rgmwa Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Here's one ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Bellanca 28-90_RQ, aka Flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 And this one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lohner_Type_AA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, red750 said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lohner_Type_AA Pretty ugly ah? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Makes you wonder why, what advantage they thought this ugliness would give. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 I think it might be a bit tricky to keep straight being very short"n all, you know. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Have a look at a GEE BEE racer. You can google it. Not for the faint hearted. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgmwa Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Easier to see where you've been than where you're going. Not a great design feature for a fighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thruster88 Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Looked at the pic and thought of all the undesirable characteristics this aircraft might have and then read the wikipedia. Yep nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F10 Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F10 Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 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. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 What aircraft had built-in crosswinds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekliston Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 5 hours ago, red750 said: B52 What aircraft had built-in crosswinds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Not the B-52. This was a design feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekliston Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 It had vertical fins mounted on the wings to simulate crosswinds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekliston Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 In that case mate, I don’t have a clue!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 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......................................................... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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