speed: 124 knots (231 km/h)[*]Range: 675 miles (1,257 km)[*]Service ceiling: 13,000 ft (3,962 m)[*]Rate of climb: 880 ft/min (268 m/min)[*]Wing loading: 16.8 lb/ft² (82 kg/m²
[*]Power/mass: 13.6 lb/hp [/list]
04-26-2013, 03:11 AM
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Next warbird:-
1) High wing.
2) Monoplane.
3) Transport.
4) Designed to operate from small fields.
5) Only prototypes built.
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Next warbird:-
1) High wing.
2) Monoplane.
3) Transport.
4) Designed to operate from small fields.
5) Only prototypes built.
Best Regards,
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Next warbird:-
1) High wing.
2) Monoplane.
3) Transport.
4) Designed to operate from small fields.
5) Only prototypes built.
Best Regards,
=Adrian=
The Dominion Skytrader was a prototype STOL utility aircraft built in the United States in the early 1970s. Attempts to market the aircraft continued until the late 1980s, but proved fruitless. The Skytrader was a conventional high-wing, strut-braced monoplane with fixed tricycle undercarriage. The design was optimised for easy freight handling and featured a fuselage of rectangular cross-section with large loading doors to the side and a loading ramp at the rear. The aircraft's tail unit was angled upwards from the rear fuselage to facilitate loading operations beneath it, and the main undercarriage was fitted in sponsons on the fuselage sides so as not to intrude into the internal cargo volume. Passenger, freight, executive transport, and water-bomber versions were projected.
UV-23A Scout
The UV-23 Scout, a high-wing aircraft, has a 14,000-lb. maximum gross weight and is powered by two turbocharged Thunder TE495-TC700 liquid-cooled V-8 engines rated at 700 shp. each. High-lift wings and leading-edge wing slats will give it short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) performance. The Scout is designed to transport 12-15 troops, and has a service ceiling of 28,000 ft. and a useful load of 5,000 lb.
The first prototype of the Skytrader 800 was started in 1972 and flown by Dominion Aircraft, Ltd., of Renton, Washington in 1975. The initial version of the 18-passenger aircraft was powered by two Avco Lycoming piston engines. On 21 April 1975 The Dominion Skytrader 800 took to the air on its initial test flight from Renton. This unique 12-seat, high-wing general-purpose aircraft had STOL capabilities and could be fitted quickly for all freight operations. Two 400-hp Lycoming IO-720-B1A eight-cylinder engines gave the aircraft a top speed of 210 mph. The aircraft could take off in only 390 ft and has a stall speed of just 60 mph.
The Skytrader prototype was designed and built in the mid-1970s by a group of aircraft engineers who had been laid off by Boeing Corp. Their project stalled in 1979 after the failure of the bank that had pledged financing for production.
In 1980, investor and engine designer Grant MacCoon bought the prototype aircraft and its production rights out of bankruptcy court.
The Skytrader 800 aircraft program was acquired in 1983 by John J. Dupont as the president and chief executive officer of the new company, Skytrader Aircraft Corp. In September 1984 , Superior Energy Corp., a publicly owned company controlled by Dupont and Skytrader executive vice president, James F. Hudson, acquired Skytrader Aircraft. The new firm, Skytrader Corp., was a merger of the two companies and was responsible for development, production and marketing of the Skytrader ST1700. The company expected to market the commuter and cargo aircraft in both the U.S. and international markets at a price of approximately $1.3 million.
The revised version of the Skytrader 800 was powered by two Pratt & Whitney of Canada PT6A-42 turboprop engines, rated at 850 shp. each. The ST1700 also incorporated numerous changes from the piston-powered version. The STI7OO's cabin area is 18 in. longer and 4 in. wider than that of the 800 version. The maximum takeoff weight for the STI7OO has been increased to 13,000 lb. from the 12,500 lb. of the earlier aircraft. Other external changes to the ST1700 include a T-tail, a stretched and drooped nose for increased visibility, a twisted tapered wing, a redesigned landing gear with dual wheels and overhead cockpit windows.
The newest version of the Skytrader had a 23.2-ft.-long cabin, which is convertible for either passenger or cargo use. It can carry 18 passengers or six D-type cargo containers. Access to the cabin was through an 8-ft.-long, hydraulically operated rear loading ramp door, a 54 X 55-in. sideloading cargo door and a forward air-stair door. The cargo volume of the cabin is 635 cu. ft. The empty weight of the ST1700 in the cargo configuration was 7,050 lb., and useful load of the unpressurized aircraft in the same configuration was 6,300 lb. Fuel capacity is 480 gal. for the aircraft. The maximum cruise speed of the ST1700 at 10,000 ft. is 195 kt., and with an 18-passenger load the aircraft is capable of an 805 nautmi. range. The maximum range of the aircraft is planned for 1,100 naut. mi. Takeoff ground roll of the ST1700 at a gross weight of 13,000 lb. is expected to be 845 ft. to clear a 50-ft. obstacle. The landing distance to clear the same obstacle is 875 ft.
