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[mexchiwa]

Here's an easy one - even has civil reg under the wing:

[locopiston]

looks like a hawk 75 with the engine of one liberator... i can't reach which variant is

[sniperton]

Turbocharged P-36?

[Lone Wolf]

This is actually a radial engine 81A (P-40) used by Pratt & Whitney as a test bed for the Twin Wasp SSC7-G (R-1830).

[mexchiwa]

Lone Wolf is right - his turn

[sniperton]

Ahh, I see. It was tricky 

[Lone Wolf]

Thanks mexchiwa and yes it was sniperton 

This one may be too easy but let's see.

[SAS~Storebror]

The last of the "O"s, Curtiss O-52 Owl.
A nice aircraft but not up to date anymore when WW2 began.
Not much to say about that aircraft, I like it but pilots at that time didn't
The exhaust config is remarkable for a radial engine.

Best regards - Mike

[Lone Wolf]

Definitely an interesting arrangement for the exhaust indeed and a nice looking aircraft but like you said Mike it was outdated by the start of WWII.

Your go Mike.

Lone Wolf

[SAS~Storebror]

Okay, something easy.
There's an extra cookie if you can explain why the nose wheel is that short



Best regards - Mike

[mexchiwa]

FJ-1 and I have no idea.  To ease maintenance?  The front leg wouldn't extend?  Optical illusion?

[sniperton]

http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/XFJ-1-Fury,-Kneeling-2F3XC5BQO9B.html

"A special feature was the bending nose gear, so the fighter could kneel down on the crowded deck of an aircraft carrier"