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reddeathdrin
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Posted: Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 10:02 AM UTC
Not sure about the Mig-3 either, but thanks on the J.21:)

Here's the next one...

goldenpony
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Posted: Friday, January 04, 2008 - 12:38 AM UTC
I have to admit, I am stumped. The worst part is I don't have my ref book with me so do some checking with.

It has a look of either Douglas or Bell.

grubbyfingers
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Posted: Friday, January 04, 2008 - 01:19 AM UTC
It's gotta be a Douglas. That looks like a SkyWarrior or Scooter tail.
reddeathdrin
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Posted: Friday, January 04, 2008 - 03:10 AM UTC
It is certainly a Douglas, but what one
goldenpony
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Posted: Friday, January 04, 2008 - 03:40 AM UTC
Well, I feel good I picked Douglas as my first guess.

Now I am so fixated on this thing. I must solve it!

goldenpony
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Posted: Friday, January 04, 2008 - 03:43 AM UTC
HA!!!

I found it. It is the Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket.

reddeathdrin
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Posted: Friday, January 04, 2008 - 03:49 AM UTC
That's the one First aircraft to break Mach 2...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Skyrocket
CRS
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Posted: Friday, January 04, 2008 - 07:15 AM UTC
I have one on the work bench right now Along side a D-558-1

goldenpony
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Posted: Friday, January 04, 2008 - 07:27 AM UTC
OK, lets see how you fellas do on this one.



goldenpony
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Posted: Friday, January 04, 2008 - 07:30 AM UTC

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I have one on the work bench right now Along side a D-558-1




When I saw it the first thing that popped into my head was Douglas X-plane. The X-plane was what messed me up. I didn't have my Janes book at home so I couldn't think of the other planes Douglas made at that same time. The B-29 in the back ground was a big hint or the age of the plane. I had totally forgotten they made some planes and did nto give them an X number.

grubbyfingers
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Posted: Friday, January 04, 2008 - 02:26 PM UTC
It is the high-lift, blown wing test plane MDD built out of Phantom ii (intakes) and Scooter (cockpit, nose and UC) bits. I don't know the designation.

Graeme.

grubbyfingers
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Posted: Friday, January 04, 2008 - 03:55 PM UTC
My bad...

Rockwell XFV-12 VTOL fighter

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_XFV-12

http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&q=xfv-12&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2

How's that?

Graeme.
goldenpony
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Posted: Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 01:39 AM UTC
Very good.

OK, your up next!

grubbyfingers
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Posted: Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 09:14 AM UTC
Okay. I have removed the national markings from this bird to up the ante a little.

See how you go.

Graeme.

goldenpony
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Posted: Monday, January 07, 2008 - 01:29 AM UTC
That looks like something out of a movie, like Flight of the Phoenix.

I will have to do some serious digging for that one..

grubbyfingers
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Posted: Monday, January 07, 2008 - 08:54 AM UTC
It's not a movie prop. it is from a "known brand" manufacturer.

goldenpony
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Posted: Monday, January 07, 2008 - 10:13 AM UTC
Well, the fuselage looks identical to a Grumman J4F Model G44 Wingeon.

grubbyfingers
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Posted: Monday, January 07, 2008 - 11:59 AM UTC
It does .... but it's not!
calvin2000
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Posted: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 10:50 AM UTC
So its ancestry is with Grumman then.?
grubbyfingers
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Posted: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 12:08 PM UTC
Nope. It is not a Grumman.
goldenpony
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Posted: Friday, January 11, 2008 - 06:48 AM UTC
Well, I am officialy stumped.

calvin2000
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Posted: Friday, January 11, 2008 - 08:22 AM UTC
one more clue maybe??
grubbyfingers
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Posted: Friday, January 11, 2008 - 11:16 AM UTC
It is from the USA. The maker went on to design and build a couple of helicopters.

How's that?

Grubby.
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Posted: Friday, January 11, 2008 - 05:13 PM UTC
Could it be a Sikorsky aircraft?
grubbyfingers
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Posted: Friday, January 11, 2008 - 05:21 PM UTC
Yep, she's a Sikorsky.

It shouldn't be too long now.....
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