J G 927 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 EWR VJ 101. This was an experimental German jet fighter VTOL tiltjet. It was to be the basis for a successor to the F-104G Starfighter, but was cancelled in 1968 after a five-year test program. The VJ 101 was one of the first V/STOL designs to have the potential for eventual Mach 2 flight. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Thats the one John, Over to you!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EWR_VJ_101 Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Looks like one of Glen Curtiss's creations. Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Looks like one of Glen Curtiss's creations. ...not American..... Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 German..... DFW T28 Floh (Flea) Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Well done Brett.... Over to you. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 What an odd looking beast! Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 943 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 And it actually flew... Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Looks like a cartoon plane from Dastardly and Mutley! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Ok next up......mostly well known so shouldn't be to hard, Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 I don't know about others, but I cant see the picture!! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 I don't know about others, but I cant see the picture!! This happens sometimes but I assure you it is there. Try closing out of the site and then reopening the thread again. Not sure why this does happen but it could be a linking problem to the image hoster. If anyone else has trouble, let me know and I will relink it again. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Definately there and I know exactly what it is. Let's just say the British aircraft was the better of the two when it counted. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Alan, I am starting to get the feeling you are a omniscient of aviation. The British version, still made in the original designers country, did have a much cleaner look. Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 An Avro... umm...err Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Umm...err no sorry. It has three jet engines, was originally designated as a XA aircraft and quickly changed to an XB within the same year. Late 40's to narrow it down some. Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Weird... Still no image. I guess my ISP is blocking it. I guess I will make a stab in the dark from the comment above and say the Martin XB-51 (previously the XA-45), first flew in 1949. Lost out to the Martin B57 otherwise known as the English Electric Canberra. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 I guess I narrowed it down plenty considering you can't see it. Good work John, you got it. The Martin XB-51 it is, over to you....... Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Ok lets see how you get on with this one....... Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 A squadron? Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 943 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Piaggio P.108 Cheers Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Piaggio P.108 Cheers Andrew That was fast...what's the serial number? Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Well done Andrew. Mussolini's son was killed in one of these when he flew it so low it hit a house. Over to you Andrew. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Oh, I thought he flew too close to the Sun and the wax in the wings melted. I must be thinking of someone else. John Link to post Share on other sites
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