Author Topic: Quizzzzz (Read 115828 times)

Nico Braas · « **on:** November 28, 2007, 01:16:11 PM »

Here are two photos of a nicely looking and highly polished high wing passenger plane.
Can you identify the type?
I know what it is and No. 1 knows; it is now up to you to find out.
And.............there is no civil registration you can check with Google!!

Larger · « **Reply #1 on:** November 28, 2007, 02:26:07 PM »

It it a modified version od A-26 Invader for passenger transportation

eric

javier_planells · « **Reply #2 on:** November 28, 2007, 04:30:04 PM »

As Eric said, it seems to be an A--26 converted into a passengers transport. I found this on the web, it might help:

http://72.30.186.56/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=a-26+civilian+passenger&fr=moz2&u=www.hill.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp%3Fid%3D5657&w=a-26+civilian+passenger&d=ReWFlfL9P1JR&icp=1&.intl=ar

If it is the same plane we're talking about, it was seized by US MArshalls due to marijuana smuggling. A nice kit conversion if you think about it

What would you use to simmulate weed?

Cheers,

Javier

Nico Braas · « **Reply #3 on:** November 28, 2007, 04:30:51 PM »

Correct! It was in fact an ex-USAF Martin A-26B Marauder bomber (no. 41-38281) converted into a civil transport plane by Rhodes Berry Co. Los Angeles CA. Known as the 'Silver Sixty' it was flown as a prototype in 1960, but only one was built. It carried the civil registration N5510V. It must have been quite a hot ship to fly!!

And by giving the correct answer, it is now your turn to put a photo of a 'mystery plane' on this forum!

javier_planells · « **Reply #4 on:** November 28, 2007, 04:34:58 PM »

Or this...

http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/hangar/2004/marksman/marksman.htm

Cheers,

Javier

Wingman81 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 30, 2007, 02:08:17 AM »

Nice idea. I like these quizzes and you can learn a lot while doing them

No.1 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 10, 2007, 11:28:35 AM »

And how about this

Skyraider3D · « **Reply #7 on:** December 10, 2007, 11:54:03 AM »

Douglas B-18?
http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/061205-F-0000G-001.jpg

PS. The A/B-26 was called the Invader, not the Marauder (which was the Martin B-26).

mkchuray · « **Reply #8 on:** December 10, 2007, 04:22:22 PM »

That was a Dougkas A-26 in the first quiz and a Douglas B-18 in the second. Great pics. Fun quiz
Mark

Bruno · « **Reply #9 on:** December 10, 2007, 11:11:33 PM »

Bonsoir a tous

and With your permission
what do you think abour this one ?

Quizzzzz

Bruno

No.1 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 10, 2007, 11:39:17 PM »

Airabonita mesje Bruno

And Skyraider give good reply

Skyraider3D · « **Reply #11 on:** December 10, 2007, 11:54:39 PM »

Nice shot of the Airabonita!

Here's one for you guys...

Good luck!

PV Chairman · « **Reply #12 on:** December 12, 2007, 07:39:08 PM »

Hello,

This has to be one of the hopeless Curtiss attempts to improve the P-40 and update it. Curtiss tried and tried to make the P-40 into an updated warplane on a par with the P-51 and others, but without success. Incidentally, pleeeeese don't anyone say that the P-51 was developed from the P-40, it wasn't as any aircraft designer or aerodynamicist will tell you.

Best wishes,

PV Chairman.

Skyraider3D · « **Reply #13 on:** December 12, 2007, 08:15:54 PM »

Nope, I'll give you a hint: it was a bomber/recce aircraft. Never went into production.

No.1 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 13, 2007, 09:53:29 PM »

Sorry, I am a little late. This is by my info Bolkovitinov type "S". Engine was called "Sparka" and he carry verticaly mounted FAB 100 bombs.

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