Came across this real beauty when visiting an aircraft museum recently. I'm sure you'll know what it is, as it's not difficult, but thought you might like to see such a classic!
Nearly Jetson, right manufacturer, wrong designation. Apparently it's a Ryan STM, ST standing for Sports Trainer. Next up.....
And here's another beauty from the same museum, an original example of just four left in existence, and in amazing condition.
I actually think it's a Shorts Stirling heavy bomber. Second to last bottom right, top profile view. The Halifax is the side on profile, bottom right.....
Short stirling tail, so not a good fit to that diagram. However none of them are really that flash. As for the other photos: Heinkel He115C1 Douglas BTD Destroyer
I agree, the profiles are pretty basic. But the Stirling was bomber commands first 4 engine heavy. So it would make sense for it to be included. Plus that big slab sided cockpit and nose is pretty unmistakable i feel. And compared to other British heavies the Stirling was huge! Shame they totally nobled it for combat missions by shortening the wings (for the only reason, that they had to fit into existing RAF hangers. Which was ridiculous. Because when the Lancs and Halifaxes came online new hangers had to be built anyway. The Stirling could have been a good bomber, unfortunately beauracrasy got in the way. Shorts offered another design, "The Super Stirling" that would have rectified all the bombers previous gremlins. But by then the main focus was on building more Lancasters......
You could add to that things like Labour governments giving away jet engine technology to the Russians and scrapping the TSR2 for crappy F111.
Hawker Tornado 3rd prototype HG641 fitted with a Bristol Centaurus radial engine. Think early Typhoon with a radial engine and before it got cannon.
Had never seen an image of one of these before. It looks like a pregnant tuna, but I kind of love it. Atmospherically depicted landing at a North African airfield by Lucio Perinotto. Spoiler: WHAT IS IT? Bréguet 763 Deux-Ponts - Wikipedia
Manufacturer: Breguet Model: 763 Provence Br. 763 Provence (761/763) Airliner Crew 2-5 Passengers 135 Propulsion 4 Radial Engines Engine Model Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CA18 Double Wasp Engine Power (each) 1790 kW 2400 hp Speed 390 km/h 211 kts Service Ceiling 7.300 m 23.950 ft Range 2.165 km 1.169 nm Empty Weight 32.535 kg 71.727 lbs max. Takeoff Weight 51.600 kg 113.758 lbs Wing Span 43,00 m 141,0 ft Wing Area 185,4 m² 1996 ft² Length 28,94 m 95,0 ft Height 9,55 m 31,3 ft First Flight 15.02.1949 Production Status out of production Total Production 21
I don't know what type of plane it is, but how do you know what a pregnant tuna looks like? . (Sorry couldn't resist, my silly sense of humour) Lesley
I Googled for "pregnant tuna photos", but all I got were lots of photos of ladies with distended abdomen and suggestions on why they should eat tuna!