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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #270 on: July 15, 2014, 08:34:35 PM »
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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #271 on: July 16, 2014, 01:56:03 PM »
Loire-Nieuport 161

Looking good!  :aok And here is another!

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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #272 on: July 16, 2014, 05:03:41 PM »
Edo XOSE-1
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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #273 on: July 16, 2014, 06:28:10 PM »
Edo XOSE-1

Now we're rolling again! I'd love to have one of these bad boys! What a conversation piece as you taxi up to the local FBO for some 100 low lead, eh?

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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #274 on: July 16, 2014, 08:29:50 PM »
Now we're rolling again! I'd love to have one of these bad boys! What a conversation piece as you taxi up to the local FBO for some 100 low lead, eh?

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Bell XFM-1 (later YFM-1) Airacuda.
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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #275 on: July 16, 2014, 08:43:45 PM »
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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #276 on: July 16, 2014, 08:54:15 PM »
Culver Cadet
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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #277 on: July 16, 2014, 08:59:04 PM »
Culver Cadet

Close... Close enough. Culver TDC-2 (based upon the Mooney designed Cadet airframe).
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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #278 on: July 16, 2014, 09:05:12 PM »
Speaking of the Airacuda, my now deceased friend (and former Flying Tiger) Erik Shilling flew the YFM-1 Airacuda, and thought it an electrical nightmare.

He also flew the Curtiss YP-37A, which conspired to kill him.

Here's a period video with both...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDs0SANU3lM

Here's Erik's story of flying these too, on one of my old webpages...

http://planesandpilotsofww2.webs.com/Prototypes.html
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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #279 on: July 16, 2014, 09:20:59 PM »
Close... Close enough. Culver TDC-2 (based upon the Mooney designed Cadet airframe).
Yeah, the Navy aircraft right?
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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #280 on: July 16, 2014, 09:28:52 PM »
Yeah, the Navy aircraft right?

Yep, a radio controlled drone, with a full functional cockpit.
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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #281 on: July 16, 2014, 09:38:21 PM »
Just read the Airacuda write-up. The fire control setup with gyro-stabilized guns is pretty cool, but powering EVERYTHING full time with the APU? Insane.  :uhoh
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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #282 on: July 17, 2014, 12:13:35 PM »
Let's try this one...

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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #283 on: July 17, 2014, 06:57:10 PM »
I didn't know the makers of the Family Truckster also built airplanes.
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Re: Name that Plane
« Reply #284 on: July 17, 2014, 07:57:30 PM »
Let's try this one...

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That is an Alexander Eaglerock Bullet. 

Ugly ugly ugly!!! Here is a much prettier plane.  :D



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