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Title: what's this?
Post by: udet on June 01, 2003, 11:08:50 PM

(http://r1329776.hostultra.com/Uploads/whatsthisplane.JPG)

Title: what's this?
Post by: Furball on June 02, 2003, 06:46:39 AM

a horrible, ugly little plane? :D

Title: what's this?
Post by: frank3 on June 02, 2003, 08:51:09 AM

I'd say it's a Italian plane, cause of the aerodynamic motor cover (you know what I mean ;) ) Lot's of Italian planes had those

Title: what's this?
Post by: udet on June 02, 2003, 12:59:26 PM

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Originally posted by frank3
I'd say it's a Italian plane, cause of the aerodynamic motor cover (you know what I mean ;) ) Lot's of Italian planes had those

not Italian, look at the tail

Title: what's this?
Post by: icemaw on June 02, 2003, 04:23:50 PM

It has to be a curtis of some type. A  would guess at a trainer of some type.

Title: what's this?
Post by: Gulbert on June 02, 2003, 04:31:34 PM

Boeing YP-29

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Post by: Widewing on June 02, 2003, 06:21:42 PM

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Originally posted by Gulbert
Boeing YP-29

Correct, and that arrowhead on the aft fuselage indicates that this aircraft was being tested at Wright Field at the time of the photo. Originally, the XP-29 was a single seat fighter. However, the USAAC insisted upon a two man crew and Boeing redesigned it as the YP-29. Later, the YP-29B reverted to single seat configuration. With a cantilever wing and flush retracting landing gear the Boeing was very advanced for its day. The Army Air Corps, well into its between the wars stupor, never placed an order, even requiring Boeing to fund development. It was this thinking that led to the US entering the war with many obsolecent aircraft in service.

My regards,

Widewing

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Post by: udet on June 02, 2003, 07:00:48 PM

Good job Gulbert and Widewing. Thanks for the extra info WW, I didn't know all that.

Title: what's this?
Post by: BUG_EAF322 on June 02, 2003, 09:39:13 PM

Ì thought it was an p47
still thinks
:)