Guess the aircraft thread!

[The359]

I remember the accident, so it was rather easy.

Next up...

 

[ExigeEvan]

A-5 Vigilante?

 

[The359]

A-5 Vigilante is close, but actually smaller then this plane, and nowhere near as fast. They are both built by North American though.

 

[Mike Rotch]

Originally posted by neon_duke
Actually, it is American. Vincent Burnelli was born in the States, and Burnelli Aircraft was located in New York City.

It wanted to rule out the ****liffe-Owen "Clyde Clipper".

As far as I understand it this particular Burnelli was used and built in Italy. Roosevelt wanted some for the US army in the 30's but it didnt come to pass.

 

[Solid Lifters]

Originally posted by The359
I remember the accident, so it was rather easy.

Next up...

Is it the LFAX-8?

 

[Mike Rotch]

Of the pics I can find, the LFAX has a twin tail, the pic has a single tail fin.

 

[Solid Lifters]

Originally posted by Mike Rotch
Of the pics I can find, the LFAX has a twin tail, the pic has a single tail fin.

Yeah, plus the LFAX-8 was built by M-D, not NA.

 

[The359]

Yeah, definatly not the LFAX-8. This plane is plenty bigger then that.

 

[ExigeEvan]

XF-108a

 

[Mike Rotch]

I think you have it EE. The wing ends and cockpit windows certainly look like an XF-108a

 

[ExigeEvan]

I'll wait for conformation.

 

[The359]

It is indeed the XF-108 Rapier.

 

[ExigeEvan]

ok, 1 min

 

[ExigeEvan]

Have a guess

 

[///M-Spec]

Looks like a Tupolev of some sort. Strategic medium bomber. Late 50s, early 60s. Argh. Its on the tip of my tongue.

EDIT: Tu-16 Badger varient?


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[ExigeEvan]

sadly you are mistaken, could this be as good as my saab lansen

 

[///M-Spec]

Is it that Tu-16 look-a-like, the Myasishchev M-4 'Bison'?

That is my final answer.


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[The359]

You beat me to it M-Spec, I was just about to say M-4 Bison as well.

 

[Duke]

Gotta love the Soviets. Is there nothing they wouldn't rip off?

 

[///M-Spec]

I must have shot down hundreds of M4s, Tu-16s and Tu-22s playing Falcon 3.0 and F14 Fleet Defender


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[The359]

Nope. Right now I'm looking at the Russian S-100, a rip-off of the American XB-70, of which we only had 2 of

 

[ExigeEvan]

yes it is a M4 bison dammit

 

[///M-Spec]

Whoo-ho. I finally got one

Here's mine. One of the most coolest looking planes ever made, IMO. You guys are pretty damn astute, so you'll probably figure these two out right away.


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[miata13B]

Is that the F20 ???

 

[The359]

I would say they're just F-5 Tigers, but the air intakes aren't right...

EDIT: Yeah, they do appear to be F-20 Tigersharks instead.

 

[miata13B]

Originally posted by The359
I would say they're just F-5 Tigers, but the air intakes aren't right...

nor the single engine in the rear. . .

 

[///M-Spec]

Gah. Didn't even last two minutes

Yes, they're F-20A Tigersharks; one of the greatest fighters to have never found paying customers. Next.


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[miata13B]

Originally posted by ///M-Spec
Gah. Didn't even last two minutes

Yes, they're F-20A Tigersharks; one of the greatest fighters to have never found paying customers. Next.


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Take another shot ///M I don't have a picture

 

[///M-Spec]

Thanks, man

One last "easy" one... if you guys get this right away, I gonna have to dig deeper than I have been.


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[miata13B]

That was a Pacific theater Torpedo aircraft from the carriers. . . during WWII