Guess the aircraft thread!

[Ev0]

The359 got it

 

[The359]

Here ya go...

 

[Ev0]

Avro Vulcan?

 

[The359]

Yeah...I figured that'd be too easy.

 

[Ev0]

Next up...

 

[Solid Fro]

Vulcan? Too easy. There is one on display where I live on loan from the British. It's not as big as you might think it is. It's not in flying condition unfortunately.

 

[Duke]

Originally posted by Ev0
Next up...

I never knew the Vatican had an Air Force!

 

[Ev0]

This one appears to be giving everyone some problems so here's a hint. It's an Italian bomber from WWII that didn't live up to it's "expectations".

 

[ExigeEvan]

that double rudder is throwing me.

[EDIT] BR20?

[EDIT2] take that back, the nose is wrong.

[EDIT3] Breda 88

 

[Ev0]

Your turn

 

[ExigeEvan]

yay, one min

 

[ExigeEvan]

here it is

 

[///M-Spec]

Looks like a prototype MiG-21.

But that'd be too easy...


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[ExigeEvan]

dam, u know me too well

 

[///M-Spec]

Originally posted by ExigeExcel
dam, u know me too well

So it is, huh?

The Airforce of the People's Liberation Army insignia on the vertical tail lead to to think it was some kind of weird Fishbed knockoff... but I guess they had to build a straight up copy before they could spin off their own version.

It must be whatever they called their first version of the MiG-21. J-7?

EDIT: I had to 'cheat': It is a Shenyang J-7 Type 62. Chinese knock off MiG-21F.


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[ExigeEvan]

no it isn't a mig
but I said 'dam, you know me to well' because i have a past of posting russian like planes. J-7 is close

 

[///M-Spec]

That's not a J-7? Are you looking for a specific VARIANT? J-7IIA? There's really not enough detail I can see to identify between 7-8 difference versions of the plane.


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[ExigeEvan]

Its the J6 actually, your turn.

 

[///M-Spec]

Originally posted by ExigeExcel
Its the J6 actually, your turn.

J-6? That's a MiG-19 copy. It looks like this...

Notice the vertical element in the nose intake. That detail gives it away.

LINK

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[///M-Spec]

Here's another ugly plane for ya... no bombs or guns this time.

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[Duke]

Unless I miss my guess, that would be a Short Skyvan.

 

[Rossell]

Olympic Short Skyvan

 

[///M-Spec]

Shorts Skyvan is correct.

Duke's turn.


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[Duke]

This one shouldn't be too hard:

 

[keram]

Grosvenor house racing plane I have the airfix model but I can't remember the actual name.

D.H. Comet!

 

[Duke]

Yup, DH-88 Comet. One of the most beautiful planes ever built. Like most Dehavilland products.

Your go, keram.

 

[keram]

It only ever made 51 flights after which it retired:

 

[The359]

Bell X-3

(And yes I knew that without looking at the nose of the plane )

 

[keram]

I didn't bother checking for writing

 

[Duke]

OK, to keep him honest, what's the nickname of that aircraft?