Aircraft Identification V

[Graeme]

Originally Posted by Krabat42

But I got another one

You always do! And I'm glad you do!

In this case the Sukhoi Su-8...

Sukhoi Company (JSC) - Airplanes - Museum - Su-8

My new one...

[farmersboy]

That looks like one of the B-17's that was turned into a drone, packed with explosives and modified like that so that the pilot could easily bail out.

I can't remember the name of the program without Googling, and wasn't there someone famous lost in one that blew up prematurely?

[Patoruzu]

Boeing BQ7
http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app1/bq-7.html

[carson1934]

Anybody in the forum wants to give me details of this nifty italian trainer?
carson1934

[A4K]

I think I've seen that before, just don't know what it's called...

[Graeme]

Originally Posted by A4K

I think I've seen that before, just don't know what it's called...

It's easy Evan. Click right on the photo, check down to properties and bingo..

Bestelli-Colombo C-3

Bestelli-Colombo C.3 - tourer

And on that note another to look at...

[Waynos]

Modified Wellington??? Is that the 'aerodynamic' remote control gun turret project or is this unrelated?

[carson1934]

Strange as it may seem I cannot locate name of the attached US cargo/passenger plane. Could someone help me out? Thanks
carson1934

[evangilder]

Thats 42-65402
Douglas C-74 Globemaster I
65402 (c/n 13913) scrapped at Davis Monthan AFB in 1965

From wikipedia:

The C-74 Globemaster was developed in response to a need by the United States Army Air Forces for a large transport aircraft with transoceanic range. Douglas Aircraft Company responded in 1942 with a giant four-engined design. The aircraft did not actually fly until 5 September 1945.[1] With the need for military aircraft greatly reduced by the end of World War II, the order was canceled and production ended in January 1946 after production of only fourteen aircraft. This cancelation also ended plans to build an airliner version of the C-74 for the civilian market.

At the time of its first flight, the C-74 was the largest landplane to enter production, with a maximum weight of 172,000 lb (78,000 kg). It was able to carry 125 soldiers or 48,150 lb (21,840 kg) of cargo over a range of 3,400 statute miles (5,500 km). Perhaps the most notable feature of the C-74 was its cockpit arrangement with separate canopies over the pilot and copilot; the same arrangement was used for the XB-42 Mixmaster. This arrangement was unpopular with flight crews, however, and the aircraft were retrofitted with a more conventional arrangement. During the life of the aircraft, the radial engines were also upgraded to 3,250 hp Pratt & Whitney R-4360-49 engines.

The C-74 supported the Berlin Airlift by flying cargo from the U.S. to staging bases in Europe, from which it was flown to Berlin in smaller C-47 Skytrain and C-54 Skymaster aircraft. Experience with the Berlin Airlift demonstrated that the new United States Air Force needed a heavy strategic airlift capability. The fifth C-74 built was modified to be a prototype for the C-124 Globemaster II, which used the same wing and empennage as the C-74, but used a much larger fuselage. This newer aircraft quickly superseded the C-74 in service. All of the surviving C-74s were scrapped in the 1960s and 1970s. One aircraft (42-65409) made a brief appearance in the 1969 movie The Italian Job.

[carson1934]

I don't mean to be a nuisance and I know that the attached pic represents the SNCASO ONERA Delta VX01.
But is there somebody who could direct me to a website where I could find factual information about it?
Thanks in advance for your help
carson1934

[carson1934]

Originally Posted by evangilder

Thats 42-65402
Douglas C-74 Globemaster I
65402 (c/n 13913) scrapped at Davis Monthan AFB in 1965

From wikipedia:

Thanks for your very prompt answer Evangilder . I hope to soon reciprocate
carson1934

[A4K]

Originally Posted by Graeme

It's easy Evan. Click right on the photo, check down to properties and bingo..

Bestelli-Colombo C-3

According to my laptop Graeme, it's a JPEG image called 'extra text: blank' !

[Graeme]

Originally Posted by Waynos

Modified Wellington??? Is that the 'aerodynamic' remote control gun turret project or is this unrelated?

Yep. Wellington II (L4250) with 40mm cannon and periscopic sight.

Originally Posted by A4K

According to my laptop Graeme, it's a JPEG image called 'extra text: blank' !

I bought my PC second-hand from ASIO, so that probably explains it.

Originally Posted by carson1934

I don't mean to be a nuisance and I know that the attached pic represents the SNCASO ONERA Delta VX01.
But is there somebody who could direct me to a website where I could find factual information about it?
Thanks in advance for your help
carson1934

Can't find a website Carson but I've got an old magazine clipping...

[carson1934]

Originally Posted by Graeme

Yep. Wellington II (L4250) with 40mm cannon and periscopic sight.





I bought my PC second-hand from ASIO, so that probably explains it.



Can't find a website Carson but I've got an old magazine clipping...

Thanks very much Graeme and my compliments for your vast knowledge. You are very helpful as usual
carson1934

[carson1934]

I refer to my yesterday's post #2914.
From www.aviastar I have downloaded pic bestelli-colombo c-3 (herewith enclosed) which is obviously supposed to be Bestelli-Colombo C/3.
From I have downloaded pic C3-1 (also herewith attached) which is supposed to be Bestetti-Colombo C/3.
Now although technical features of each aircraft match onehundredpercent with both websites (meaning that both websites deal with the same aircraft) the pictures ARE QUITE DIFFERENT!
Is there someone in possession of more photographic evidence of this elusive aircraft able to solve this riddle?
carson1934