Aircraft Identification V - Page 145 - Aircraft of World War II

Graeme · 06-29-2008, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grampa

so ether is the I version or the II.

The Mk I...

The odd "tandem" from the previous page was the Fernic T-9...

Google Image Result for http://aerofiles.com/fernic-t9.jpg

Next one...

Waynos · 06-30-2008, 06:13 PM

Would it be the Boeing XF8B? I think I can just make out a trace of an air scoop below the cowling and if I can then everything else fits.

Graeme · 07-01-2008, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waynos

Would it be the Boeing XF8B?

Yes it would Wayne. Nice job!

Krabat42 · 07-01-2008, 09:42 AM

I was sooo close. A nice plane though it should have a few Hispanos instead of the .50's.

Krabat

AVRoe · 07-01-2008, 10:04 AM

What about this one Easy ?Attachment 65527

Patoruzu · 07-01-2008, 11:26 AM

Gloster Meteor F I "Trent"
In March 7th 1945 a Gloster Meteor F I (EE227) was sent to the Rolls-Royce Plant at Hucknall for installation of two R.B.50 "Trent" turboprop engines. EE227 was selected because it was already fitted with an enlarged wing spar so the new engines could be fitted with out to many problems. The RB-50 "Trent" engine was a Rolls-Royce Derwent turbojet engine fitted with a forward drive shaft, a reduction gearbox and a Rotol five-bladed propeller of a diameter of 7' 11''.

Six month later on the 20/10/1945 at the airfield at Church Broughton the Gloster "Trent" took to the air for the first time with Eric Greenwood at the controls, making the first flight of a turboprop powered aircraft in the world. A number of problems were found with the prop wash and directional instability,the "Trent was returned to Hucknall were these were fixed and the aircraft was flying again by March 1946, later smaller Rotol propellers were fitted.

In April 1948 the "Trent" Meteor was transferred to the Navy for testing, as they were interested in the use of turboprop aircraft for deck-operations. On the 22/9/1948 the aircraft was returned to Rolls-Royce, were it was restored to it's original condition, then being returned to RAF Farborough were it was scrapped in June 1949.

Patoruzu · 07-01-2008, 11:26 AM

another pic

Graeme · 07-01-2008, 09:20 PM

New one...

Emilio Lafuente · 07-02-2008, 01:16 AM

Kellet XR-8.
Kellett XR-8 helicopter - development history, photos, technical data

Graeme · 07-02-2008, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emilio Lafuente

Kellet XR-8.

Very good Emilio! Now, what do you make of this one then?...

Emilio Lafuente · 07-02-2008, 03:38 AM

I can´t figure out what´s actually is it. A racer, a mock-up, a drone, a taxiing drone?? Any hint, please...

Emilio Lafuente · 07-02-2008, 03:57 AM

Would it be some modified Curtiss pursuit, or attack monoplane???

Graeme · 07-02-2008, 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emilio Lafuente

I can´t figure out what´s actually is it. A racer, a mock-up, a drone, a taxiing drone?? Any hint, please...

Hi Emilio.

It's a test bed. For the Allison V-1710.

It's from a 1978 article on the history of the Bell P-39 Airacobra. The men in the photo are Bell employees, but the aircraft is a Consolidated product. It was eventually built and flown, but according to the article, no full-length photos of the completed aircraft are "known to exist".

Nevertheless, the name of this aircraft exists in the history books.

It's the Consolidated ..-...

Emilio Lafuente · 07-02-2008, 07:02 AM

I suppose the Consolidated XA-11A
Thank you very much Graeme.

Patoruzu · 07-02-2008, 07:06 AM

May be a Conso XA11- the canopy is the same - a variation of the P30

07-01-2008, 09:42 AM	#2164
Krabat42 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Munich Posts: 305	I was sooo close. A nice plane though it should have a few Hispanos instead of the .50's. Krabat __________________ "The way they wrap themselves in the flag and pretend to be the inheritors of a grand democratic tradition. While they're really alchemists, turning public trust into gold." ("Civil Disobedience", Joe Haldeman)

07-01-2008, 10:04 AM	#2165
AVRoe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Herrsching,near München Posts: 208	What about this one Easy ?Attachment 65527 __________________ We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it. Sir Winston Churchill 1940 Last edited by AVRoe; 07-16-2008 at 09:53 AM.

07-01-2008, 11:26 AM	#2166
Patoruzu Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Buenos Aires Posts: 98	Gloster Meteor F I "Trent" In March 7th 1945 a Gloster Meteor F I (EE227) was sent to the Rolls-Royce Plant at Hucknall for installation of two R.B.50 "Trent" turboprop engines. EE227 was selected because it was already fitted with an enlarged wing spar so the new engines could be fitted with out to many problems. The RB-50 "Trent" engine was a Rolls-Royce Derwent turbojet engine fitted with a forward drive shaft, a reduction gearbox and a Rotol five-bladed propeller of a diameter of 7' 11''. Six month later on the 20/10/1945 at the airfield at Church Broughton the Gloster "Trent" took to the air for the first time with Eric Greenwood at the controls, making the first flight of a turboprop powered aircraft in the world. A number of problems were found with the prop wash and directional instability,the "Trent was returned to Hucknall were these were fixed and the aircraft was flying again by March 1946, later smaller Rotol propellers were fitted. In April 1948 the "Trent" Meteor was transferred to the Navy for testing, as they were interested in the use of turboprop aircraft for deck-operations. On the 22/9/1948 the aircraft was returned to Rolls-Royce, were it was restored to it's original condition, then being returned to RAF Farborough were it was scrapped in June 1949. Last edited by Patoruzu; 07-01-2008 at 02:01 PM.

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06-30-2008, 06:13 PM	#2162
Waynos Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,134	Would it be the Boeing XF8B? I think I can just make out a trace of an air scoop below the cowling and if I can then everything else fits.

07-01-2008, 09:20 PM	#2168
Graeme Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,082	New one...

07-02-2008, 01:16 AM	#2169
Emilio Lafuente Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Logroño, Spain Posts: 96	Kellet XR-8. Kellett XR-8 helicopter - development history, photos, technical data

07-02-2008, 03:38 AM	#2171
Emilio Lafuente Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Logroño, Spain Posts: 96	I can´t figure out what´s actually is it. A racer, a mock-up, a drone, a taxiing drone?? Any hint, please...

07-02-2008, 03:57 AM	#2172
Emilio Lafuente Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Logroño, Spain Posts: 96	Would it be some modified Curtiss pursuit, or attack monoplane???

07-02-2008, 07:02 AM	#2174
Emilio Lafuente Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Logroño, Spain Posts: 96	I suppose the Consolidated XA-11A Thank you very much Graeme.