lean-run

1./ Evaded Mustangs.
2./ High-altitude fighter.
3./ Has in-line engine in an annular radial-type cowl.

perttime

I'm pretty sure you mean
Focke Wulf Ta 152

lean-run

OK all yours perttime.

perttime

This one has been done before - but I think it has been a few years...

What aircraft?

1) It was designed to be economical and rugged, but still have good performance for its time.

perttime

What aircraft?

1) It was designed to be economical and rugged, but still have good performance for its time.
2) The original customer, for whom it was designed, canceled the order.

perttime

What aircraft?

1) It was designed to be economical and rugged, but still have good performance for its time.
2) The original customer, for whom it was designed, canceled the order.
3) It was put into production in 4 countries. It seems that in one of those countries none were completed (sources are not clear/in agreement).

perttime

What aircraft?

1) It was designed to be economical and rugged, but still have good performance for its time.
2) The original customer, for whom it was designed, canceled the order.
3) It was put into production in 4 countries. It seems that in one of those countries none were completed (sources are not clear/in agreement).
4) it was armed with light machineguns, except for some experiments with heavier guns.


(oops: double post when forum was sticky, so added another clue)

perttime

1) It was designed to be economical and rugged, but still have good performance for its time.
2) The original customer, for whom it was designed, canceled the order.
3) It was put into production in 4 countries. It seems that in one of those countries none were completed (sources are not clear/in agreement).
4) it was armed with light machineguns, except for some experiments with heavier guns.
5) When it fought at war, it wasn't as fast as the best of the time - but it could turn very well indeed.

perttime

What aircraft?

1) It was designed to be economical and rugged, but still have good performance for its time.
2) The original customer, for whom it was designed, canceled the order.
3) It was put into production in 4 countries. It seems that in one of those countries none were completed (sources are not clear/in agreement).
4) it was armed with light machineguns, except for some experiments with heavier guns.
5) When it fought at war, it wasn't as fast as the best of the time - but it could turn very well indeed.
6) Top ace on the type shot down 12 aircraft, and some fractions from shared victories.

perttime

What aircraft?

1) It was designed to be economical and rugged, but still have good performance for its time.
2) The original customer, for whom it was designed, canceled the order.
3) It was put into production in 4 countries. It seems that in one of those countries none were completed (sources are not clear/in agreement).
4) it was armed with light machineguns, except for some experiments with heavier guns.
5) When it fought at war, it wasn't as fast as the best of the time - but it could turn very well indeed.
6) Top ace on the type shot down 12 aircraft, and some fractions from shared victories.

7) 2 were converted/built with retractable landing gear. One was disappointing, the second had clearly improved performance.

perttime

What aircraft?

1) It was designed to be economical and rugged, but still have good performance for its time.
2) The original customer, for whom it was designed, canceled the order.
3) It was put into production in 4 countries. It seems that in one of those countries none were completed (sources are not clear/in agreement).
4) it was armed with light machineguns, except for some experiments with heavier guns.
5) When it fought at war, it wasn't as fast as the best of the time - but it could turn very well indeed.
6) Top ace on the type shot down 12 aircraft, and some fractions from shared victories.

7) 2 were converted/built with retractable landing gear. One was disappointing, the second had clearly improved performance.
8) At least during early stages of its war, it was one of very few aircraft that could follow a "famous dive bomber" in a dive.

Hot Rod Todd

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Sounds like the Fokker D.XXI

perttime

Fokker D.XXI
is correct.

Your turn to ask something, Hot Rod Todd.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokker_D.XXI
http://www.sci.fi/~fta/fr-fin-1.htm

A photo from Wikipedia:

Hot Rod Todd

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Since that last one took quite a few clues, we'll try a simpler "identify the aircraft in the photo." What is it?

naval flight officer

Ffvs j22?

Hot Rod Todd

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You got it Naval Flight Officer, it's the Swedish Fighter. Your turn to ask something.

RCKen

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I just want to take a quick moment to thank everybody for what goes on in this thread. I've been a fan of Warbirds my entire life (49 years old this month) but I am far far away from being an expert. What goes on in this thread has gone a long way to helping to increase my knowledge base on Warbirds. I can safely say that on every hunt I make trying to find the correct current answer I have learned something new that I didn't know before. It's really fun trying to hunt down the correct answers.

So I want to give a big shout out to the whole RCU Warbird Community for making this thread what it is, and for making so great!!!

Ken

N1EDM

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+1

naval flight officer

I like the picture idea. So here is my addition. Can you guess the aircraft?

naval flight officer

OK not a lot of guesses so here are the hints.

1. It is the first aircraft to be fitted with a rotary combustion chamber engine.

naval flight officer

2. At the end of its development the engine was moved from the rear of the aircraft to the front.

RCKen

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Lockeed QT-2

Unfortunately the picture made the search easy. The "N" number was on the side of the fuse in the picture and a quick Google search on the number turned up the answer.

Ken

naval flight officer

You are correct Ken. I was hoping the N number was fake as they are opt to do on some "black" aircraft.

Over to you

RCKen

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I'm neck deep in working on a couple of projects I have to finish up this weekend. If somebody has a quiz ready to go please feel free to jump in and go with it. If not, I'll get something worked up tomorrow.

Ken

Ernie P.

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RCKen;

I have to agree in that I also learn new things in trying to research some one else's question. And, that is where many of my own questions begin. When I come across something I didn't know, I try to turn that new fact into my next question. Over time, I accumulate a series of questions just waiting to be asked. Thanks; Ernie P.