The What is it? Game

Graeme · Mar 16, 2015

You're all on the right track, but none of the above.

Token said:
when, where?

I have 1940 at the Bethpage plant.

Capt. Vick · Mar 16, 2015

I would say Bethpage Long Island as far as where. When would be pre-US entry into WW2 most likely? Who...ah...that guy!

Duh: Didn't see the above!

GrauGeist · Mar 16, 2015

By the way, it was the XP-50, that had the elongated nose (for the intended 20mm cannon), but due to an inflight mishap on 14 May 1941: turbo-supercharger exploded, it now lies at the bottom of Smithtown Bay, off Long Island.

There was one each of the XP-50 and the XF5F...

norab · Mar 16, 2015

GrauGeist said:
By the way, it was the XP-50, that had the elongated nose (for the intended 20mm cannon), but due to an inflight mishap on 14 May 1941: turbo-supercharger exploded, it now lies at the bottom of Smithtown Bay, off Long Island.

There was one each of the XP-50 and the XF5F...

there was an extended nose XF5F, a tail dragger

that differed from the XF-50 that had a differently shaped long nose to accommodate it's tricycle landing gear along with differing cowlings

Graeme · Mar 16, 2015

Here's a nice nose summary of the Skyrocket...

And more of my nose...

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Mar 16, 2015

F-105 Thunderchief?

Capt. Vick · Mar 17, 2015

That's what I would say!

GrauGeist · Mar 17, 2015

F-104

Graeme · Mar 17, 2015

Aaron Brooks Wolters said:
F-105 Thunderchief?

Yep, the mighty Thud - early prototype. All yours Aaron.

vikingBerserker · Mar 17, 2015

Nicely done gents!

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Mar 18, 2015

The only thing I could think of with those air intakes. Ok....................................let's see now................................hhhmmmmmm........let's try this one.

norab · Mar 19, 2015

Cessna 195 ?

norab · Mar 19, 2015

Let's try Luscombe 8 ?

GrauGeist · Mar 19, 2015

Graeme said:
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I should have known it was the 105, but that pic was deceptive...see how the horizontal portion of the tail structure looks like the 104's main gear?

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Mar 19, 2015

Well Norab, the tarmac is yours sir. I'm gonna have to go back to posting single rivets again. I thought the same thing Dave, until I noticed the intakes.

Airframes · Mar 19, 2015

Good one. I had a feeling I knew what it was, but couldn't remember the name/type !
Dave, the F-104 also has a side-opening canopy.

ScreamingLighting · Mar 19, 2015

Good one!

GrauGeist · Mar 19, 2015

Airframes said:
Good one. I had a feeling I knew what it was, but couldn't remember the name/type !
Dave, the F-104 also has a side-opening canopy.

It could have had neon-color fuzzy dice hanging in the windscreen and I wouldn't have noticed - I was trying to ID it by it's nose and gear!

norab · Mar 19, 2015

next up, this gem, maybe a little difficult

ScreamingLighting · Mar 19, 2015

Interesting photo. A Vickers Vildebeest maybe?

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