Looking for this plane

[172]

I saw this plane in a hanger near where I work and im trying to
figure out what the name of it is called and what it was used for.
so here's the specs I hope you guys can help. post pictures and
i'll let you know if I recognize it. First person to tell me what it is
Gets a gold star!!

SPECS: Low wing
Twin Radial engines on each wing.
Tricical landing gear below engines one on the nose.
Long pointy nose with thin cockpit. looked like 4 cannons front.
Landing gear looked pretty high.

It almost looked like a mig with two radial engines. ahh I wish I new what
it was called! but that's all the information that I can remember about it.


Ps. im new to forums. Im a pilot from Victoria Canada.

 

[loomaluftwaffe]

there are many planes i can think of which are like that, please be more specific

 

[172]

ahh dangit I cant be. it was a large tricical landing gear plane
with radial engines. I really cant be more specific I was hopeing
people could show pictures even if there are a few.

I know the nose is really pointy and sticks out past the radial engines
and had 2 gun slits on each side of the nose


There isnt alot of Twin Radial engine planes with single canopy
cockpit and tall tricical landing gear.....

 

[loomaluftwaffe]

there is alot to me...
were the Rings round or squared off? how many propeller blades? how many vertical tail fins?

 

[172]

okay show me a few. Please

 

[loomaluftwaffe]

 

[172]

Whats the name of the bottom one. It could be that. Except the
cockpit was only single file not side by side.


EDIT: nvm got it. VERY close to it except.. thats not it.
http://www.airventure.de/warbirdmus_kissimmee/pe-12-A-26 Invader.JPG

 

[loomaluftwaffe]

btw it looks like what kind of MiG?

 

[172]

nvm the mig It looks more like that A26 invader

 

[loomaluftwaffe]

so the single canopy was like the ones you see in B-17s or DC-3s? or the ones you see pn a Mustang?

 

[172]

Like that of a Mustang or more like a messerschmitt, didnt have a bubble
canopy.

 

[loomaluftwaffe]

was it an American plane?

 

[172]

I dont know, they're rebuilding it so all the paint was stripped. I'll be able
to find out on monday, but I was hopeing to find out before than.

 

[loomaluftwaffe]

glass nose?

 

[172]

nope it had 2 inset gun ports on each side of the nose.

 

[loomaluftwaffe]

some German planes look like they have radial engines when actually it is an inline engine with an annular radiator
kinda like this one

 

[172]

The engine cowlings where off so I could tell it was radial.
But it does kinda look like that. but not it

 

[pbfoot]

maybe a grumman F7F Tigercat

 

[loomaluftwaffe]

it it low wing?

 

[Gnomey]

Sort of.

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