Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[SAS~Storebror]

Nice image of the only XPBB-1 Sea Ranger ever built.
An exceptionally successful plane from the technical point of view, obsolete by it's mission designation at the time when it was ready.

Nevertheless, when you think of it...
Out of two rather "standard" engines (2300 hp each), they squeezed a plane that could deliver almost 10 tons of bombs with a range of almost 7000km and a service ceiling of almost 7000m, and all of this with a very impressive defensive armament consisting of five powered turrets with 8 cal .50 guns altogether.
On a Seaplane in 1942!

Now compare this to the german efforts on the "Bomber B" program.
Unbelievable.


Mike

[P51vsFw190]

Mike, your turn.


James

[SAS~Storebror]

Alright, thanks James.
Time for something slightly tougher.
I apologize in advance for the bad image quality, but hey: This is an aerial photography of WW1. For that time and taking into account that it's been hand made from a shaking plane at altitude, the quality is perfect.
So... what type of plane do we see here?




Mike

[LameHawk]

I bit outside my period of interest - but still a flying thing.

So, to the untrained eye - a guess: Albatros C.III

[SAS~Storebror]

Holy cow, that was quick.
Yes, it's indeed an Albatros C.III.
On the Magazine where this photo was shown in, it took the readers three months to get away from the first guess which was "Aviatik C.I".

Your turn LameHawk!


Mike

[LameHawk]

The tail gave it away. At least Albatros was my first thought, and a quick search verified the thought. Although I tend to think all ww1 planes look more or less the same.
Tails are a good identifier, just think about de Havilland or Arado.

Another one from my chosen period:
 


I find the stealth crane quite intriguing

[locopiston]

it looks like a Savoia Marchetti SM-89 ... like the one I have in my portfolio of Italians to post ... 
But the armament looks different and the vanishing edge betwen the gondolas of the engines to the fuselage seems longer also this has aerodynamic cover on the propellers and the small air intake of the engines is down instead of above .... Is it the point of view or will there be a trap?

[LameHawk]

No trap

[DHumphrey]

French maybe?

[sniperton]

CANSA FC.20bis, I guess.
First I thought it's some twin-rudder Beaufighter variant, since the short nose reminded me of that, but the rectangular cross-section of the fuselage convinced me that it's indeed Italian. The stealth crane is really great, where's the pic from? 

[LameHawk]

Bravo, Sniper - that's exactly what it is.

The picture is from this book (2nd. ed., 1995)


Had to use my phone for the photo, since my trusty old XP died on me a few days ago. Leaving me with non compatible scanner, printer and a harddisk - all in perfect working order. (hrmf)

[sniperton]

Still curious about the ghost 
Anyway, let's have this (sort of) beauty. Reminds me of a turtle.