Shrike, Standard, HARM, Martel?

simpilot34 wrote:

Shrike, Standard, HARM, Martel?

You are correct simpilot! I was looking for the ALARM instead of the Martel but I did some research and found that anti-radiation Martels were used in combat by the French. Over to you.

Well, I wouldn't call the TSR.2 (AKA Eagle) an interceptor, but, that's splitting hairs!

Anyway, for a Brit, an easy question, as it's the TSR.2 Swordfish, Torpedo Spotter Recon.  Had to google the S, but, other than that, at the tip of my tongue (it's a popular quiz question!).

I know this is a slightly different question from normal, but, 2 types of V-bomber were used to drop bombs on Port Stanley. What bombers (converted or otherwise), and in what quantities, were needed to carry out the mission?  As a bonus, what 2 aircraft were considered for the mission, one of which, couldn't do it, as it's engines would burn out, and the other, could have, but for political and morale reasons, wasn't used until later.

Like simpilot said it was the vulcan and the victor.  Each raid required 13 aircraft: 2 vulcans with one in reserve (only one carried out the actual bombing) and 11 victors(two in reserve) to refuel all of the aircraft. 

As for the bonus I have no clue because my research seems to show that the British planned on using heavily modified Vulcans and Victors for Operation Black Buck from the very beginning.

Okay lets see if you guys get this one:

This experimental VTOL was produced in the 50s by the US and in 1957 was demonstrated by landing it at the Pentagon.

Name the plane and and the company that built it.

*if I don't get any right answers I'll add more info

 

You got it

Thought it was a cool little plane, be a cool model.

Engines... R-3350's.

mojodoctor wrote:

Didn't the B-32 use the tail from the B-29, or maybe the prototypes did? I seem to remember something like that.

 

Yes, thats right.  Well, the first production B-32 was, anyways...they fitted a B-29 vertical tail to it.  This plane also crashed the same day it was delivered to the Army Air Corps.....the nose gear collapsed on landing.

 It was the Focke-Anchgelis Fa 223. Was captured and flown to the Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment for testing.

        "One of these, flown in September 1945 to the Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment in southern England, became the first helicopter to fly the English Channel, exactly seventeen years after the first rotorcraft crossing by the Cierva C.8L autogiro. Unfortunately, on only its third test flight in Britain, it was written off when it crashed from 18m after a vertical take-off."

http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/focke_drache.php