Name that Flying Machine
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I believe the aircraft in question is the ill-fated Babcock LC-11 Ranger X551E, second of the three LC-11’s which had a career measured in months instead of years. Built in March of 1929, she was similar to her sister X7997 and NC889E, except that she had a slightly shorter fuselage and larger tires with smaller hubs designed to eliminate the need of shock-absorbers and allow landings on rough fields, hence the designation Ranger
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Here's one I found a while ago. A new one for me:
Well done dook. The Kawanishi H11K Soku (Blue Sky)
Japanese Aircraft of WWII - Kawanishi H11K Soku (Blue Sky)
It didn't get beyond the wooden mockup stage before it was destroyed in a bombing raid in April 1945. It was a very large aircraft - 100,000 lb AUW. The wingspan was 157', 44' bigger than the Sunderland and 43' less than the Mars.
I'm surprised it had only three machine guns.
Japanese Aircraft of WWII - Kawanishi H11K Soku (Blue Sky)
It didn't get beyond the wooden mockup stage before it was destroyed in a bombing raid in April 1945. It was a very large aircraft - 100,000 lb AUW. The wingspan was 157', 44' bigger than the Sunderland and 43' less than the Mars.
I'm surprised it had only three machine guns.
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"Alternating stroke propeller"?
The Kawanishi is described as having four-bladed, alternating stroke propellers. What is this, please? Google does not reveal a source of information.
Never flew so it may have been a very optimistic estimate........
I think the `alternating stroke`meaning is that the props on the port engines,rotate one way,stbd engines rotate other way,ie counter rotating,but it`s difficult to see on the photos...
The Me `Gigant was also similar....
The Me `Gigant was also similar....
Some Mitsubishi engines were intended to drive contra-rotating (rather than counter-rotating) props, so that's another possibility.
I think the challenge is Belgian - Stampe et Vertongen SV.4
Pre war design that went into large scale production post WW2 - over 1000 built - a lot of them with Gypsy Major's
Pre war design that went into large scale production post WW2 - over 1000 built - a lot of them with Gypsy Major's