Aircraft Trivia Quiz

telsono wrote:

The Ambrosini Sagittario from italy. Mike T.

Actually its the Ambrosini Sagittario II, which had its first flight in 1956. It was the first plane of Italian design to exceed Mach 1.

http://www.aviastar.org/air/italy/ambrosini_sagittario-2.php

Cheers, Richie

The Ambrosini Sagittario from italy.

Mike T.

hmmm... looks like something French, perhaps by Daussalt?

Dassault Super Mystère? 

What is that plane and what is it known about. A little clue, it`s first flight was in 1953.

Correct!  Well done, Congo!  It is also the only twin-engined amphibian still being produced.

What have you got for us? 

I thought it was an ekranoplan type. It flew using ground effect. A cushion of air that built up under the wings when close to th ground. As there are many ekranplans flying the thing that would make this one unique, probably, would be if it were the only commercially available civilian version.

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Forget that. Just did some checking and I'm sure I'm wrong about this.

There should be a computer version of the old saying...

   "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool then to open your nouth and remove all doubt"

What is it, and what's unique about it?

Not that I've heard for anytime soon. Its missing a lot of parts, and I'm one of the few who can weld... 

http://www.pimaair.org/collection-detail.php?cid=44 

Also the Budd Company is better known for its railroad passenger cars! Card, are there plans to restore it at all do you know?

Cheers, Richie

Oh man, we've got that ugly little SOB at work...

Its the Budd RB-1 Conestoga, made of stainless steel, and a lot of welding.  That sucker has no aluminum and no rivets. 

Here we go.  This is my first time so take it easy on me.  What kind of plane is this and what makes it unique.

my is how could you do that to such a rare plane????? There weren't many 307s made! Really, how could you do that to any plane? For one thing, you are putting an aircraft structure in the worst possible environment.

Cheers, Richie

Vassar you are correct. This is the remains of a b-307 Stratoliner that was a private plane for Howard Hughes. It was salvaged and converted into a luxury houseboat, now in Ft. Lauderdale.

Google Cosmic Muffin for more images. On to you, Vassar!

According to my recent research, it appears to be called the Cosmic Muffin and is built from an old Boeing 307.

http://www.theavanti.com/stratoliner.htm

That looks like the forward section of a Caravelle's fuselage, converted into a floating cafe-bar. Probably in some ex-French colony n North Africa.

Cheers,

Chris.

Ok, it's Friday afternoon here.

Whuddat?

Well, that went faster than I thought it would...

On to you, Bondo! Did you know it was Jimmy Buffet's plane beforehand? I'd like to build a model of her, whenever Revellogram gets around to re-releasing their Albatross.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemisphere_dancer

I know, I'm a jerk. But I did have to figure out the wheel of fortune deal...

I think that's the only Polish floatplane I've ever seen...Very cool!

On a related note, the following is part of a phrase. Tell me what the phrase is, how it relates to aviation, and what celebrity it is related to.

H_misp_e_e    D_nc_r

Cheers,
Alex

I am glad to help!

Here's a drawing of the presumed airplane, the comments there mention 18 were ordered, the first was delivered on August 27 and was destroyed on Sept. 11. They assumed a bare metal finish. Armament might have been added later. The Poles would use either the Vickers "F" or "K" (which the Italians also used) or the PWU wz.37 which was a Polish variation on the Browning .30 skirting some of the restrictions on their license agreement.