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Osher
yes that was what I had in mind the Fisher P-75 from the General Motors Fisher body company. Your up!
Vultee P-66 Vanguard?
P-75
...frankensteins monster latest invention?
"I am a leaf on the wind, watch how i soar"
Recite the litanies, fire up the Gellar field, a poo storm is coming
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This just goes to show you that the mind is a funny thing. I looked at that picture several times and couldn't make heads or tails of it. So I went into the man cave and turned on The Virginian and started masking a F-18D. About 20 minutes later the word Tic-Tac came to mind, and I began to remember some thing about the Hilton Gondola looking like a big Tic-tac. So another look at the picture and the name Hilton jumped out at me.
Anyway here's a easy question. I'm a plane made of many pieces, many from other planes, wings from one, tail from another. I was designed for war, but never fought. I was designed by people who knew the assembly line. Who am I?
Correct, the Earthwinds Hilton balloon was the first attempt to circumnavigate the globe in a balloon, flown by three people, including Richard Branson. Originally launched from Akron, the project was moved to Stead Airport north of Reno, NV where four more attempts failed, and it was abandoned in 1994. I happened to stumble across this behind a warehouse, sitting on a trailer with flat tires.
Your turn, Mike.
The gondola from the Earthwinds Hilton balloon. The hint was you were in Reno the place it was last launched
Mike
No, but you all have the right idea. Hint: there's a hint in my post.
The gondola from the ballon that set the highest altitude record for a ballon
No, but good guess.
The gondola of Steve Fossit's record setting around the world balloon?
Wuddat?
Sorry for the pause, I was in Reno this week....
Yep, the Maxim Gorky, which had 3 engines in each wing, and a Dornier style push/pull arrangement above the fuselage. On it's maiden flight it carried 80 passengers. Over to you...
bondoman The ANT-20 Maxim Gorky
The ANT-20 Maxim Gorky
I didn't think that ever flew. God, it must have been a monstrosity to try and fly.
Sorry, I should add, I'm looking for the name of the single earlier aircraft, which had possibly the most unique aircraft name ever.
This bomber was in service until 1945. It was 6 engined, based upon a single example of an 8 engined aircraft, which was built for civilian use, and included a printing press, and a photographic laboratory. The single example lasted around a year, before colliding with another aircraft mid-air.
Bell 47 Souix it is. The RNZAF still uses these aircraft as trainers before stepping up to hueys. We got them in 65. didnt get orions till 66. Sorry a bit of a curve ball with the rotary wing thing, dont hate me lol.
Over to you Osher
The P-3s entered service in NZ in 65 so we're talking rotary wing post war.
the UH-1 Huey
Bell 47?
Harvards arent actually in service anymore, and the P-3's are slightly newer than this aircraft. (by about 20 years) This is totally gonna give it away, but 2 of these usually turn up to every airshow and perform what they call a "ballet" performance. Also note i said aircraft. no mention of fixed wing
It'd be the P-3. NZ got b's in 65 which no longer serve, but k's still do. Runner up the C130.
Longest serving a/c in the USAF.
Hurray for the Lockheed turboprop.
AT-6 Texan?
-Matt
On The Bench: 1/48 HK B-17G "Man-O-War II"
On Deck: 1/48 Tamiya P-38H, 1/48 Revell PV-1
Ok, ill go. whats the oldest serving aircraft (theres a hint there) in the RNZAF? (easy one here guys)
Sorry Guys, I am going to have to bow out of this one as it will be a week or so before I can get online again.
The answer to the last question, as gmat suggested was the awesome XB-70, two prototypes being flown, the other aircrafttype being the XF-108 Rapier, designed to use the same J93 engine.
Both aircraft were to use Zip Fuel to damatically extend range, but the whole concept of exotic, boronated fuels didn't work out.
Take it away, whoever wants.
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If it is OK to give a hint, if I got the answer right, I believe that there were two examples of the one that was made and one crashed. The one that wasn't built would have rivaled a northern almost ran.
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Grant
both the XF-84H & O.21 used technology (ramjet, compound turboprop, supersonic propeller) which either existed outwith 1950>1959.
The technology in question offered extended range amongst other things.
Scorpiomikey Ok, how about the XF-84H, mating a jet engine with a supersonic propeller?
Ok, how about the XF-84H, mating a jet engine with a supersonic propeller?
I'll go ramjet. The technology isn't dead, just in remission. The LeDuc O.21 did fly, and well.
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