Guest Maj Millard Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 What is this WW1 UL replica styled after ??... Clues, a very popular german 'hack' used by pilots on their off days, or to travel between airfields, or to Berlin on leave. Also the first aircraft in which Richtofen served in as a gunner, before he became a pilot. The only German type to have served from start to end of WW1. Not a fighter, but originally a two seater with one pilot and one gunner..................................................................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Hi Major, is it the AVIATIK B1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Close, but no cigar................................................................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanzahero Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Albatros C-1 with "poetic licence" on the wing? The Albatros C-1 had a straight wing where this is swept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Correcto....you get the cigar !!....both wings on this C1 are swept as I used the pressed alum wing-ribs from the Easy-riser, courtesy of Larry Mauro the Easy-Riser designer. About 10 deg of sweep from memory. One of the few Bipes with sweep on both wings. Good job Stanzahero you'r a winner !.................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanzahero Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 You built this?? What became of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Designed and built it, still have it................................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 All you clever people... [ATTACH]9875.vB[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanzahero Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Nice one Tomo. Curtiss XP-62 I originally thought it was a Grumman looking at the image.. namely the XF-14C but the tail was too high and the canopy was different. This one also had a radial version. Stanzahero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Sorry about late reply.... though Stanzahero doesn't really need it anyway by the looks.....:thumb_up::thumb_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSarcasm Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Probably an easy one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Probably an easy one... A Taylor Aerocar which has been male owned. (No bent wheels) Sorry Darky:laugh: could'nt help the last bit. Kind Regards Planey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSarcasm Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 A Taylor Aerocar which has been male owned.(No bent wheels) Sorry Darky:laugh: could'nt help the last bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F22 Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Probably an easy one... I saw that in a documentary DVD I have, the owner said its the only plane in the world that can reverse, engine engaged (being a car). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metanoia Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Um... no... there was a steam powered plane posted a while's back that could reverse with the engine engaged :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hihosland Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 i think that some of the military transports Hercs etc can back up by reversing the prop pitch. I'm sure some one on here more informed than I can advise. Davidh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 i think that some of the military transports Hercs etc can back up by reversing the prop pitch. I'm sure some one on here more informed than I can advise.Davidh You're dead right there David, and so could the old Caribou's. I have seen them demonstrate that capability at airshows, along with the Caribou doing their famous wheel-barrow act. Flying with just the nosewheel on the deck using full flaps and heaps of grunt from the engines. It's spectacular to watch and very noisey Regards Planey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisso Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Quite a few Military and Civilian A/C can "Reverse". These range from: RAAF C17 Globemaster and AP3C Orion, RAF Tornado and Eurofighter. Civilian A/C (mostly airliners) can utilise reverse thrust in 'some' situations, ie reversing out from terminals, although they rarely do it as it can cause problems to those working in the vicinity. I believe that problems that limit the amount of reverse A/C use is mainly 'Hot Oil' and therefore low oil pressure, and of course FOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sharp End Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 RAF Tornado and Eurofighter. Civilian A/C (mostly airliners) can utilise reverse thrust in 'some' situations, ie reversing out from terminals, although they rarely do it as it can cause problems to those working in the vicinity. I believe that problems that limit the amount of reverse A/C use is mainly 'Hot Oil' and therefore low oil pressure, and of course FOD. Hi Chrisso, The Tornado has thrust reverse but in day-to-day operations it's not used below 50kts groundspeed due to reingestion problems - hot air and FOD are not good for compressors and RB199s are expensive. So while technically you're correct, we never backed the Tonka using reverse thrust, just a tug like everyone else. S-E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I second that, i never saw or heard of a tonka, using reverse thrust to reverse backwards, we always used a tug.The reverse thrust clam shells, when deployed, i would imagine, also would become very very hot, if used to try and reverse the jet, as alot of power would be needed to get the jet moving backwards. I just want to add, its been a long time Nov 1999, since i worked on tonka,s, i do remember though went we did engine runs after maintence, the sumpies used to deploy the reverse buckets, as apart of their checks, (to make sure they worked as advertised) they only had them deployed for about 3-4 seconds at a time, because the bucket (clams) did get hot quite quicky from the engine exhaust, we used to inspect them alot for cracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metanoia Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Ok... how about this one... Ok... a new plane... how about this one. extra points for listing something interesting done in it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metanoia Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Yuppers... but it did something even more interesting than crossing the atlantic. (It really does look like a flying bath tub doesn't it? :)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisso Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Getting a bit off the topic here, but I have seen on many occasions (Paris Air Show/Farnborough Airshow), the Tornado demonstrating its capability to reverse -usually on the runway after a short landing - no doubt assisted by reverse thrust. Just for info, the Russian IL62 (russian version of the BAC VC10), has reverse thrust operating often at about 30' (very short final/s), before touch down!!! The pictures seen recently shows the 'Buckets' you are talking about fully selected at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyvulcan Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 A Vickers Vimy made it all the way from the UK down to Adelaide Airport where it is sitting in a display..., courtesy of Ross and Keith Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeK Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I recall a few times at Minneapolis where we used reverse thrust to power out of the gate, instead of a tug. Must have sandblasted the wall of the terminal, not to mention the FOD. :jump: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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