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castelnuovo Real G Folland Gnat. I was going to guess the Farley Fruitbat, but there are no known photos that definitively show its true configuration. Bingo Your turn
Real G Folland Gnat. I was going to guess the Farley Fruitbat, but there are no known photos that definitively show its true configuration.
Folland Gnat.
I was going to guess the Farley Fruitbat, but there are no known photos that definitively show its true configuration.
Bingo
Your turn
Oops this is a game? OK I'll have to go home a take a photo of a mystery machine. To paraphrase Starlord, "Okay, I'm gonna do some really wierd... um, stuff."
“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”
Continue people;this is fun!
Excuse Me?
I thought the Folland Gnat Is a Military A/C?
Tanker-Builder Excuse Me? I thought the Folland Gnat Is a Military A/C?
True that. It's a trainer, but it can carry ordnance. India based their HAL Ajeet on the Gnat.
This one is not a combat aircraft but is military, so yes, my bad. I guess a trainer can be converted to carry ordnance.
Okay, a new "mystery plane" will be posted tomorrow morning. It's a weird one, as I didn't even need to diguise its true planform. I wish Bish were here, as I am fairly certain he would ID it in a heartbeat.
This could evolve into a "Soviet Spy Photo" thread!
BTW, is the brown background a prerequisite? I had to dig around for a piece of cardboard.
Nope any light color background can be used for the shadow.
Do stealth fighters or bombers create shadows?
Oh!
You Betchya! There was a teeny country I think in South America, that had them for their Air Force?
Missileman2000;
That would be hard to do wouldn't it. It's a case of Now you see me, Nope, now you Don't?
Okay FSM gang, here is the Mystery Plane for the day:
Hint - It's not a what-if.
missileman2000 Do stealth fighters or bombers create shadows?
Only Wonder Woman's plane has light-defeating tech. All others pay cash.
Tanker-Builder Oh! You Betchya! There was a teeny country I think in South America, that had them for their Air Force?
TB, I think you might be thinking of the movie "Hot Shots!"
737
If So;
It was purely accidental-I have never seen the Movie!
Tanker-Builder 737
Nope! Unless it's the glider version. The blob at the LE of the wing is just the clip.
Next clue: It's not US-made, it's from Europe.
The French Mystery purhaps?
castelnuovo The French Mystery purhaps?
Non, monsieur.
Okay, clue #3 - Not a 737 glider, but built by a glider maker. That should whittle the suspects down quite a bit!
Okay, Then it's gotta be an Airbus of some kind
Tanker-Builder Okay, Then it's gotta be an Airbus of some kind
Nope! Clue #4 & 5 - It's not French, and the engines are at the back.
I don't see engines at the back.
F-100?
F-8?
Thanks,
John
castelnuovo I don't see engines at the back.
Because the rocket nozzles are small - that's clue #6.
keavdog F-100? F-8?
It predates the two aircraft - that's clue #7.
It has been 24 hrs with no hits. Shall I reveal the Mystery Plane of the Day so we can move on? You know, to keep it fresh.
OK one last hint - It's German.
Dornier Alpha Jet?
castelnuovo Dornier Alpha Jet?
Nein, nicht korrekt! Es ist raketengetrieben.
OK final, final clue before the reveal - the Russians took it after WW II.
Me 1101?
we're modelers it's what we do
armornut Me 1101?
Oh Armornut, you are SO close! WE (the US) took the Messerschmitt P.1101 and let Bell Aircraft study it to develop their X-5.
Okay, absolute, final, final, final clue #10- The Russians were hoping to use it like the Bell X-1.
C'mon, anyone? Bueller? Bueller?
Okay, it's the end of the day for me, so the Mystery Plane is revealed to be...
The DFS-346, a supersonic research aircraft built during WW II by Germany. The Soviets captured the aircraft, took it back to Russia, and hung it under the wing of a Tu-4 (aka Boeing B-29 clone) and may or may not have tested it in flight. Note the airflow fences on the wings, something that became a bit of a fashion statement on Soviet fighters into the 1960s.
Okay next photo please.
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