The What is it? Game

[ccheese]

JU-52 ???

Charles

 

[vikingBerserker]

Ju-52 Bacon Slicer??????

 

[T Bolt]

Not a Ju-52. I shouldn't say this but I'll take pity on you guys. A Ju-52 would be a couple of decades too early.

 

[dennis420b]

Ju-52 Bacon Slicer??????

Hilarious!!!

 

[gumbyk]

I've seen these things 'growing' out of the garden at the NZ Warbirds headquarters, no idea what they are off though.

arrgghh!!

 

[T Bolt]

Another clue since you guys don't seem to have any:

Only 3 aircraft were built. Only 2 survive today, both in museums

 

[Airframes]

The couple of decades thing has really thrown me ! Until I read that, I was going to offer the roof of the wheel bay of a P47, but that dosen't fit the time span. So, if a couple of decades, it must be a 1950's kite?

 

[T Bolt]

You're right Terry, its not a P-47, first flew in very late 1950s and continued to fly throughout the 1960s

 

[Airframes]

The original U2 ?

 

[T Bolt]

Not a U-2

One pilot that flew this plane (or one of the other two) was made famous for a very unique first after he had moved on to something else.

 

[buffnut453]

X-15?

 

[T Bolt]

That's it! The X-15, and the pilot was Neil Armstrong

 

[B-17engineer]

I have a picture from the same angle...

 

[T Bolt]

I have a picture from the same angle...

Than why didn't you guess it!!

 

[B-17engineer]

Just didn't feel like it. Plus I've only gotten one so I gave up

Here's my picture.

 

[Airframes]

Nice one! That was going to be my next choice, though I still thought it was a wheel bay !!

 

[buffnut453]

Woo! And even Hoo!! I got one right. Sadly, I'm not in a position to add a pic to this thread (plus I cheated on my guess - Googled "1959 three aircraft built" and came up with the X-15...once again I display my lack of talent!!!). So, maybe our illustrious B17Engineer can come up with something???

 

[B-17engineer]

Oh sure thing I'll be back soon!

 

[vikingBerserker]

<David taps his watch>

 

[T Bolt]

Only two minutes David! Give him at least five