The What is it? Game

[Capt. Vick]

Well done sir!

 

[Graeme]

Thanks!

Next one....

 

[vikingBerserker]

I really felt great about my knowledge of aircraft until I started playing with you guys.

 

[Capt. Vick]

American?

 

[Graeme]

American?

It certainly is Jim. It appeared on this thread last year - thought I'd try it again.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Honestly I wouldn't know it without looking in Jones U.S. Fighters

 

[herman1rg]

Pre WW2?

 

[Graeme]

Honestly I wouldn't know it without looking in Jones U.S. Fighters

Don't bother there mate - I'm sure you have this? So look here...

Pre WW2?

1931.

 

[Graeme]

I really felt great about my knowledge of aircraft until I started playing with you guys.

I felt the same about my aircraft recognition VB - then I started playing with these guys...

AviaQuiz - Name That Plane!

I've since given up.

 

[Robert Porter]

I was flying high until my first try was guessed correctly in like 5 seconds. I deflated like a German Zeppelin on fire!

 

[Graeme]

I was flying high until my first try was guessed correctly in like 5 seconds. I deflated like a German Zeppelin on fire!

Hate the idea of you feeling deflated over your recent experience on this thread Robert - so I'd like to shut my challenge down and offer you the baton. Have another go mate!

Mine was the XA-7...
Token posted this in May last year. I thought the engine shot looked interesting.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Excellent!

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Capt. Vick]

If I have to use anything but memory and Google for a correct spelling I consider I don't know it, so I don't answer. Just my personal rules that I follow.

 

[Robert Porter]

Let's Play a Game!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Boeing XB-15

 

[Robert Porter]

Indeed it is! A monster by any other name! Look at the size of the tires!

 

[Robert Porter]

And WAY under powered engines. The ones she needed and called for were unavailable, as such her performance, to be nice about it, sucked!

 

[Airframes]

I've often wondered how that would have performed, if developed further, instead of the B-17.

 

[Robert Porter]

To be honest I did even know it existed until I was researching the B-17 and B-29. From what I read she would have done very well if she had the correct power plants. She was tested with 4 850HP engines when her minimum design specs called for 4 1000HP engines. But she was also a lot more lively to fly than the B-17, apparently it was a real workout for the flight crew and she was hard to trim. I am sure the trim issues could have been worked out but those control surfaces were huge for direct cable linkages which meant it had to make the stick feel like it was in mud for the crew.