Aircraft Trivia Quiz

Well my first guess was the MiG 25 but it was exported to WAY more than 4 countries, so it's right out.  Then I thought of the Su-15.  It was never marketed outside of the CCCP but a few were sent to Egypt.  Its only combat experience however, was shooting down civilian airliners, so strike two.  Let me step out of the batter's box for  a moment to get a sign from the coach.

Is it the Strike Eagle based variants of the F-15E?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-15E_Strike_Eagle

IAI Kfir?

Andrew

We are in the right area/ era pretty much. While this aircraft has air to air capability, it is far more limited than the  F-15E.  It's later variants were powered by  a license built copy of a "foreign" aircraft engine. The two primary aircraft it replaced were innovative at the time they were new, but when this aircraft came in to service, it was a major improvement over them in its prime role. It's replacements, while both first rate aircraft, have a hard tme claiming that compared to this aircraft in many respects in the same role. As a matter of fact one can be called a step forward, and the other a step back (literally) in aircraft development. 

would it be the F-5?

Not the F-5, the F-5 has flown under far more flags. This aircraft has seen combat in the Old World (eastern hemisphere) and the New World (western hemisphere).

What  WW2 aircraft was designed on a match book cover by a Northrop engeener on a train trip to the East coast                           ACESES5

BAe Hawk? (im thinking not but im running out of options lol)

This aircraft can sort of be said to have lineage to a record setting aircraft of the previous immediate generation, although they share little beyond layout and appearance. They are in different catagories.

I'll probably kick myself but I'm out!!! I have had 3 tries already lol Geez stik you give good ones sometimes!!!

I try I thought this one would be solved more quickly than it was...

Next hint: In its' last major war, it flew alongside both its' replacement aircraft as part of its originating air arm, although in only small strength. During these missions it would participate in the combat debut of a new weapon...

This sounds like the Tornado, in terms of number of forces (I think 5?), major wars (Both the Iraq wars - it wasn't used operationally in the Falklands, although it was in service), & replacements (Buccaneer & Lightning)

The Tornado is a generation newer, this aircraft had its genesis a decade before.

Dont think its quite the right time period but, A-7 Corsair II? (yeah I'm guessing :P)

Hawker Hunter in service many years, too part in some conflicts, was with Britain,  and some other nations

And Konigwolf has it! The A-7 Corsair II. It's "Big Brother" which it shared layout with was the record setting F-8 Crusader. It fought in two major wars, Vietnam and 91 Gulf War, and several small "incidents/combats"- Libya, Lebanon, Iran, Grenada,  over the span of its operational career with the USN and USAF. Its replacements can be said to be a step forward, the F/A-18, and a step backwards, the A-10, while neither quite has the same capabilities in the strike role. During the 91 Gulf War it flew alongside it's replacements and was used on the mission that was the combat debut of the SLAM for data link to the weapon.

I would hardly consider the A-10 to be a step backwards. I would take an A-10 over an A-7 anyday.

Guess its my turn then.

OK what lacklustre reconnaissance aircraft that served until the early 60's can trace its design history back over 30 years to a much better known aircraft.

And for a bonus smiley can you name the design history/steps

(hope its not to easy)

Andrew

Edited for correct information after using faulty reference

Just read a magazine article on the Avro Shackleton - am I close?

To Konigwolf: Could it be the U2 or the Blackbird?                        ACESES5

simpilot34

I would hardly consider the A-10 to be a step backwards. I would take an A-10 over an A-7 anyday.

As an aircraft overall it was not, but many features were- no fancy electronics, straight wings, protruding retracted landing gear, twin tails, no high subsonic speed dash capability. It just brought back many features that had been left behind. I love the A-10 bigtime myself. At CAS it is unrivaled.

Hmmm a lackluster recon bird from the 70s...the RF-101B perhaps...

MY Apologies peoples seems one of my reference books has an error, as I have double checked some info. End of service was the early 60's not 70's as first stated . Me bad

so to correct and rehash

"OK what lacklustre reconnaissance aircraft that served until the early 60's can trace its design history back over 30+ years to a much better known aircraft."

Vance, close no, not the avro shackleton, unless your talking geographically?

Aceses5 - no sorry but it did start service in the same decade as the U2

stick - sorry thats a negative due to my initial not (double) checking information

Konigwolf:  P38 Black widow?                 Aceses5

Aceses5 and G man - no sorry

Konigwolf13:    One more shot this is far fetched but could it be  THUNDER CHEIF Also known as the lead sled? By us vietnam vets.                       Aceses5

How about the Gloster Meteor FR9? Retired in 1961. Design can be traced back to the Meteor fighter which began development in November 1940.

Stick - Getting warmer. Right Island, wrong stable.

Time for another clue? Both this aircraft and the aircraft that forms its design origin have held world speed records.

spitfire

Mosquito?

Hawker Sea Fury?