B-52---- B-47---- XB-26

Yes! The board is yours sir.

OH God, I am so sorry for not responding sooner.....
I just took a wild guess and never expected to be right.... thanks to Jean-Luc, and Rowan for PMing me to remove my head..... well never mind from where..... :-)

OK, Here's a riddle..... since I'll have to fight the damn scanner to post the photo .... which I'll be doing as the answers flow in.....

I'm made of rubber, I'm not fat, but I do fly. When stored I take up only 44 cubic feet, and I come with one or two seats. Although I was tested for years, I was so successful, no one ever bought me.

What am I?

LOL... I just realized I can't upload the photo, otherwise all you would need to do is look in my gallery.... OK, so I'm brain dead some times.......

Hi dave

What?... LOL! Is this a pitch for Armorama to invest in a "mystery ship"? OK - count me in!

I've no idea what it is though...

Rowan

:-) :-) OK, I got the photo..... LOL, I know I'm brain dead sometimes. had to scan it, then clone out the name on the side etc.

so with the above riddle, and this photo..... name me.... :-) :-)

Hi Dave

Is it an XAO-3? That's one I'd never heard of before this quiz!

All the best

Rowan

It never received an X number as far as I know, but was always referred to by it's name, or a few other obscene names.

Inflatoplane?

You got it Rowan..... 8PSI to inflate, and could stay airbourne 5 hours.

Hi Dave

You bazza... I was about to go to bed!

I'll go and look for a question instead...

All the best

Rowan

Hi again

RAF Bomber Command gunners wore kapok flight-suits with a built-in Mae West. They were bright yellow and known as .....?

All the best

Rowan

extrememly unfashionable..... ???
:-) :-) :-)

I know we called our life vest Mae Wests, but not sure about the Brits.

No ideas?

Well, for the fashion-conscious among you, the answer is: a Taylor Suit.



I'll ask something a bit more "mainsream" this time. Which American officer was primarily responsible for the Allied code names of Japanese aircraft?

All the best

Rowan

In June, 1942 Captain Frank T. McCoy of Nashville, Tennessee became head of the Material Section of the Directorate of Intelligence of the allied air forces in the entire Southwest Pacific area. His team was assigned the task of identifying and classifying Japanese aircraft.
Thanks Andy

Nice one Andy!

Over to you for the next question...

Al the best

Rowan

Thanks Rowan.
My question is, During the Vietnam War, what was the preferred mount for the legendary North Vietamese ace Colonel Tomb?
Thanks Andy

A MiG 17 if he ever truly existed

David

Correct David. As for ever truly existing, this link seems to think so
http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=1&q=http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/cunnighamsfifthvictimcs_1.htm&e=10342
Thanks Andy

What helicopter did the North Vietnamese use to transport fully armed and fueled MiG 17s?

As for Col. Tomb I was using the information from this website.
http://www.acepilots.com/vietnam/viet_aces.html

David

That must have been the Mi-6 Hook, operational from 1957 and - for many years - the world's biggest operational helicopter.

North Vietnam had 10 of them.



Cheers!!!

You got it PolarBear

David

Speaking of transport helicopters... Which one is considered to be the first?



Ps. It could carry a ton!

I think it was the Sikorsky S-55 ??
Thanks Andy

Hi Andy,

The Sikorsky S-55 first flew in 1949, and was fully operational in 1951.

The transport helicopter that I'm looking for predates the S-55 with almost a decade!



Bonus trivia and extra hint; This chopper also became the first helicopter to cross the English Channel to England.



Edit: Last hint - here's a picture for y'all;

Hi all!

It was the Fa 223

Jean-Luc