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Title: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: Dichotomy on March 30, 2010, 12:47:49 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/dichotomy/4ba8c93bb94c6.jpg)

thanks in advance
Title: Re: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: Saurdaukar on March 30, 2010, 01:06:49 PM
Um... not-to-scale P-40?
Title: Re: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: mechanic on March 30, 2010, 01:09:15 PM
does look alot like a P40B, where's the catch?
Title: Re: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: Dichotomy on March 30, 2010, 01:59:00 PM
I'm pretty sure it's a 40 B but I was wondering if anybody could identify it by the markings / tail number or even if they're authentic. 

No catches involved
Title: Re: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: Guppy35 on March 30, 2010, 02:09:29 PM
That's no real P40 that's for sure :)

Looks like one of those terrible efforts used in the old John Wayne "Flying Tiger's movie

The markings are an attempt at AVG markings.
Title: Re: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: Rino on March 30, 2010, 02:14:34 PM
Quote from: mechanic on March 30, 2010, 01:09:15 PM
does look alot like a P40B, where's the catch?

     Not a B, air scoop too large.
Title: Re: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: caldera on March 30, 2010, 02:16:36 PM
Quote from: Saurdaukar on March 30, 2010, 01:06:49 PM
Um... not-to-scale P-40?

Looks like it would fit in a one car garage.  Pretty cool though.
Title: Re: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: Krusty on March 30, 2010, 02:18:40 PM
It looks like it was hammered together in a single afternoon. I bet it's nothing more than scrap metal over a very simple frame.

There's no way it'd fool most folks.
Title: Re: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: APDrone on March 30, 2010, 02:24:03 PM
Looks like a mostly put together 1/2 scale P40?

http://www.users.on.net/~trainsraaf/warp40e/p40e.html


Title: Re: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: smoe on March 30, 2010, 03:16:37 PM
Assuming that is a 3'x5' window the length of the plane in the phote is around 15'. A P-40B is just under 32' in length making this a 1/2 scale model.
Title: Re: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: Flipperk on March 30, 2010, 04:51:31 PM
Quote from: Dichotomy on March 30, 2010, 01:59:00 PM
I'm pretty sure it's a 40 B but I was wondering if anybody could identify it by the markings / tail number or even if they're authentic. 

No catches involved

Well if look at the fuselage there is a Flying Tiger ensigna, as far as tail number I do not know.
Title: Re: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: morfiend on March 30, 2010, 05:00:22 PM
Dicho,

  Nice pix....... how ya been bud,good to see ya posting again!


  If your back flying come hang out in the TA some time. :aok


   :salute
Title: Re: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: Biggles on March 30, 2010, 05:07:34 PM
That's a "War" P-40. Homebuilt job. I think they have a few other ones you can build. That one is undergoing static roof-fail testing.

Here...

http://www.waraircraftreplicas.com/ (http://www.waraircraftreplicas.com/)

(http://www.users.on.net/~trainsraaf/warp40e/prop.gif)
Title: Re: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: Dichotomy on March 30, 2010, 05:17:10 PM
*hits self in head*

I thought the picture was so cool that I didn't really consider the size of it.  

Thanks for the help gents

Morf.... a few more months I think and I'll probably be back in the TA.  

*edit... sorry Skuzzy
Title: Re: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: killjoy1 on March 31, 2010, 05:52:36 PM
It's not Fluffy's plane even though it's missing a prop and landed on top of a house. 

Fluffy's planes always have bullet holes.
Title: Re: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: 2ADoc on April 03, 2010, 04:16:50 PM
THe really cool bird that is out is a 3/4 scale F4U-4 that is setting behind a Pratt 1820, or the Turbo Prop Allison full scale P-51.
Title: Re: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: froger on April 03, 2010, 04:54:01 PM
Quote from: 2ADoc on April 03, 2010, 04:16:50 PM
THe really cool bird that is out is a 3/4 scale F4U-4 that is setting behind a Pratt 1820, or the Turbo Prop Allison full scale P-51.


Pics ?
Title: Re: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: 2ADoc on April 04, 2010, 12:06:11 AM
I wish I could find them, the Allison powered P51 is on youtube chewing up I think a 172.  I dont remember the website for the 3/4 hog, I lost it when my last computer blew its guts out.
Title: Re: Can anybody identify this plane?
Post by: kingcobradude on April 04, 2010, 07:42:55 PM
itrs certainly not one of mine. its not missing enough parts.