High Altitude Aircraft - for you to name!

[Romantic Technofreak]

First, I thought posting something about a war that didn´t really take place: "War on the ceiling". But I didn´t know what to discuss there. So I thought to create another "Name the plane" game, because all these aircrafts didn´t really go into service and and due to this are fairly unknown.

Because of forseeable distributed knowledge, I ask you to keep the following restrictions:

1. These listed experts and winners of former contests are asked to keep a delay of two days from the point of time this beginning was posted:

Robert
GregP
Kutscha
Che Guevara

2. All citizens of UK & Commonwealth (this is GB, CAN, AUS, NZ, hope I express myself clearly) are asked to keep a delay of two days from the point of time this beginning was posted before unveiling #2 and #3!

Of course, everybody can post "I know #X!" We shall believe you!

From some aircraft, the version is required!

Now start guessing and enjoy!:D


Easy:

#1 This aircraft has two names! Unveil the "second" one and for this score in the "difficult" section:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/Coridano/599c8878.jpg

#2:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/Coridano/eb7f5535.jpg

#3: Version required!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/Coridano/f90fb315.jpg

#4: Version required!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/Coridano/1ee21894.jpg

#5:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/Coridano/8adc36f5.jpg



Medium:


#6: Version required!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/Coridano/032094c5.jpg

#7:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/Coridano/cf0aa447.jpg


Difficult:

#8: Version required!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/Coridano/bff47fc9.jpg

#9:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/Coridano/9b523412.jpg


Very difficult:

#10: The green frame is a hint (for experts only[:I]) where to search!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/Coridano/ac7fe4e5.jpg

#11: Not long time ago you had the chance to see it!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/Coridano/5296b595.jpg


Let´s have the following point sytem: easy - 1 point, medium - 2 points, difficult - 3 points, very difficult - 4 points. I might be wrong about the degree of difficulty, but that´s my guess. The game ends when all aircraft are unveiled ore when in two days after the last answer no further is given. The winner has two chances: to receive a "flying cross" (not very suitable for personal decoration, I have to admit), or to oblige me for to create another topic about pre- and shortly post-war high-altitude record and research aircraft.

[Red Admiral]

1. Heinkel 277
2. yes
3. yes
5. Ju 388
8. Do 317 something something?
10. Piaggio 111

[Romantic Technofreak]

Hi, Red Admiral!

you receive the following result:

#1: wrong

#2: believed - 1 point (other people can still guess #2 and #3 unless they are not unveiled!)

#3: believed - 1 point

#5: right - 1 point

#8: wrong

#10: right! Piaggio P.111, to be exact. Where from do you know it? - 4 points

So you have 7 points! You can enhance your result by further right guesses.

Regards and enjoy further, RT

[Larry]

1. FW 274
2. Westland Welkin
3. Vickers Wellington VI
4. FW 190B
5. Jun 388L
6. Henschel HS 130E-0
7. Tachikawa KI 74
8. Henschel 130C-V2
9. Piaggo P 111
10. Centre NC 150

[Larry]

9. Myashichev DVB 102

[Larry]

got my numbers mixed up
1. Fw 274
2. Westland Welkin
3. Vickers Wellington VI
4. Fw 190B
5. Ju 388L
6. Henschel HS130E-0
7. Tachikawa KI 74
8. Henschel HS130C-V2
9. Myasichev DVB 102
10 Piaggo P111
11.Centre NC 150

[Kutscha]

quote:Originally posted by Larry

got my numbers mixed up
3. Vickers Wellington VI
4. Fw 190B

Larry,

#4 is sort of correct. Model designation needs changing.

#3 is sort of correct, as well.

[Romantic Technofreak]

We greet a new member - Larry! Welcome here!
And he already shows a great pace! Let´s see what he got:

#1: wrong

#2: right, of course. 1 point

#3: right, Mk V and Mk VI look so similar that I accept both. 1 point

#4: wrong. As Kutscha (sorry for excluding you, friend! How many did you know?) already stated, the version letter must be ok.

#5: already guessed

#6: right - 2 points

#7: right - 2 points

#8: right - 3 points

#9: right - 3 points

#10: already guessed

#11: sorry, I don´t accept "Centre" as brand name. The correct one is an abbreviation of 5 letters - 2 points.

Larry, you have 14 points! Your result will be unbeatable! You are the winner! *claps hands* What do you choose, the cross or the post? (the latter will take me some days to prepare).

Larry, would you please tell us a bit about yourself and your preference for obscure airplanes?

