Simviation Forum - Guess the aircraft! Ugly edition!

Mar 26^th, 2006 at 10:48am

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If you think your Mother in law is a horror, then watch these planes!
And all these planes has something in common: They have all exsisted and flown!! Shocked

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Happy guessing, guys and girls!! Cheesy

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Reply #1 - Mar 26^th, 2006 at 12:26pm

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Nice find Theis. I didn't realise what the first picture was at first till I took a closer look!

You would want to try to bend the aircraft in the fifth photo, that's for sure!

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Reply #2 - Mar 26^th, 2006 at 4:17pm

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Who can forget the Beardmore Inflexible.. Grin

Picture no. 5

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Reply #3 - Mar 26^th, 2006 at 4:23pm

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No idea what that is but what a hideous creation! Cheesy

There all repulsive haha!!

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Reply #4 - Mar 26^th, 2006 at 4:24pm

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Who can forget the Beardmore Inflexible.. Grin

Picture no. 5

Nicely done... I tried to leave a cryptic clue for that one in my last post, but forgot to mention which photo!

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You would want to try to bend the aircraft in the fifth photo, that's for sure!

DOH!

Am I right in thinking Theis made the mistake of leaving the serial number - makes googling very easy! It was the first result I got! Grin

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Reply #5 - Mar 26^th, 2006 at 9:00pm

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Photo 1 - Transavia Airtruck

Photo 2 - Fokker V8

Photo 3 - Westland Hill Pterodactyl Mk.V two seat fighter prototype.....

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Reply #6 - Mar 27^th, 2006 at 3:54am

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Photo 1 - Transavia Airtruck

DOH!

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Reply #7 - Mar 27^th, 2006 at 4:41am

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Photo 1 - Transavia Airtruck

Photo 2 - Fokker V8

Photo 3 - Westland Hill Pterodactyl Mk.V two seat fighter prototype.....

1. Almost correct

2. Correct

3. Correct

Are there others, there are enough Plane nut to take up the challenge??

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Reply #8 - Mar 27^th, 2006 at 10:07am

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Number 8 is a Stipa Caproni. A very interesting concept. We actually discussed this some time ago. More details here. http://www.airbornegrafix.com/HistoricAircraft/ThingsWings/StipaCaproni.htm

I could tell you most of the others but would be cheating. Wink

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Reply #9 - Mar 27^th, 2006 at 10:11am

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And that is correct Doug! Cheesy

From the familiar design halls of Italy's Caproni comes the naked horror of the Stipa, built in 1932 to test the thrust effect of a tubular fuselage. The 120 Hp. DH Gipsy III yielded a top speed of 81 Mph, and the lift effect of the tube made the landing speed 42 Mph.

And sure it is the Beardmore Inflexible
British machine of around 1920, an experimental all-metal monoplane. One built.

lets see if you can guess the rest! Cheesy

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Reply #10 - Mar 27^th, 2006 at 11:15am

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7 = Caprioni Trans Aero

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Reply #11 - Mar 27^th, 2006 at 11:19am

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Tweek, you are correct with the manufactor, but can you give the type number?

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Reply #12 - Mar 27^th, 2006 at 12:05pm

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Reply #13 - Mar 27^th, 2006 at 12:09pm

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Correct!

This 1920 tandem-wing monstrosity used three sets of triplane wings left over from WW1 bombers, bolted to a 100 {!} passenger flying boat hull. The 9000 square foot wings were equipped with ailerons and the rear set were elevators. Power was by eight 400Hp. American Liberty engines in pusher and tractor sets. It flew once, a short straight-ahead flight, upon landing it was damaged and thankfully abandoned.

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Reply #14 - Mar 28^th, 2006 at 10:50am

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Some hints..

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This French craft was built in 1911 with a pusher engine

#6
aRe you the One that can Link the last images together?

A new Guess the aircraft will be up, when the last aircrafts are guessed!

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Reply #15 - Mar 28^th, 2006 at 12:51pm

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1. Almost correct

2. Correct

3. Correct

Are there others, there are enough Plane nut to take up the challenge??

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FOr the Airtruck (Photo 1), the earlier design was started by Bennet. The "current" Transavia Airtruck PL-12 is the latest incarnation.

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Reply #16 - Mar 28^th, 2006 at 1:59pm

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FOr the Airtruck (Photo 1), the earlier design was started by Bennet.

Oooooooooh, so close yet so far... Wink

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Reply #17 - Mar 30^th, 2006 at 11:33am

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The guessing of the aircrafts will end at 30 March. at 19.00GMT!!

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Reply #18 - Mar 30^th, 2006 at 1:19pm

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Contest Closed!!

Answers for the two last:

#5: Vedo Villi

I try not to pick on designers before 1920 but I couldn't resist this one. This French craft was built in 1911 with a pusher engine.

#6: Linke-Hofmann R1

This German heavy bomber prototype of 1917 had a fuselage that entirely filled the interplane gap, which was supposed to improve lift to drag ratio. Performance was limited and the structure was weak, the first had its wings fold during a test flight and the second crashed, ending development. Four Mercedes engines drove two propellors.

Thanks for participating in this contest

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