The Mystery Aeroplane Quiz With No Pictures
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I don't think anyone could kill this thread SD, it's too well established.
Anyway, american, name used twice, WWII, prop and round fus:
F4 Corsair perhaps,
but I don't see where the 39 x 6.5 mm comes in?
Anyway, american, name used twice, WWII, prop and round fus:
F4 Corsair perhaps,
but I don't see where the 39 x 6.5 mm comes in?
Were you an aggressive aeroplane?
I had thought of of Grasshopper or Dragonfly the liaison types) but can't think of how either designation was re-used.
I had thought of of Grasshopper or Dragonfly the liaison types) but can't think of how either designation was re-used.
Last edited by Archimedes; 10th May 2004 at 17:26.
Spoon PPRuNerist & Mad Inistrator
Whew, thanks, chaps, I was worried for a minute
None of the names are right, but I was an aggressive aeroplane.
ps - Airbedane, you will see the where the dimensions come in. You are right, both the Corsair name and designation were re-used, so to specify the aircraft I'm thinking of, I needed a unique differentiator - hence the extra clue.
When you get the name, the dims will make sense.
SD
None of the names are right, but I was an aggressive aeroplane.
ps - Airbedane, you will see the where the dimensions come in. You are right, both the Corsair name and designation were re-used, so to specify the aircraft I'm thinking of, I needed a unique differentiator - hence the extra clue.
When you get the name, the dims will make sense.
SD
Er....
<tries to apply logic>
Let's assume that it (or a derivative) had an aggressive role in WW2. The designation, therefore, might be an uncommon one. To be reused, it can't be a USN designator, although it might be a USN a/c employed by the USAAF. Since the Pursuit designation went, it can't be a straightforward 'P-something'.
So...
Er.....
Help!
<tries to apply logic>
Let's assume that it (or a derivative) had an aggressive role in WW2. The designation, therefore, might be an uncommon one. To be reused, it can't be a USN designator, although it might be a USN a/c employed by the USAAF. Since the Pursuit designation went, it can't be a straightforward 'P-something'.
So...
Er.....
Help!
SD,
Sigh - until I edited the post, I'd spotted that...
I was thinking of something like the F-5 Lightning or the F-8 Mosquito - but for the first, the dimensions don't fit, and for the second (for which the dims might not fit), I don't know of a re-use of Mosquito (apart from what I thought was informal use for T-6s in Korea)
Sigh - until I edited the post, I'd spotted that...
I was thinking of something like the F-5 Lightning or the F-8 Mosquito - but for the first, the dimensions don't fit, and for the second (for which the dims might not fit), I don't know of a re-use of Mosquito (apart from what I thought was informal use for T-6s in Korea)
So not the F-5 Lightning...
If the WW2 F-15 had been called the Black Widow, I'd have plumped for that...
Am I any nearer, or still miles away (or 39mm, for that matter)?
If the WW2 F-15 had been called the Black Widow, I'd have plumped for that...
Am I any nearer, or still miles away (or 39mm, for that matter)?
Spoon PPRuNerist & Mad Inistrator
Archimedes has it!!
The Black widow spider is 39mm x 6.4mm. The P61 Black widow was also designated F-15A (or F-15R) for a post-war reconnaisance version and the YF-23 is the Black Widow (II).
Well done
The Black widow spider is 39mm x 6.4mm. The P61 Black widow was also designated F-15A (or F-15R) for a post-war reconnaisance version and the YF-23 is the Black Widow (II).
Well done
Phew! (I confess, I thought that the F-15 was the 'Reporter', which, I suppose was the last clue?).
Since I can't guarantee being around tomorrow, better make this simple so someone can get it tonight!
I came from the Laurels of my older brother.
Since I can't guarantee being around tomorrow, better make this simple so someone can get it tonight!
I came from the Laurels of my older brother.