AggieDave 6 #1 January 3, 2008 This one is sort of obscure (not as obscure as many that have been posted so far), but its also a very interesting plane.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zing 2 #2 January 3, 2008 An experimental design for the first generation of tilt-rotor aircraft.Zing Lurks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccurley 1 #3 January 3, 2008 XC 142A Watch my video Fat Women http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRWkEky8GoI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #4 January 3, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTV_XC-142 You can't see it in the Wikipedia pic, but your pic shows it has a tail rotor."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 9 #5 January 3, 2008 Not sure I'd call that one "obscure" Dave... learned about that one in College... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #6 January 4, 2008 Its obscure if you didn't study aerospace and/or are younger then 30.Try this, take the photo to your DZ and show all the freefliers. See if any of them know about the plane. --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grimmie 186 #7 January 4, 2008 Most freeflyers can't recognize a Twin Otter... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rapter 0 #8 January 4, 2008 QuoteAn experimental design for the first generation of tilt-rotor aircraft. The X-18 is even older, Even the Nutzies, I mean the Nazi's had a plan for one. Only the good die young, so I have found immortality, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zing 2 #9 January 4, 2008 And if you really dig around, you can find photos of the Grumman Goose with tilt-rotor capabilities that was experimented with after the US military started looking at German records from the war.Zing Lurks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #10 January 4, 2008 Took this one myself... Kaman K-16. You guys might like a website I used to run. Had a weekly aircraft identification quiz as well as an aircraft silhouette identification quiz. I still have all the files... I should put it back up. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #11 January 4, 2008 Do it. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark 107 #12 January 4, 2008 Quoteyour pic shows it has a tail rotor. Mounted for pitch control, as opposed to the yaw-control tail roters found on most helicopters. Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #13 January 4, 2008 I'll see if I can find a place to put it up (I don't seem to have anywhere I can upload a website right now...). Here's a few to get started... Some of the stuff I have is REALLY obscure. At least one of these shouldn't be TOO bad... No cheating on the first one... you can find that reg number in google. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #14 January 4, 2008 Photo #1 Commonwealth fighter built in Australia immediately after World War Two to compete with North American's P-51 Mustang. Only prototypes were built Photo #2 Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer circa 1960. Photo #3 Pilatus PC-?. A World War Two vintage ground attack airplane that was converted into a target tug by installing a jeezly big Lycoming turbo-prop engine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #15 January 4, 2008 Geez, I keep looking for actual skydivers in these pictures.Mine have them (well, with a couple of exceptions.) HE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #16 January 4, 2008 Ok, I'll have to go more obscure next time. 1. Commonwealth Aircraft CA-15 2. Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 3. F+W C-3605 In case you're curious... "This aircraft is based on the EKW C-3603 piston engine fighter bomber developed by the Swiss. They added an Allison T53 turboprop (the same kind that powers the OV-1 Mohawk) to the fuselage resulting in the really long nose. This aircraft first flew in 1968 and a total of 24 aircraft were built. They served primarily as target-tugs for the Swiss Air Force." Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites