North American XB70 ?

Boeing XB-70 Valkyrie.

Henry beat me to it!

How about an Antonov 225?

edit - err, the special 'Valkyrie' model?

Correct, henry!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...lastflight.jpg

Seen here on its last flight - only 10 years after the last flight of the B-36!

Is it a Catalina?

No, not a Cat.

Hmm, did I break any protocol as I did not win the last one? Sorry if so.

Grumman HU-16 Albatross!

Spot on BEags, leave all that mucky engine handling stuff to the Chief Stoker, eh?

I guessed it was an amphibian, as it probably had overhead throttles. A quick Google and that was it!

OK -

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/c2.jpg

US built, tandem seat, twin engined fighter, late 50's early 60' vintage - but I think we'll need more than that :confused:

...not very wide, lot of dials...hmm :8

Not American,

Not tandem seating,

....but otherwise not far off the mark!

Sea Vixen maybe?


Clint

Javelin - no tandem seating??

One of you is correct. But more confidence or proof is needed!

BEags.

I have consulted my 'Boys Bumper Book of Twin Engined Jet Planes circa 1950/60'
and am confident to claim a Sea Vixen !


Clint.

I'll concede - DE HAVILLAND SEA VIXEN:ok:

If I'd taken more notice of the Attitude Indicator in the first place I'd have said Brit rather than US. Definitely a Smiths job.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...72sideview.gif

Yes - 'tis indeed the mighty 'Vixen!

Over to you, Mr_G!

When I first started this thread it was because a friend and I were bouncing pictures back and forth to each other trying to outdo each other. I got stuck with the C 46, hence the post on PPRuNe.

I had no idea it would capture all our imaginations like this.


Let’s keep it going,
Over to someone else for the next pic.


Clint.

Hint: rear cockpit.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...n9/mystery.jpg

6 engines, tandem cockpit, B-47 Stratojet :D

And is the photo reversed, looking at the dials/throttles?

As far as I know it is not reversed, and that is another throttle lever just inboard of the other 6.

It is a Stratojet co-pilot panel
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/resea.../b4/b47b-1.jpg

It's Tiger's call, but here's one to fill in the time or in case he doesn't post:

http://tinypic.com/eg70yb.jpg

:ooh: I've made model aeroplanes with more instruments than that.


Is that a gunsight?


V1 flying bomb - the test version of course.

or

Japanese flying bomb - the final version :ugh:

It is indeed a sight. Make a choice. BTW, max speed 525mph.

You'd have your toes curled around that rudder bar at 525mph I reckon.

Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka.

Correct. That speed was observed in the dive to the target. :ooh:

One more then:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/c22.jpg

................B-58 Hustler.

A B-45 with an 800 knot ASI?

Nope - 'tis indeed a B-58A Hustler.

Check out this site:

http://www.megspace.com/politics/greenham/index.htm

and click on the B58 arrives in the UK link, for an interesting bit from Pathe news.

No time MJ. I'm off to the 'local' Sunday Night Brains Trust. You have control.

John Eacott and Tiger_mate were right.

That particular B47 was a test bed for the Iroquois engine that was to power the Avro Arrow, hence the 7th throttle.

That particular B47 was a test bed for the Iroquois engine that was to power the Avro Arrow, hence the 7th throttle.

I wondered if it was anything to do with RATO, or is RATO light the fires and all hell is let loose for a few seconds of uncontrolled thrust?

Jet Provost??

Tiger_mate: Here is the rear end.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/crun9/b47.jpg

Vampire Trainer

http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/im...ry/ANNVAM7.JPG

I would so like to fly in one of those. Sat in the airframe at Langford Lodge, and it is an office I could get very familiar with, along with a permanent smile :O

Thanks Henry, strange looking beasty

If anybody else would like to set the bait fill your boots, otherwise I'll dig out something in the morning. Must be your turn John E