In 1987 it was reported that Mitsui Ocean Development and General Technologies of Japan would provide $ 20.5 million for initial production of Skytrader Corp.'s Scout military aircraft, as well as Federal Aviation Administration certification of a larger, commercial version. The Mitsui funding never materialized.
By 1987 nearly 1,000 people had invested in Skytrader, via the company's penny stocks and a private investor's group and some of them said they were betrayed by DuPont and his company. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been raised. Plans for factories have been announced, then dropped. Pending military contracts have been announced, but they had yet to materialize.
In 1988 it was reported that Skytrader Corp. has secured agreements with the Philippine government and Samsung Aerospace Industries of South Korea that could lead to coproduction of the company's Scout utility STOL aircraft. A $ 167-million acquisition and coproduction program with the Philippines' Air Force was contingent on the outcome of discussions between the U. S. and the Philippines over compensation for US military bases located in the country. The program had gained congressional support through the efforts of Rep. Dave McCurdy (D.-Okla.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee.
In June 1989 Skytrader announced that it had teamed with McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. to supply the UV-23 for the Army's competitive Grisly-Hunter aircraft program to supply day/night intelligence gathering and reconnaissance capability for the U.S. Military Intelligence Community. Through use of "blown wings" and the Coanda effect, the aircraft possessed an infrared suppression ratio of 20-to-1, which is excellent. Moreover, by changing the aircraft's gear box to reduce engine rpms and increasing the size of the turbo-prop by one foot, Skytrader was able to achieve a noise signature that is "20-to-30 percent below" other aircraft types. Both IR suppression and noise reduction are key capabilities for intelligence missions.
The company filed for Chapter 11 protection on 11 April 1989 to block MacCoon from repossessing the plane he had sold to Skytrader in 1984. A US Bankruptcy Court judge gave Skytrader Corp. until 24 May 1989 to pay off a $1.2 million debt or surrender its prototype aircraft and technical information to a California creditor. In August 1989 Skytrader Corp. was ordered liquidated by a federal bankruptcy judge.
The Dominion UV-23 Scout (Dominion SKYTRADER 800, reg #N800ST) most recently seen in November 2003 sitting on the ramp, minus it's engines, at Top Flight Airpark (former Fairchild plant) at the Washington County Regional Airport in Hagerstown MD. California Microwave, which does something with DeHavilland Dash-7's, must have it there for some reason.
04-26-2013, 07:12 AM
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Northrop YC124
Northrop's first postwar civil design was a three-engined STOL passenger and cargo transport named the Northrop N-23 Pioneer. The Pioneer could carry 36 passengers or five tons of cargo and first flew on 21 December 1946. The aircraft had a good performance, but there was little interest due to the availability of cheap war surplus aircraft. The Pioneer was lost in a fatal crash in 1947. In 1948 the United States Air Force expressed interest in an aircraft of the same configuration and placed an order with Northrop for 23 aircraft, 13 troop transports designated the C-125A Raider and 10 for Arctic rescue work designated the C-125B. With the company designation N-32 Raider the first aircraft flew on 1 August 1949.
The aircraft was powered by three 1200hp (895kW) Wright R-1820-99 Cyclone radial engines. The aircraft could also be fitted with JATO rockets that enabled it to take off in less than 500ft (152 m). The 13 troop transporters were designated YC-125A in-service and the Arctic rescue version the YC-125B.
The Canadian company Canadair considered building the N-23 under licence but did not proceed.
Operational history
Deliveries of the YC-125 to the USAF began in 1950. Aircraft did not serve long as they were underpowered and they were sent soon to Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas and relegated to be ground instructional trainers until retired in 1955 and declared surplus.
Most of the surplus aircraft were purchased by Frank Ambrose and sold to bush operators in South and Central America.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference">[1]</sup>
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Next clue:-
1) High wing.
2) Monoplane.
3) Transport.
4) Designed to operate from small fields.
5) Only prototypes built.
6) 1960's.
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1) High wing.
2) Monoplane.
3) Transport.
4) Designed to operate from small fields.
5) Only prototypes built.
6) 1960's.
Best Regards,
=Adrian=
04-27-2013, 09:04 AM
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Ling-Temco-Vought XC-142
a tiltwing experimental aircraft designed to investigate the operational suitability of vertical/short takeoff and landing transports.
a tiltwing experimental aircraft designed to investigate the operational suitability of vertical/short takeoff and landing transports.
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Not quite that easy unclejoe.
What was the name of the first sircraft carrier used by states in yhe u.s.
1. The ship was also converted from a different purpose.
What was the name of the first sircraft carrier used by states in yhe u.s.
1. The ship was also converted from a different purpose.
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Getting closer.
What was the name of the first aircraft carrier used by the states in the u.s.
1 converted from a different purpose
2 specialy equiped to manufacture the aircrafts lifting fuel on board
What was the name of the first aircraft carrier used by the states in the u.s.
1 converted from a different purpose
2 specialy equiped to manufacture the aircrafts lifting fuel on board