Guess the aircraft thread!
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I will simply say that it DID serve in one... and it was not WWII
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That particular plane is an Vietnam era A1-E, but yes it is essentially the same plane as the Douglas A4-D Skyraider. It did a lot of ugly close air support in both wars.
You got it, Duke.
EDIT: Pointless trivia fact. The A-1 Skyraider was featured prominently in the B-war movie "Flight of the Intruder".
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Since ExigeExcel wont be back for a while, I submit this plane. Now, right off the bat I will tell you it is based off a B-36 Peacemaker, but this particular plane is not a standard B-36, it is actually a prototype. I need to know what is so particularly special about this B-36 (as well as its designation)
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The insignia on the vertical tail gives something away for sure.
Don't know the designation, but I bet that's a test bed for a nuclear powered bomber.
EDIT: Okay I admit, I looked it up. NB-36H. It was easy once I figured out that it was nuclear powered. Interestingly, the nuclear reactor on this test plane, called "Crusader", did not actually power the plane. The program was simply designed to test the effects on the power plant's interaction with the other aircraft systems.
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Don't know the designation, but I bet that's a test bed for a nuclear powered bomber.
EDIT: Okay I admit, I looked it up. NB-36H. It was easy once I figured out that it was nuclear powered. Interestingly, the nuclear reactor on this test plane, called "Crusader", did not actually power the plane. The program was simply designed to test the effects on the power plant's interaction with the other aircraft systems.
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Okay, I'm going to break with the format slightly. I hope you guys dont' mind, because it will be an interesting question.
The missle featured in the attached image is operational on only one airplane in the world. It was originally developed, however, for an entirely different airplane than it entered service with.
What is the name of this missle?
What is the name of the airplane that was designed to carry it?
And finally, what is the name of the airplane that carries it in service today?
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The missle featured in the attached image is operational on only one airplane in the world. It was originally developed, however, for an entirely different airplane than it entered service with.
What is the name of this missle?
What is the name of the airplane that was designed to carry it?
And finally, what is the name of the airplane that carries it in service today?
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If I were to guess merely on what kind of missle it was, I would think an AGM-65 Maverick...
EDIT: On second thought, the Maverick is too short, so it appears to be an AIM-54 Phoenix, and I know they are only used on F-14s, but no clue what they were originally meant for.
EDIT: On second thought, the Maverick is too short, so it appears to be an AIM-54 Phoenix, and I know they are only used on F-14s, but no clue what they were originally meant for.
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It's a long range air to air missile. I'm pretty sure it's the longest range missile in operational service with a range of about 100mi (as a quick estimate, that's the equivalent of an F-14 being able to engage an aircraft flying over Philadelphia while the F-14 is over New York City). It's mainly designed to shoot down large aircraft, such as bombers.
Your turn.
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what were you trying to get an F-111 out of that craft. . . Come on the electronic jamming of that craft are depicted from the large sensor on top of the tail of that craft. . . [obi-wan]You must seek refuge in your trickery. . . learn the great power of the Force [/obi-wan]
