Name that Flying Machine
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From: Ferrara
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Ah, I punched "tiltwing" i.l.o "tilting wing" in Wikipedia and only got the Hiller X-18.
I always thought to compensate for asymmetric gusts, you put dihedral to the wings. Or reacting ailerons as in the B-2. Not a tilting wing with reacting ailerons. Very complex indeed.
I always thought to compensate for asymmetric gusts, you put dihedral to the wings. Or reacting ailerons as in the B-2. Not a tilting wing with reacting ailerons. Very complex indeed.
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From: Ferrara
I'm pretty sure it is this "Emily" in Makin Lagoon
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/h...980/boat2.html
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/h8k/makin.html
Aircraft History
Built by Kawanishi. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 2 Flying Boat (H8K2 Emily). Assigned to an unknown Kokutai. Painted with green upper surfaces and gray lower surfacesWartime History
On September 18, 1943 moored in Makin Lagoon at King's Wharf at Makin Island and strafed by U. S. Navy (USN) F6F Hellcats and disabled. Afterwards, the Japanese removed the engines and removable equipment.
On November 20, 1943 after the U. S. Marine Corps (USMC) landing on Makin Island, Japanese defenders took up positions inside the wreckage of this Emily. On November 21, 1943 M4 Sherman tanks fired at the wreckage to eliminate them.
Wreckage
After the battle, the largely intact front half was photographed wuth U. S. Marines marching by on the beach and looking at the wreckage. Since the 1970s, the nose section is missing. Today, it has collapsed and is lying with the wings on the sand.
Stan Gajda adds:
"High tide goes about half way up the fuselage sides and at low tide you can walk around it. The rear part of the keel is nearby upside-down."
References
After The Battle Issue 15: page 29-30, back cover
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/h...980/boat2.html
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/h8k/makin.html
Aircraft History
Built by Kawanishi. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 2 Flying Boat (H8K2 Emily). Assigned to an unknown Kokutai. Painted with green upper surfaces and gray lower surfacesWartime History
On September 18, 1943 moored in Makin Lagoon at King's Wharf at Makin Island and strafed by U. S. Navy (USN) F6F Hellcats and disabled. Afterwards, the Japanese removed the engines and removable equipment.
On November 20, 1943 after the U. S. Marine Corps (USMC) landing on Makin Island, Japanese defenders took up positions inside the wreckage of this Emily. On November 21, 1943 M4 Sherman tanks fired at the wreckage to eliminate them.
Wreckage
After the battle, the largely intact front half was photographed wuth U. S. Marines marching by on the beach and looking at the wreckage. Since the 1970s, the nose section is missing. Today, it has collapsed and is lying with the wings on the sand.
Stan Gajda adds:
"High tide goes about half way up the fuselage sides and at low tide you can walk around it. The rear part of the keel is nearby upside-down."
References
After The Battle Issue 15: page 29-30, back cover
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From: Nanaimo (CAC8)
Robinson Crusoe has looked at his sundial and determined that a whole solar day has passed and so is able to announce a winner.
Planemike,
I suppose it could be the very rare four-engined Fairchild Packet with the planing hull, but Asturias has it.
Emily, the “Sunderland-san” at Makin Island.
There’s certainly a lot of military history associated with an island I had never heard of before.
Besides Asturias’ links above, this one is interesting:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/u...t-carrier.html
He was killed at Makin Island, when the USS Liscome Bay was torpedoed.
Il mio amico Asturias ha il controllo
Planemike,
I suppose it could be the very rare four-engined Fairchild Packet with the planing hull, but Asturias has it.
Emily, the “Sunderland-san” at Makin Island.
There’s certainly a lot of military history associated with an island I had never heard of before.
Besides Asturias’ links above, this one is interesting:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/u...t-carrier.html
Doris Miller was working as a mess attendant on the battleship West Virginia the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. An alarm sounded, and as the ship drew heavy fire, Mr. Miller raced to assist the West Virginia’s fatally wounded commanding officer. He also fired a machine gun against enemy planes.
For his bravery and “distinguished devotion to duty” that day, Mr. Miller was awarded the prestigious Navy Cross, the second-highest military decoration, in 1942, making him the first African-American to receive the medal.
For his bravery and “distinguished devotion to duty” that day, Mr. Miller was awarded the prestigious Navy Cross, the second-highest military decoration, in 1942, making him the first African-American to receive the medal.
He was killed at Makin Island, when the USS Liscome Bay was torpedoed.
Il mio amico Asturias ha il controllo
Last edited by India Four Two; 4th January 2021 at 00:56. Reason: Change gender. Google thought Asturias female!
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From: Ferrara
Grazie I42. - the closest I 've been to Makin Is. is Nauru
Doris Miller is of course to be commemorated by naming the Ford Class carrier CVN-81 after him
Hmmmm - lets try something more pedestrian.... a long way from Makin Island
Doris Miller is of course to be commemorated by naming the Ford Class carrier CVN-81 after him
Hmmmm - lets try something more pedestrian.... a long way from Makin Island
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From: Nanaimo (CAC8)
He was named Doris, as the midwife who assisted his mother was convinced that the baby would be female.
And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head,
I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named "Sue".
I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named "Sue".
