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Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 4:38 pm
by 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?
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Caco
Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 5:37 pm
by John Hill
Kawasaki something?
Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 5:45 pm
by Cacophonix
Good thought John but no.
Caco
Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 5:47 pm
by 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
Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 5:50 pm
by 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
Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 6:01 pm
by om15
This will be a good thread, well done.
anyone identify this one from my scrap book?
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Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 6:23 pm
by 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
Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 6:25 pm
by om15
STOL, yes.
Not Ryan Dragon Fly.
Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 6:46 pm
by 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
Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 6:56 pm
by om15
Look at the markings
Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 7:00 pm
by Cacophonix
Japanese? I must be honest I can't think of one Japanese STOL aircraft! You have me here.
Caco
Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 7:00 pm
by stuart
Jap om ?
Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 7:05 pm
by om15
Hi Stu,
It is Jap, thought you might have to get the books out with this one!
Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 7:09 pm
by 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-76Caco
Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 7:22 pm
by om15
Ok, have a look at this one from the scrap book,
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Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 7:43 pm
by John Hill
Coudron ?
Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 8:23 pm
by 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.
Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 8:31 pm
by 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.
Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 8:34 pm
by Cpt_Pugwash
Douglas B-18 Bolo with a civilianised nose?
Re: Nerd's Corner - Ice cool aircraft recognition game.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:02 pm
by om15
First flew on 18 March 1935, total of nine built.
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