Aircraft Trivia Quiz

Not the F-104.

This A/Cs complexity in comparison to the Starfighter is staggering. 

nuts. Thought I finaly got it. Oh well.

My next best guess right now would be the f-104, but given the stats you set, I just don't think its the right plane.

No, sorry to say its not the F-100.

I know what you mean about getting carried away, sometime the other 1/2 thinks I'm off my rocker, but I dont take it very seriously as she can grow root watching soaps (bloody soaps).

I am completely lost on this right now but, I cant stop researching! This is great!

Is it the F-100 Super Saber?

In summary;

Western,

First flew in late 1950s,

Manufacturer proposed additional rocket power, but this was rejected by fussy customer on fuel safety grounds (turns out the additional power was never required).

Very complex for its day (lots of now antiquated computer (Babbage) equipment),

Very innovative,

Went into full service & saw combat action,

Faster than any Herc, even one with a cargo door full of JATO bottles,

Record holder,

Excelled in a role it wasn't intended for (my that's unusual),

Appetite for front tyres.

If anyone here can give me the low-down on how to get lots of pics into my Signature, I could arrange a very informative PM on this one (taking the mick)  

trexx wrote:

A: Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.Mk.50 strike aircraft __________________________________________________  Uh... telsono, the "Fireball" was indeed a composite powered airplane but it had an air breathing turbojet motor and not a rocket.

So what large mammal was it un-officially named after? 

A:

Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.Mk.50 strike aircraft

__________________________________________________ 

Uh... telsono, the "Fireball" was indeed a composite powered airplane but it had an air breathing turbojet motor and not a rocket.

Was it the Ryan FR-1 Fireball which the Navy thought was an accident waiting to happen? Propellor dirven with a rocket in the tail to make it faster.

Mike T.

Milairjunkie wrote:

No. Charles Babbage would have been proud of this aircraft.

Charles WHO!!?? 

No.

Charles Babbage would have been proud of this aircraft.

Milairjunkie wrote:

...This aircraft was proposed by the manufacturer to have an additional rocket booster for added performance, but the customer wasn't to keen on having to handle the fuel involved, It was very innovative & slightly over complex at the time of its introduction, claimed several records & there are no more clues.

Mirage IIIA ...from Dassualt

A question on procedure, am I not supposed to say who was the victor before moving on?

Milairjunkie was the winner. There is a story that Ferrari's younger brother was a member of Barrarca's squadron and was lost in action. The two families became clse and after Barraca died, Ferrari asked Barraca's mother for permission to use the symbol. What question I should have asked was what was the unit's insignia. This was a rampant black griffon which was on the opposite side of the fuselage from the rampant black stallion. The rampant balck stallion is still used in the Italian Air Force as a unit insignia in honor of Barraca.

Mike T.

No, it's considerably faster than the Herc.

No,

This aircraft had an unofficial in service name that belongs to a large mammal.

EDIT - & it's not the F-4 if you are thinking of Rhino.

Oops. Didn't read the above posts closely enough.

Guess 2: Dassault Mirage III

It flew after the S.R.53

That would be No & No.

Focus on the advanced/innovative/complex bit.

is it the SR-71 or the A-12 variant the M-21/D-21?

Milairjunkie wrote:

Fast & furious the night (depending where your holed up)? This aircraft was proposed by the manufacturer to have an additional rocket booster for added performance, but the customer wasn't to keen on having to handle the fuel involved, It was very innovative & slightly over complex at the time of its introduction, claimed several records & there are no more clues.

...hmmm sounding like some desperate heavy fighter program from the Japanese...

Fast & furious the night (depending where your holed up)?

This aircraft was proposed by the manufacturer to have an additional rocket booster for added performance, but the customer wasn't to keen on having to handle the fuel involved, It was very innovative & slightly over complex at the time of its introduction, claimed several records & there are no more clues. 

Milairjunkie wrote:

Would that be Count Francesco Barraca, who gifted his prancing horse emblem to the Enzo guy?...

 Enzo? Try, "Ferrari". Dunno Enzo.

Count Francesco Barraca's personal symbol became the Ferrari symbol. I think you Milairjunkie, got it.