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Old 17th Apr 2012, 11:05
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Fighter?
Curtiss "Liberty Battler"....?

Curtiss CB - fighter
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Old 17th Apr 2012, 11:12
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Curtiss CB is is Graeme



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Old 17th Apr 2012, 11:14
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Thanks Ken. Sleek looking machine.

Not so sleek....

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Old 17th Apr 2012, 11:18
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Another bipe?
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Old 17th Apr 2012, 11:23
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That looks familiar...sure I've seen that very recently.....
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Old 17th Apr 2012, 11:25
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Not a biplane David.
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Old 17th Apr 2012, 11:26
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Not sure it's a biplane David....thinking more of a high wing mono? American Graeme?
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Old 17th Apr 2012, 11:27
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Not American Ken.
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Old 17th Apr 2012, 11:27
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Looks very similar to the Broussard, but the cowling is wrong.
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Old 17th Apr 2012, 11:30
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Cowling might look odd, but it is the Broussard mate.

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Old 17th Apr 2012, 11:31
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Good grief .

Standby please........

Easy one.......

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Yes, of course, the Broussard. Now I know what I was trying to remember!
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Old 17th Apr 2012, 11:38
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Graeme, do you want the calculated radius of turn of the Valkyrie?
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Old 17th Apr 2012, 11:39
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Easy one.......
Well, answer the man Ken.

(Rocket job - stabilising rails, so ah, hmm, vertical launch?)
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Old 17th Apr 2012, 11:41
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Vertical launch it is mate.
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Old 17th Apr 2012, 11:41
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Graeme, do you want the calculated radius of turn of the Valkyrie?
Yes mate! I've got a Trivia Night coming up soon.

(Have you also got a range figure for a B-17 with 17,600 lb of bombs?)
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Old 17th Apr 2012, 11:43
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The Rocket, looks a tad F-105.....Republic?
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Well, answer the man Ken.
Uh....um....not one I recognise. A project?
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It's not a rocket - at least I think not because it has intakes.

Not Republic.
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Old 17th Apr 2012, 11:52
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Valkyrie...

Assuming M3.0 at 70,000 ft and a true airspeed of around 1800 knots and using 30 degrees of bank:

radius of turn about 80 nautical miles.

Uh....um....not one I recognise. A project?
Project ya.
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