Guess This Aircraft ?

[rgmwa]

Here's one ...

 

 

[red750]

Bellanca 28-90_RQ, aka Flash.

[bull]

1 hour ago, rgmwa said:

Here's one ...

 

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Bellanca+28-90_RQ&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZt9aOg5rzAhXadn0KHdNQAHIQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1366&bih=625&dpr=1#imgrc=9HelPKFyyG85VM

[bull]

And this one?

[red750]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lohner_Type_AA

[bull]

2 minutes ago, red750 said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lohner_Type_AA

Pretty ugly ah?

 

[pmccarthy]

Makes you wonder why, what advantage they thought this ugliness would give.

[facthunter]

I think it might be a bit tricky to keep straight being very short"n all, you know. Nev

[facthunter]

Have a look at a GEE BEE racer. You can google it.  Not for the faint hearted. Nev

[rgmwa]

Easier to see where you've been than where you're going. Not a great design feature for a fighter.

[facthunter]

You can't see much out of most biplanes.   You only need to see a bit out the sides taking off. I presume it flys at a different attitude to the one it sits at on the ground. Nev

[Thruster88]

Looked at the pic and thought of all the undesirable characteristics this aircraft might have and then read the wikipedia. Yep nailed it.

[F10]

On 17/11/2015 at 8:29 AM, red750 said:

This is an old thread, but I came across this today. Who'll be first?

 

 

 

Rare but can occur…during a house move, the wife rolled up the aircraft build plans along with the yacht build plans, causing blueprint sheets to get mixed up.

[F10]

On 25/09/2021 at 9:33 PM, bull said:

And this one?

Early attempts at cabin pressurisation, with cloth covered aircraft, were fraught with risk.

[bull]

2 hours ago, F10 said:

Rare but can occur…during a house move, the wife rolled up the aircraft build plans along with the yacht build plans, causing blueprint sheets to get mixed up.

Airfish ground effect machine was based and tested in Cairns whilst i was fishing out of there.

[red750]

 

 

 

What aircraft had built-in crosswinds?

[derekliston]

5 hours ago, red750 said:

 

B52

 

What aircraft had built-in crosswinds?

 

[red750]

Not the B-52. This was a design feature.

[derekliston]

7 hours ago, red750 said:

 

 

 

What aircraft had built-in crosswinds?

Not quite sure what you mean by built in crosswinds but I’ll try again anyway! The Ercoupe?

[red750]

It had vertical fins mounted on the wings to simulate crosswinds.

[derekliston]

In that case mate, I don’t have a clue!!!

[onetrack]

Convair NC-131H simulator aircraft. Anything with that style of setup would have to be a test bed or simulator.

 

 

Edited October 3, 2021 by onetrack

[bull]

20 minutes ago, red750 said:

It had vertical fins mounted on the wings to simulate crosswinds.

Would it be this one? Convair NC-131H

After a quick research, and Simon's link, it turns out to be a simulator for how different aircraft would handle. And was useful is simulating crosswind with the fins installed mid-wing.

If you already have the preliminary aerodynamic data (which won't change mid-testing) to simulate different planes, what's the point of taking that data in the air vs. a ground based simulator?

Edited October 3, 2021 by bull

[bull]

Just now, bull said:

Would it be this one? 

After a quick research, and Simon's link, it turns out to be a simulator for how different aircraft would handle. And was useful is simulating crosswind with the fins installed mid-wing.

If you already have the preliminary aerodynamic data (which won't change mid-testing) to simulate different planes, what's the point of taking that data in the air vs. a ground based simulator?

NOW that,s UGLY.........................................................

[red750]

That's the one. Could simulate everything from the Edgely Optica to the Space Shuttle under computer control. Called the TIFS - Total In-Flight Simulator. The unusual aircraft flew some 2,500 research flights and contributed to the advancement of many of the flight technologies integral to today's fleet. Prior to its retirement, the TIFS, a 1955 Convair, was the oldest operating aircraft in the Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Ben Strasser) Date 7 November 2008