Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.

[Cacophonix]

Calling all aviation enthusiasts, spotters, pilots and general geeks. As a starter I offer you the following. If you have personal experience of any of the aircraft that are presented here tell us a little bit about them, if you have flown them, read about them, anything interesting to fulfill the inner nerd (don't be shy, you won't be alone in your perverse pleasure in such matters).

As a starter I present the following! What is it?

ExA.JPG (30.76 KiB) Viewed 1949 times

Caco

[John Hill]

Kawasaki something?

[Cacophonix]

Good thought John but no.

Caco

[om15]

The Bloch MB.150 (later MB.151 to MB.157) was a French low-wing, all-metal monoplane fighter aircraft with retractable landing gear and enclosed cockpit, developed by Société des Avions Marcel Bloch as a contender in the 1934 French Air Ministry competition for a new fighter design.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloch_MB.150

[Cacophonix]

Bang on om15. It is interesting to see that it was also flown by the Germans in small numbers as well during World War II.

You have the next recognition choice.

Caco

[om15]

This will be a good thread, well done.

anyone identify this one from my scrap book?

IMG_1966.JPG (105.11 KiB) Viewed 1928 times

[Cacophonix]

At the risk of being too quick off the mark (and as there aren't many folks about at the moment) I am guessing at the Ryan Dragon Fly...?

Definitely looks like a STOL machine to me.

Caco

[om15]

STOL, yes.
Not Ryan Dragon Fly.

[Cacophonix]

The wheels and general shape are reminiscent of the French Criquette but I am probably barking up the wrong tree if not mad?

Caco

[om15]

Look at the markings

[Cacophonix]

Japanese? I must be honest I can't think of one Japanese STOL aircraft! You have me here.

Caco

[stuart]

Jap om ?

[om15]

Hi Stu,
It is Jap, thought you might have to get the books out with this one!

[Cacophonix]

I must admit that I cheated and looked it up in a book.

Here's the entry from WIki. Well done. The marker stays with you om.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokusai_Ki-76

Caco

[om15]

Ok, have a look at this one from the scrap book,

IMG_1968.JPG (94.8 KiB) Viewed 1898 times

[John Hill]

Coudron ?

[Cpt_Pugwash]

More than a whiff of DC-3 about this one. Don't think it is the Li-2 or the Japanese Showa/Nakajima L2D as they kept the nose shape.
Looking.

Good thread BTW.

[Bob]

Cowlings/nacelles and UC seem very DC3, as does the general stance, fuz is very different though asn lacking the characteristic leading edge sweep of a Douglas, got me foxed
Artworks can be missleading, lets see some real pics.

[Cpt_Pugwash]

Douglas B-18 Bolo with a civilianised nose?

[om15]

First flew on 18 March 1935, total of nine built.

mystery aircraft.jpg (11.49 KiB) Viewed 1865 times