Name This Plane Quiz #1234c
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I think it's a Consolidated Commodore, built in Buffalo before Consolidated moved to San Diego. IIRC, the design was the loser in a USN contest for a long range patrol aircraft, and Consolidated was lucky enough to sell civil versions to Pan Am.
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I like these quizzes, probably because I am so cr@p at them.
If it is Consolidated Commodore, I have worked out the odds on the JPeg 'CC' annotation matching the initials of the aircraft by accident. It is a whopping 68,054 to one.
If it isn't a Consolidated Commodore then maybe the CC was just a red herring?
More of these please!
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If it is Consolidated Commodore, I have worked out the odds on the JPeg 'CC' annotation matching the initials of the aircraft by accident. It is a whopping 68,054 to one.
If it isn't a Consolidated Commodore then maybe the CC was just a red herring?
More of these please!
HP
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Me thinks it is a Consolidated Commodore. Could carry 20 passengers and had a range of 1,000 miles at a speed of 100 mph.
It flew the inaugural Miami – Buenos Aires service for N.Y.R.B.A. Line in Feb. 1930.
Pan Am had 14 and flew them on their longest oversea route at the time, Jamaica – Panama.
Mr G.
It flew the inaugural Miami – Buenos Aires service for N.Y.R.B.A. Line in Feb. 1930.
Pan Am had 14 and flew them on their longest oversea route at the time, Jamaica – Panama.
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AND THE WINNER IS (more than one)
Yes, it's a Consolidated Commodore. 14 built. Flown by NYRBA and then PanAm for about ten years starting 1929-30. Last one scrapped about 1944.
Description of the Commodore and NYRBA.
The quiz was easier than I thought it might be, being a strictly American plane.
SC
Description of the Commodore and NYRBA.
The quiz was easier than I thought it might be, being a strictly American plane.
SC
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I'd have got it with the help of a reference book, never in a million Sundays from me own Neurons!
How about a competition pic a week?
How about a competition pic a week?
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Skills Test Anyone?!
It has been on PPRuNe before but for those who enjoy aircraft recognition you may want to try the Skills Test shown here. Have fun!
