BLERIOT 110.



Contuation of: http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...240849&page=18

Sikorsky Ilya moromets

evansb has it again. :ok: Your go.

Blériot 110, a duration and distance record holder, was also known as Blériot Zappata.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ge_/unk58x.jpg

I'm glad I didn't waste any more time trying to get that one - and I thought I knew my old aryplanes too!

Neat.

Can someone post something more pretty - the last two aircraft have been real 'dogs'! :}

The Bleriot made for deep research! This one is a bit grainy, but its the best I could find of type.

http://tkfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pxz...xjmSll37WbuChA

Looks like the rear cockpit to a 1940/50s aircraft, however seems a great deal of instrumentation for a rear cockpit?

Both front and rear cockpits are visible in the photograph. The placards are in English.

American English?

It's a stumper. I've a Grumman feel though.

Curtiss SBC 4 Helldiver perchance?

MReyn24050
 

Curtiss SBC-4 Helldiver it is!:D :D The last bi-plane to serve the U.S. military. To "oncemorealoft", beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the Helldiver is a bit of a dog too. Pehaps Mel will post a beauty..

evansb
 

Thanks for that. I do not think this aircraft could be called a dog.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...pitquiz217.jpg
Mel

Seems to be harder than I expected.This aircraft first flew early 1940s and was said to be of considerable refinement over its predecessors.

This aircraft was used by two axis air forces.

Tricky.
I see it has Italian instruments. Combining that with your clue about it being an improvement over its predecessors, I guessed Macchi Mc205, but it doesn't seem to match the pics I have for it...

Close?

Reggiane Re-2005

That was my second choice, but THAT didn't match either :)

Italian operated Junkers Ju87?

Tim, cringe has it :ok: :D It is the cockpit of the Reggiane Re-2005 see attached photograph.
http://www.aldini.it/re2005/performances.htm
The Reggiane Re 2005 was defined by many as "the most beautiful fighter of the axis".In fact,the Sagittario was a really beautiful airplane, with a clean and fascinating shape,but moreover it had exceptional flying charaterisics ,very powerful armament and exceptional handling.It was "the fighter" but it was limited by a slow production during the war, also due to the american bombing runs over the Reggiane factory.
You have control cringe
Mel

Thanks, Mel. Here we go:

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5995/unk59jj8.jpg

That looks like a three bladed prop in front, possibly Italian late 1930s?

You're not wrong. :)

IMAM Ro 37 or the Caproni Ca.335 / SABCA S. 47
perhaps?

Close, but neither of those types.

If not the IMAM Ro 37 how about the Meridionali Imam Ro-41 or Ro-44. In fact definitely the Ro-44 as the 41 only had a two bladed prop?

IMAM Ro-44 it is. :ok: Well played once again, Mel. Over to you.

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8478/unk59xwd4.jpg

cring thanks for that it was a great challenge. I think this one will be a great deal easier.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...pitquiz191.jpg
Mel

Tupolev Tu160 'blackjack'

Sorry, Not the Tupolev Tu160 'blackjack'

Tu22 Backfire ?

This aircraft was not built by Tupolev.

Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer?

You all know how I can't resist an of-the-wall WAG, so here it comes:

F-111, possibly the Raven version?

Cheers!

BSD.

Wanderin_dave
Sorry, not the Su Su-24 Fencer.
BSD. Sorry your WAG is wrong I am afraid and it is not any version of the F111.
Mel

Sukhoi Su32

paulc
You have it:ok: It is the Sukhoi Su32 (also known as the Su34) :D
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...t/su-34_01.jpg
You have control

How about the Douglas A-3B Skywarrior.

yes - that is the correct answer (will have to try hard to find more difficult ones) :)

I think that this one will not take long.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...pitquiz204.jpg