The What is it? Game (6 Viewers)

[norab]

No, not a Grumman product

 

[Grampa]

KJ-2000?

 

[norab]

no, but a step in the right direction

 

[Airframes]

Tupolev Tu - whatever the number is for the AWACs 'Bear' ?

 

[norab]

not a Tupelov

 

[Grampa]

ZDK-03?

 

[norab]

no, not a turboprop

 

[Airframes]

Lockheed 'Warning Star' (Constellation) by any chance?

 

[norab]

No, not a U.S. design

 

[wuzak]

OK this shouldn't be too bad

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Beriev Mainstay?

 

[norab]

We have a winner, It's the Beriev A50R

 

[wuzak]

Cool.

Try this one

 

[Grampa]

Beriev A50R! Aint that a Phalcon? In China there is also a copy build called KJ-2000. It's there any difference in design betwen those 3 plane?

 

[norab]

The Phalcon is an Israeli radar system that can be fitted to several different aircraft, includung the 707 and C-130. The KJ-2000 was a copy of the A50 fielded with a different radar system after the Russians cancelled the deal to sell the Chinese the A50 due to US pressure and has other detail differences.

 

[wuzak]

Double post

 

[wuzak]

Cool.

Try this one

Anybody have any ideas?

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Nope, I don't have any idea. Looks like two exhaust ports with vent tube between them.

 

[wuzak]

Nope, I don't have any idea. Looks like two exhaust ports with vent tube between them.

Definitely not exhaust ports.

A clue - it is a early/mid 1950s design.

 

[Airframes]

I'm guessing there gun ports - thought it was the top two .50 cals on a Sabre at first, but they're the wrong position. I'm thinking 20 mm cannon, but can't put mu finger on it - unless it's a late-production Sabre?

 

[norab]

F-80?