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Sounds like a Tupelov to me.
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Winetanker Spruce Goose????
Spruce Goose????
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Winetanker Piper Cub????
Piper Cub????
No, this aircraft is considerably bigger.
The aviation great from the same area was a pioneer with no peers, it sadly no longer flies. the aircraft in question is connected to this "aviation great", but not by lineage.
Don't know about the "over shadowed" part....
Scorpiomikey With that discription is could be the Wright brothers flyer. Except the overshadowed part.
With that discription is could be the Wright brothers flyer. Except the overshadowed part.
Yes, the Skypirate was certainly a tool!
This aircraft was the first from this company, it got of to a rocky start (It's launch was somewhat overshadowed by the launch of an aviation great from the same area) , but eventually led them to success which continues to this day. It was advanced for it's day, quite influential, used new manufacturing techniques, was featured on a postage stamp & still flies today.
The Skypirate it is!
This was one serious plane....single engine, crew of three, and could carry as much ordnance as two B-17s would normally carry--over 8,000 pounds. Or, four torpedoes on hardpoints......
Two 20mm cannon in the wings, a dorsal turret with quad .50s, and a single ventral .50 like the Avenger. it was designed to replace the Devastator but it would have completely outclassed the Avenger as well. Top speed of 340 mph made it faster than any other comparable carrier based bomber/torpedo aircraft.
Two things led to this one being cancelled--it was designed to fly off the new Midway class carriers, it was too big to fly off the earlier ships. And the Midway class was delayed in getting into service. Also, the Navy did not really get behind this one, and I have no idea why. Design was started in 1942, so the war was definitely not won at that point. The two prototypes were scrapped in 1948.
on to you, milair....
I'm thinking (but doubting) the Douglas Skypirate?
Like the Skywarrior it would at the time have been the heaviest carrierborne aircraft of it's time, but became redundant after the end of WW2.
Martin P6M SeaMaster????
Avro Arrow?
A good guess, but not the ticket. The Boeing plane was designed at the outset to perform all those duties, while the plane I am looking for was designed to specifically take the place of one aircraft. The plane I am talking about seemed to be a mixture of all those different tasks, but not because it was designed to do them; rather, it was that it carried some of the features of each type of plane all rolled into one airframe.
I think you are looking for an F-8. The Boeing XF8B, one of those great also-ran aircraft.
OK, this strange aircraft seems to have been a combination of fighter, heavy bomber, and torpedo plane all in one--though this is by the features of the design, and not by any planned uses for the plane. The plane could, on paper, carry more bombs than what was normally carried on a typical mission for a B-17. Had this plane gone into service, it would have shared a characteristic with the A3D Skywarrior. Though it was faster and far better armed than any of its contemporaries, it was cancelled and the prototypes were cut up for scrap. Name the plane and the main reason for it's demise.
Several people have built models. This is the closes i could find to the proposed paint scheme.
A Firehog would be sooooooo cool. Maybe I can whiff one...
Perfect, Thanks F-8. The A-10 Firehog it is.
I stumbled over a few articles about it and was fascinated, but the ideas been scrapped now (as far as i know). All websites ive found for them have been shut down.
This all happened early 2000's.
Over to you.
I'm gonna guess the A-10 Warthog....it would be tail-heavy because civilian Warthogs would not have the Avenger 30mm cannon in the nose. There was a group called "Firehogs" I believe, that wanted to turn them into fire-bombers. they reasoned that the plane had a huge payload while being more maneuverable than any current fire bomber aircraft.
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Scorpiomikey Er, have a look at the original question sparrow, Single seat ground attack.
Er, have a look at the original question sparrow, Single seat ground attack.
In the Hangar: 1/48 Hobby Boss F/A-18D RAAF Hornet,
On the Tarmac: F4U-1D RNZAF Corsair 1/48 Scale.
PBY5?
If it helps its twin engine, and making it a civilian aircraft would make it very tail heavy.
Not the skyraider, but on the right track, (when was the skyraider turned to firefighting?)
Not the mauler.
Mariner and mars are too big.
Both Borg and Sparrow have got the role right. But not the aircraft.
Is it the Martin Mariner or the Mars? (Wild Guess) I know both were used after the war for firefighting and cargo.
I'm thinking Martin AM Mauler - it certainly seems to have the right credentials for hauling stuff & was renowned for doing so, although I'm not familiar with any proposed conversions though?
Just a wild guess: Skyraider, turned into firefighter?
Let me know if you need a hint to narrow it down.
My other thought was the TU-22M but the SU-17 seemed to fit better.
Ok my question:
This single seat, ground attack aircraft was never made in this configuration, but there were battles made by some of the pilots to get surplus aircraft turned to this heavy lift, civillian role.
What is the aircraft, what is the role they wanted it turned to?
(This is fairly obscure, hope its not too hard)
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