More... and more to come.

A Douglas Dolphin- never seen one before. I like the kooky sesquiplane wing on top of the engines.





Speaking of amphibians, here's a nice Goose:




This Widgeon, this plane you see here, once was used to sink a German U-boat. Not sure how they managed that exactly, but if the boat's guns were working, it must have been very interesting.





I can't remember what this is, although I know what it was used for... anybody else know?




It's a shame that most of the really cool planes here are midnight blue, and displayed in poor light... but
I just had to try to capture this Tigercat. I love Tigercats!!
The Navy, however, was not crazy about them. They did very well in the air, test pilots raved about them, but with their heavy weight and poor single-engine stability, they were deemed unsuitable for carrier ops.




Another view of this classic beauty.



Next: part 6

flyboy 28 wrote on Jun 25^th, 2007 at 10:41pm:


Correct-amundo... I think the operator followed it in another aircraft (out of range of the enemy's guns).

flyboy 28 wrote on Jun 25^th, 2007 at 10:41pm:

TDR-1. http://stagone.org/drone-control.html

Quote:

Similar idea but the drone was not attached to the mother plane.

Björn wrote on Jun 26^th, 2007 at 9:16am:



Pretty much the same concept, in terms of getting a precise shot at a target without directly risking a pilot's life. 
Also: there being no pilot and no need for return-trip fuel, more payload could be dedicated to the explosive.