Aircraft picture quiz

What's all the fuss about the 5th one?? It's the Foke Wulf Fw-187a Obviously!


Just kidding !! Took one look at Gazroks hint and hit google and tada- I hope thats not cheating!
The sad thing is I can tell you roughly some engine specs and or what would be the design flaws in each design but have no clue about the names!

Was the hint too much? Yep, that's it... I'm pretty sure...

I has that "Capt Midnight" look to it but which one ??? I would have never got the last one I ...well maybe was ther a varient of that that carried a 75mm?

I hope they post more ..this is great fun.

Damn Double Post


[edit on 7-1-2005 by Apollyon]

Nobody is going to get this one


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The first one is still mysterious to me but from the picture I can tell you these things about it:
1) Its a pusher obviously! That is -it makes a hell of a lot of noise and moves some thing close to a pregnant yak in dogfight.
Noise is caused by the fact that pusher prop has to chop through air of different velocities at different locations of prop disc, turbulence, exhaust and the heat produced due to friction and firing those guns also causes havoc to the air flow. Another factor is that the heavy drag due to the bulky engine casing [Man that is bulky!I'd say more than 1000hp each atleast Are their people inside that casing?]
Control problem are caused due to the lack of propeller wash over the main manifold and the tail section to give it adequate lift at low speeds[like take off and high banking] and also I could say that the plane could stall more in tight banks and in steep climbs than a regular tractor!
2) From its wing config it looks to be a long range bomber or interceptor or something for long range!Oh and another thing it was a failed project-thats easy!

I can tell you this much but not the name Somebody tell me the name!! PLEASEEEE!

IAF
GOT IT It is a Bell Airacuda YFM

[edit on 7-1-2005 by IAF101]

You may be right, there, hehe....

Looks like a B-25, but a Russian variant?



[edit on 7-1-2005 by Gazrok]

Nope not a variant nor russian

And not a B-25, right?

is it Polish WW2 markings?

I reckon its a PZL Los

I reckon Waynos is correct.

I'm much better at our stuff, hehe...

Good responses guys!

The answers to part two have been pretty well covered, for the record they are;

1= Bell Airacuda
2= Boulton Paul Defiant
3= Tupolev ANT-20
4= Lockheed Constitution
5= Focke Wulf Fw 187

My next post will contain 5 more

The names of the planes Part 3;


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#1 TA-183 Focke Wulf
#2 B-36 Peacemaker (no pusher props is it a prototype?)
#3 Bristol Belnheim (Spelled wrong)
#4 Something French ????
# 5 Ryan Fireball

You are friggin' scary ......

1 no, sorry
2 half, er maybe a quarter, right
3 half right
4 maybe it is, maybe it isn't
5 no again, sorry dude. nice attempt:

[edit on 7-1-2005 by waynos]

is it the Mig copy of the ta-183????

waynos is right. I love that plane it just looks so cool for its time and for Poland who didnt have much of an airforce in WW2 but they did have some of the best pilots most of them were sent to england to the RAF. I met one of em which still lives in camden town in london where he was stationed in ww2.