brett 2,315 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 I thought that too Alan. There are many aircraft that come close so far but the covers on the main gear do not match up. Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted February 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 IL-2? Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 943 Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 With Brett only having put the La-7 up recently, I wasn't going to go with something from the Lavochkin stable, so sorry Alan it's not. Nor is it the Il-2, Kieran. Without giving too much away, it's not Ilyushin, Lavochkin or Sukhoi. That should start to narrow the field somewhat. Cheers Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
Dizzy 0 Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 It really looks like a Mig-3 but those gear doors are wrong Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 It looks like a Mig 1, but the undercarriage doesn't look right. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 no idea why that went in 3 times, the page froze, and then that's what happened! EDIT: Sorted Al... Joe Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 943 Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Not a MiG of any type either. OK, final clues before I reveal the answer. In fact, this aircraft was developed about the same time as the MiG 1 and it's first flight was on 18 May 1940, 6 weeks after the MiG 1. The aircraft was designed by a former employee of Polikarpov, but after 3 prototypes were built, the project was cancelled in 1941. Another photo. Cheers Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
Dizzy 0 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Pashinin I-21? Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 943 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Well done, Sean, the Pashinin I-21 it is. The initial photo concealed it's true identity sufficiently, so as to not make it too obvious. Over to you. Cheers Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Way to go Sean Another good one Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
Dizzy 0 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 The hard part about guessing russian aircraft is they all look the same unless it's an LaGG or IL and then all the LaGG's look alike and all the IL's look alike. Silly russians. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 ...except the Tu-4, which looked exactly like a B-29. John Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 While going through the different aircraft trying to find the answers here, I have been surprised how many look very similar but are from different countries. I realize that alot of them are renamed and sold but it also looks like there was a bit of plan stealing going on too. This is a great thread to learn about all the multitudes of aircraft built of the years for a newbie like me and I highly recommend getting involved in it. Just be ready for exhaustive search marathons that start to get obsessive. Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted February 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Well the Tu-4 is a reverse engineered B-29, which also dropped Russia's first atomic bomb Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Well done Sean, I'd gone through all my Russian directories and online rescources but never came across that one! Link to post Share on other sites
Dizzy 0 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd go! Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted February 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Random start - Bristol Boxkite? Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Bleriot XI Link to post Share on other sites
rob16584 42 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 With all that scaffolding it looks like the scene outside my office! Link to post Share on other sites
Dizzy 0 Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Correct Alan. It is indeed the Blériot XI. First airplane to cross the ditch. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Here we go again, this one should be easy. Link to post Share on other sites
rob16584 42 Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Hawker Hunter? Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Nope, definately not Rob. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 Another clue, It lost out to a very famous rival. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 You should be thinking BIG ! Link to post Share on other sites
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