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Title: Guess the plane
Post by: Furball on April 01, 2004, 08:54:59 AM: What is this A/c? Each day will add another part til someone gets it.

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/71_1080831249_me110.jpg)
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Post by: ra on April 01, 2004, 09:13:48 AM: Me-110?
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Post by: Furball on April 01, 2004, 09:20:41 AM: nope..... :D
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Post by: Arlo on April 01, 2004, 09:21:38 AM: Spitfire!
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Post by: Halo on April 01, 2004, 10:48:19 AM: Hampden
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Post by: Blooz on April 01, 2004, 12:19:41 PM: Do-17
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Post by: Furball on April 01, 2004, 12:27:14 PM: no no no!

try harder! :D
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Post by: VWE on April 01, 2004, 12:41:32 PM: Junkers Ju-390
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Post by: Wilbus on April 01, 2004, 01:19:24 PM: Me 209 but doesn't look quite right...
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Post by: Arlo on April 01, 2004, 01:26:37 PM: Spitfire Mk XXXIX
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Post by: pugg666 on April 01, 2004, 01:28:16 PM: I'd say it's a Soviet PE-2
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Post by: Arlo on April 01, 2004, 01:37:09 PM: If you look closely at the tail you can see the image of Jesus.
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Post by: Dr Zhivago on April 01, 2004, 01:40:01 PM: Tupolev Tu-2 ???
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Post by: Furball on April 01, 2004, 02:16:18 PM: ok ok ok, heres another clue.

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/71_1080850543_me110picture2.jpg)
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Post by: MiloMorai on April 01, 2004, 02:23:54 PM: MiG DIS ?

(http://www.ctrl-c.liu.se/misc/ram/dis-sh2p242b.gif)
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Post by: Furball on April 01, 2004, 02:27:13 PM: hey! thats a cool looking plane!

still wrong tho :D
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Post by: Wilbus on April 01, 2004, 02:39:41 PM: NM
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Post by: Charon on April 01, 2004, 02:43:14 PM: One of the Swiss EKW 3601-05 series?

Charon
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Post by: Furball on April 01, 2004, 02:55:35 PM: listed as Dornier C36 at the website i got the pic from charon, same plane tho :)

wtg

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/71_1080852912_dornierc36.jpg)
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Post by: Halo on April 01, 2004, 03:05:05 PM: Now why did I think this was a WWII aircraft thread?
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Post by: Furball on April 01, 2004, 03:07:30 PM: it is wwii era.

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The design of this Swiss aircraft goes back to 1939 when the prototype two seater EKW C-3601 first flew. Fitted with twin fins, the aircraft was powered by a 1000 hp Hispano-Suiza HS-51 12Y piston engine, and was designed for multi purpose roles - including that of fighter, ground attack and light bomber. This prototype was destroyed after only a few flights, but had shown sufficient promise for further development.

The all metal design was put into production by the Federal Eidg. KonstruktionsWerkstatte (EKW) aircraft factory at Thun as the C-3603, and was one of the first home designs put into large scale production for the Air Force. The aircraft was fitted with two machine guns in the wings, plus a rearward facing one operated by hand by the second crew member/observer. Over 150 were delivered to the Swiss Air Force from 1942, being used to patrol Switzerland's neutral air space (along with Swiss Messerschmitt 109's), with six squadrons being equipped during World War Two, the C-3603's served until 1952 when they were replaced by DH Vampire jet fighters. In the late 1940's twenty were converted as target tugs, plus a further twenty in the early 1950's, remaining in this secondary role for a further fifteen years. The aircraft were now beginning to show their age, and the Swiss Air Force sought a replacement. Instead of a new type, a C-3603 was re-engined by FlugzeugWerk (F + W) at Emmen with a 1,100 hp Lycoming T53-L turbo-prop, housed in an extended nose. This necessitated the addition of a third tail fin, as well as other minor modifications. Trials with the prototype during August 1968 were satisfactory, and a further twenty three conversions were undertaken by F + W between 1969 and 1973 - the type now becoming the C-3605 Schlepp [Basic translation = Tug]. Although not as fast as the C-3603, this did not matter in its new role. The Schlepp continued to serve the Air Force as a target tug until fatigue problems began to show up in the mid 1980's, resulting in the types withdrawal from military service in the summer of 1987. Most were then sold off at auction at Lodrino in December 1987.

http://www.yakuk.com/C36.htm

(http://www.yakuk.com/img/C36-2.jpg)
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Post by: DiabloTX on April 01, 2004, 03:40:31 PM: Gawd dats smurfy. Noticed I used a capital "F".
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Post by: Staga on April 01, 2004, 04:21:28 PM: Nothing a little nose-job couldn't fix :)

(http://www.kolumbus.fi/staga/C36-2.jpg)
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Post by: Charon on April 01, 2004, 04:29:21 PM: That is a freakish looking plane after the conversion.

Charon
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Post by: Furball on April 01, 2004, 05:18:34 PM: the tails porked too. heres my (half arsed) attempt at fixing it.

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/71_1080861469_c36-2.jpg)

I know some of u may be shocked - but i am not a professional graphics artist.
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Post by: Halo on April 01, 2004, 09:44:37 PM: That is interesting, Furball. Expands our horizon of WWII knowledge (seriously, not tongue in cheek).
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Post by: Virage on April 01, 2004, 09:58:15 PM: beautiful plane.. stop whiddling it into a Piper Cub.

Thnx Furball.
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Post by: Rasker on April 02, 2004, 12:41:53 AM: looks like attack version of Bf-108 Taifun, or mebbe a Ju-87 with anorexia. :)
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Post by: hogenbor on April 02, 2004, 01:18:05 AM: I knew the type from some old books, but these are great pics.

Ugly in a very elegant sort of way.
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Post by: Furball on April 02, 2004, 04:15:58 AM: yup, its for sale too. http://www.yakuk.com
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Post by: GScholz on April 02, 2004, 05:43:10 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Furball
listed as Dornier C36 at the website i got the pic from charon, same plane tho :)

wtg

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/71_1080852912_dornierc36.jpg)

The tail of a Bf 110, the canopy of a Harvard, the wings of an A-10 and the nose of Pinoccio. Ugly, but in a cool way.
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Post by: DiabloTX on April 02, 2004, 07:51:49 AM: "If it looks good it will flly good."

I am surprised it even got off the ground.
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Post by: GScholz on April 02, 2004, 08:09:12 AM: Actually that's a re-engined turboprop descendant of this WWII plane that entered service in 1942:

(http://www.f4aviation.co.uk/Hangar/museums/Flieger-web/images/HB-RBIb.jpg)

The EKW C-3603

Looks a bit more proportionate doesn't it? :)
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Post by: Naso on April 02, 2004, 08:37:55 AM: A Spitfire with the tail of the Me-110.

Nice !!
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Post by: DiabloTX on April 02, 2004, 08:45:01 AM: Looks very close to an Il-2, different wing shape and tail assembly but, other than that...
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Post by: VO101_Isegrim on April 02, 2004, 10:09:39 AM: Freaking cool looking plane! The most unique in appearance I have ever seen for sure... thanks Furball!

It looks like as if many famous design`s parts would be just copied and put together... Me 110 tail, Do 335 fusalage, Spitfire/Yak nose, the Sturmovik`s mid wing section mated with the Ta-152`s long span wings. And hey, the guy copied the 109`s and 110`s tail on the same drawing :lol ..

That was really intriguing!