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Offline Cthulhu

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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #660 on: November 06, 2008, 05:30:31 PM »
Cthulhu, is this plane going to be your last stand?  ;)

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Hardly.  :)

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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #661 on: November 07, 2008, 03:37:56 AM »
As originally built, it was called something else than a Blenheim...

And if the airframe in the picture is really the original BL-200, is even more complicated issue.

Well, I couldn't find a different designation... and all around the web they say it is a BL-200... so, share with us, what's the rest of the story? :)

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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #662 on: November 07, 2008, 04:46:02 AM »
These long nosed airframes were originally built by Ikarus as the Ikarus B-4. Some information here:

http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/2008/05/20/ikarus-blenheim-b-4-in-finland/

But the story is even more complicated than that; Ikarus had obtained license only for the Mk. I and produced these. Once information about the Mk.IV became available, they asked the license for that variant but initially England refused. But that did not stop Ikarus, they started to design their own Mk. IV look alike based on available knowledge (photographs etc.) and later England also sold the real plans for the Mk. IV. These airframes, which were almost completed 1941 when Germany attacked, were designated as the Ikarus B-4 and have some features of Mk. I, some Yugoslav origin features and something from real Mk. IV as well. When finished in Finland these got some features from Finland like wooden propellers etc.

The identity of the BL-200 in the FAF museum is also still somewhat unclear. It is known that at least two Blenheims were replaced (BL-106 and BL-197) with completely new airframes during the service after the war to avoid the license fees. The strange thing in the history of the BL-200 is that after the war it was stored long time and then taken to the overhauls. After the overhauls it entered service as a zero flight time airframe. So the question here is what happened in the overhauls; it's possible that large part of the original airframe were replaced with new parts but so far definite documentation has not been found.

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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #663 on: November 07, 2008, 08:40:50 AM »
Cthulhu.... I must have a talk with your wife.... you think too much about weird airplanes! :devil
5 minutes around her and you'd know why. :uhoh
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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #664 on: November 08, 2008, 04:56:19 AM »
I havent read this whole thread so this one might have been posted. I found this while googleing.



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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #665 on: November 08, 2008, 06:37:01 AM »
Bell YFM-1 Airacuda
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Re: What aircraft is this?
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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #667 on: November 08, 2008, 09:19:26 AM »
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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #668 on: November 08, 2008, 09:42:33 AM »

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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #669 on: November 08, 2008, 09:46:07 AM »
Caption:

Wing Gunner: Ok, I'm good to go!

Pilot: Hmmm, strange. It won't start...

CO Pilot: Teehee... Hey wing gunner start wiggling that big gun so we get some thrust!

 :D

Ok, I know it was a pusher config.... It just looks as if there was no propellers. ;)

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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #670 on: November 08, 2008, 10:00:10 AM »
Caption:

Wing Gunner: Ok, I'm good to go!

Pilot: Hmmm, strange. It won't start...

CO Pilot: Teehee... Hey wing gunner start wiggling that big gun so we get some thrust!

 :D

Ok, I know it was a pusher config.... It just looks as if there was no propellers. ;)

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At first look I took that prop as the vert stab and was kinda scratching my head thinking what powered the plane. Then I started reading the site that I found the picture on and it said pusher engines then I looked at the picture again and had one of those drrrr moments. :D

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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #671 on: November 09, 2008, 01:31:10 PM »
is it a Yak 3
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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #672 on: November 09, 2008, 04:32:54 PM »
Gripen, thanks for sharing, that's a pretty interesting story!

5 minutes around her and you'd know why. :uhoh

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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #673 on: November 10, 2008, 06:02:17 AM »
Here you go.  Sorry for the delay.  The honey-do list this weekend included painting the mother-in laws house.  Thankfully I didn't have to paint the broom closet. :D


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Re: What aircraft is this?
« Reply #674 on: November 10, 2008, 07:49:39 AM »
Lockheed Martin P-791
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