Title: Mystery Aircraft Nineteen (We Have A Winner)
Description: identify it.
Description: identify it.
alvinonline - March 14, 2005 04:42 AM (GMT)
First person to post here with correct identification of this aircraft, wins the "boobie" prize. Ten points added to their forum member post count and the win will be shown in their member rank/status till the next contest winner.
Mystery Aircraft Nineteen picture will be posted here Monday (03/14/05) night at 11:59 PM Central Time (US & Canada), Mexico City.
Here it is.
Mystery Aircraft Nineteen picture will be posted here Monday (03/14/05) night at 11:59 PM Central Time (US & Canada), Mexico City.
Here it is.
ALANXP - March 15, 2005 10:24 AM (GMT)
I THINK IT IS A LIGHTING
alvinonline - March 15, 2005 04:59 PM (GMT)
Good try Alan, but nope, not correct.
The "Lighting" had two engines with the props up front.
The "Lighting" had two engines with the props up front.
Chazon - March 15, 2005 05:54 PM (GMT)
Looks like a Curtiss XP-54 - Swoose Goose
ALANXP - March 15, 2005 06:16 PM (GMT)
i think is form japan
Chazon - March 15, 2005 07:30 PM (GMT)
It might be, but looking closely at the wings, there seems to be a pattern in the circle - a logo perhaps. I think Alvin "doctored" the picture to cover the logo on the nose to make it harder to figure out - make you think it's a Japanese plane. I could be wrong though.
Osirus711 - March 15, 2005 11:06 PM (GMT)
quick guess:
Stearman-Hammond Y
Stearman-Hammond Y
Chazon - March 16, 2005 01:31 AM (GMT)
ok my second guess is a Skycraft 446?
alvinonline - March 16, 2005 01:38 AM (GMT)
hehehe
No correct guesses yet and there are no "Meat Balls" :meatball: on this plane.
No correct guesses yet and there are no "Meat Balls" :meatball: on this plane.
Flying Dutchman - March 16, 2005 08:49 PM (GMT)
It's a Swedish SAAB 21A, circa 1943... Fo' sho'... :yes:
Look, I don't visit this mystery forum often, but when I do,
I try to make it worth my while... :lol:
Look, I don't visit this mystery forum often, but when I do,
I try to make it worth my while... :lol:
alvinonline - March 17, 2005 02:58 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Flying Dutchman @ Mar 16 2005, 02:49 PM) |
| It's a Swedish SAAB 21A, circa 1943... Fo' sho'... :yes: Look, I don't visit this mystery forum often, but when I do, I try to make it worth my while... :lol: |
We Have a Winner!!
Close enough.
It is indeed a Saab J 21A.
Congratulations Flying Dutchman, you have won the "boopie" prize
for winning the "Mystery Aircraft Nineteen" contest.Frits receives ten points added to his forum post count total and his member rank/status will reflect his win till we have another new contest winner.
Some aircraft information:
First flying trials in July 1943.
The first version, armed with four 13,2 mm and one 20 mm Hispano automatic cannon. 54 aircraft were manufactured and delivered between December 1945 to December 1946.
The J 21 was one of the first aircraft in the world to be fitted with an ejection seat. The J 21 was also built in a jet version powered with the de Havilland Goblin engine (J 21R).
The J 21A-1s were all retired at the beginning of 1949. * It was never a success as a fighter, but those designated A 21 (A = Attack, ground attack) or even B 21 (B = Bomb) made good service. They had the same armament as the fighter version, but also provision for carrying rockets and bombs with a bomb aiming sight, as well as two RATO bottles.
A jet powered version continued in service till 1956.
But it had very limited range, with a maximum endurance of 46 min. With wing tip tanks it was increased to 100 min.