Friends, there are still open questions, now open for everybody:

The correct brand names of #1 and #11, the version letter of #4 and the second name of #1! Happy guessing! (#1 is even listed Taglia´s "planes" section, although the second name isn´t given there).

[Groggy]

quote:Originally posted by Romantic Technofreak

We greet a new member - Larry! Welcome here!
And he already shows a great pace! Let´s see what he got:

#1: wrong

#2: right, of course. 1 point

#3: right, Mk V and Mk VI look so similar that I accept both. 1 point

#4: wrong. As Kutscha (sorry for excluding you, friend! How many did you know?) already stated, the version letter must be ok.

#5: already guessed

#6: right - 2 points

#7: right - 2 points

#8: right - 3 points

#9: right - 3 points

#10: already guessed

#11: sorry, I don´t accept "Centre" as brand name. The correct one is an abbreviation of 5 letters - 2 points.

Larry, you have 14 points! Your result will be unbeatable! You are the winner! *claps hands* What do you choose, the cross or the post? (the latter will take me some days to prepare).

Larry, would you please tell us a bit about yourself and your preference for obscure airplanes?

Friends, there are still open questions, now open for everybody:

The correct brand names of #1 and #11, the version letter of #4 and the second name of #1! Happy guessing! (#1 is even listed Taglia´s "planes" section, although the second name isn´t given there).


1/ Heinkel HE 274 or AAS 01A

11/ AMIOT

[Red Admiral]

quote:#10: right! Piaggio P.111, to be exact. Where from do you know it? - 4 points

It looked like a Ca 314 without floats at first. Then I remembered about it and looked on regiaaeronautica.it to make sure.

[Romantic Technofreak]

Well done, Red Admiral! You receive "expert" status (if you don´t have already...)!:)

To Groggy:

#1: right - both!

#11: wrong! I knew it would be a "hard nut", as we Germans use to say...

The version letter of #4 is also still open! I know that Kutscha knows it - but who else does?[?]

[Larry]

11. SNCAC Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Centre NC150
I dont know what you mean by the "cross" or "post"
I am retired US Navy and just have a lot of aircraft(and other military) books.

[Red Admiral]

I'm thinking D-3 for No. 4

[Larry]

4. Fw 190V18/U1

[GregP]

1. Hienkel He-177/277. Has the 4 engines of the He 177B-0, but the B-0 had a single fin. The He 177B-5 had the 3 vertical tails, but a different nose. The He 277 mostly had 4-bladed props. Sorry, RT, but I have just moved and my library is packed away and I don't know the version. Nice test! My guess is Heinkel He-177B-4 ...
2. Westland Welkin
3. Viclers Wellington Mk VI
4. Focke-Wulf FW 190C
5. Junkers JU-388
6. Henschel HS 130E
7. Tachikawa Ki-74 Patsy
8. Henschel HS130C-V2
9. Myasishev DBV-102
10. Piaggio P.111
11. Amoit 356

[Kutscha]

Sorry Greg but the Wellington is the Mk V since it has radial engines. The Mk VI used Merlin 60 engines. The photo is of R3299.

The Fw is as a Larry stated, the V18/U1(0 040 - CF+OY). It was part of an experimental batch of a/c for 'high' altitude but the V19(0 041), 20(0 042), 21(0 043), 25(0 050), 26(0 051), 27(0 052) were the real prototypes for the C.

[Romantic Technofreak]

Hi friends!

Larry: "SNCAC" is the brand name I expected for #11. Correct!
I said in the beginning post:
quote:The winner has two chances: to receive a "flying cross" (not very suitable for personal decoration, I have to admit), or to oblige me for to create another topic about pre- and shortly post-war high-altitude record and research aircraft.
So as you are the winner, you can choose! The "cross" is easy to be done, the post (=topic) will take me some days to prepare as I have to do searching pictures for it.

Greg: Sorry, #1 is the He 274. It´s even listed in Taglia´s planes section and was correctly, with French (second) name, answered by Groggy. I received your mail and an answer is to follow.

Kutscha and others: From my memory, I can´t quote all the "V-XX" prototypes you state. You know more than me here! Anyway, the letter I expected was the "C"!

Thank you everybody for sharing, and Larry, please do your choose!:)

Yours, RT

[Larry]

I will take the cross and save you from making a new post. Thanks

[Romantic Technofreak]

OK, Larry, here comes your "flying cross":

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/Coridano/153e79d9.jpg

This is the German "Taifun 5" unmanned vehicle project. Supposed to be extremely maneuverable because of the cross-formed wing-and-rudder section!

Regards, RT