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Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-14-2010, 05:33 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

Master and Evil are correct. The issue with the guns jamming in the early models was corrected in the D's. This made for a slightly thicker chord and in turn about 5 kts slower. Guess the guys a...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-14-2010, 01:03 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

Nope keep them coming no one has hit on it yet.
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-14-2010, 12:06 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

You guys are on the right track but not quite there. This was an aerodynamic change and the change was due to a short coming with the B/C's in combat conditions. So they decided to fix the short...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-14-2010, 12:39 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

Ok guys sorry was gone for the day but let’s get this going again. This is my last question so will make it a good one. This may test you guys I had never heard this till recently when a friend...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-13-2010, 12:47 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

It started as the Beech 18. Then for military service was designated the C-45 Expeditor. There were quite a few variants but the AT-11 was the bomber training design.
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-13-2010, 03:47 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

Well Deets was supposed to be but I think his 24hrs may be up....so does that mean Hugger?
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-12-2010, 12:48 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

P-61 Blackwidow here is the full story quite interesting. Actually knew this one from a friend that flew Widows in the Pacific.

One interesting P-61 kill of the Pacific Theater came against...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-11-2010, 01:45 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

This is just a guess. But I would speculate it had to do with the weapons carried in the wing. The guns dictated a certain cord length to house them. With an optimum aspect ratio for the wing the...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-11-2010, 11:58 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

Evil is correct the XP-67 Moonbat is the last one. The XP-67 and the XP-58 were both intended on using the 75mm but neither prototype ever had it installed. The XA-38 had it installed and even went...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-11-2010, 12:31 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

Will give you a hint. The question was "designed or redesigned".

The B-25 and A-26 were both redesigned to carry the 75mm and the only ones to carry it in combat.

The other 3 were designed...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-10-2010, 09:29 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

800mZero has got you guys 4 out of the 5 now.
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-10-2010, 07:26 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

No there are 5 distinct airframes. I am not counting variants of the same model. So you have 2 the B-25 and the A-26.

Will start dropping hints later if need be.
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-10-2010, 04:17 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

Ok here you go guys.

What 5 US aircraft that flew during WW2 were designed from the outset or redesigned to carry the T9E1 75mm cannon.
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-10-2010, 12:41 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

He was an Italian Axis pilot that flew a captured P-38 in combat. Full story below.

The 12 of June, 1943 a lonely P-38 landed at Capoterra airfield on southern Sardinia. The Italians on the...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-09-2010, 04:26 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

Well Evil is back so one of you post up a question so we can get back on track.
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-08-2010, 11:10 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

Sounds appropriate to me...so Stang your up.
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-07-2010, 12:06 AM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

What happened to Evil Merlin? Is he out trying to find a really hard question?
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-05-2010, 02:10 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

Evil is correct it is the this is a Convair L-13. Ernie also had the correct answer and knew quite a bit more as well. Good job guys.

The L-13 originally designed by Stinson Aircraft. This...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-05-2010, 01:40 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

I got Ernie's answer and he does know what it is.
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-05-2010, 12:34 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

O yes definitely a warbird. Produced post WW2 and served in the Korean Era
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-04-2010, 10:45 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

After some of the answers you guys were getting so quick I did not think this would be that hard. That is why I tossed in the second part of the question. At this point I will take what it is for...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-02-2010, 11:24 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

No correct answer yet. Keep them coming.
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-02-2010, 07:04 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

Ok will go from one ugly airplane to the next.

1- What is the aircraft pictured.
2- What 3 companies had a hand in the design and production of this aircraft over it's short service life?

...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-02-2010, 03:58 PM
Replies: 21,019
Views: 1,697,855
Posted By Launch Pad McQuack

RE: Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz

Northrup C-125 Raider...I have seen the one at Wright Pat. As requested a little more info. As I recall this was a post war design that just did not live up to the expectations of the military and...
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