Trexx- its a team effort at this point. PM me and we’ll compare notes.
…I think I’ve got it!
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Additional United States jet fighter that used the J65----------> F11F Tiger, (or F-11 Tiger)
…I think I’ve got it!
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Additional United States jet fighter that used the J65----------> F11F Tiger, (or F-11 Tiger)
FJ-3 Fury?
Uhh… FYI, from yesterday:
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Who was the US manufacturer_____________Curtiss Wright
Which British companies designed the engines____Armstrong Siddeley & Bristol
What were the US names for the engines___Wright J65 & J67
and British names for the engines___Olympus & Sapphire
and which US aircraft were powered by them? ___F-84F, B-57, XF-104, FJ-3 & A-4D1
All yours, Trexx.
The F-11 was the missing plane. Maybe it shot itself down …
The J67 didn’t ever power a US plane. Curtiss-Wright tried to do with the jet engine what they did with radial piston engines - buy one off-the-shelf and develop it. The ‘Americanization’ of the Sapphire was quite melancholy. The J62 was quickly overtaken in terms of power and development potential by the J57 and J79. How good would a B-57 have been with J79s? However, it’s worthwhile noting that when the F-84F arrived with a J62, it was faster than an F-86H.
The J67, however, could have been a good engine for Curtiss-Wright. I suspect that they just lacked the commitment to make it work. They still exist as a company, by the way.
Thanks for the challenge with your multi-part question. I think it’s harder to come up with a question here than it is the answers! (Dang, all you smart-airplane-nuts!)
You really made me learn quite a lot in a very short time.
Whilst I prance around doing my victory jig I’ll be thinking of a question…
“Stand-by”
Q: What is a Balbo?
Old term for a large (20+?) formation of aircraft, as you might see with warbirds at the occasional airshow. Originated by some Italian guy who used to organise such things?
You’re really, really hot, but I’m looking for more specifics.
Balbo himself led two transatlantic flights. The first was the 1930 flight of twelve Savoia-Marchetti S.55 flying boats from Orbetello, Italy to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 17 December 1930 and 15 January 1931. From 1 July - 12 August 1933 he led a flight of twenty-four flying boats on a round-trip flight from Rome to the Century of Progress in Chicago, Illinois. The flight had seven legs; Orbetello - Amsterdam - Derry - Reykjavík - Cartwright - Shediac - Montreal ending on Lake Michigan near Burnham Park. In honor of this feat, Mussolini donated a column from Ostia to the city of Chicago; it can still be seen along the Lakefront Trail, a little south of Soldier Field. Chicago renamed Seventh Street “Balbo Drive” and staged a parade in his honor.
During Balbo’s stay in the United States, President Franklin D. Roosevelt invited him to lunch and presented him with the Distinguished Flying Cross.[4] The Sioux even honorarily adopted Balbo as “Chief Flying Eagle”.[5] Balbo received a warm welcome in the United States, especially by the large Italian-American populations in Chicago and New York. At a cheering mass in Madison Square Garden he told them, “Be proud you are Italians. Mussolini has ended the era of humiliations.”[6] After this, the term "Balbo" entered common usage to describe any large formation of aircraft. Back home in Italy, he was promoted to Marshal of the Air Force (Maresciallo dell’Aria).
Many fine accuracies of historical nature. However, it’s not enough. (In other words, the historians that wrote the above statements are only partially right) All the parts are in there but it doesn’t put it together. Sure, it’s a large formation… but what else?
You need to characterize the answer with style in which the aircraft arrive.
Is it the Duxford “Big Wing” connection that you are looking for? The same thing that is still played out at the Duxford “Flying Legend” airshow.
A “V” of 24 a/c?
OK. I’m gonna give it to, simpilot34
Precisely, a Balbo is a large formation of Italian Seaplanes that arrive over a populated area (a large city) UNANNOUNCED. Only later was the term loosely applied to ANY large formation of aircraft.
As a demonstration of daring and prowess as much as a design to intimidate, Italo Balbo, as an agent of the Fascist regime would organize and lead these spectacles. They became known as “Balbos” or “A Balbo”
(ie; RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR… “Hey, lookie up there! We’re getting a Balbo!” )
Does this qualify as a Balbo?
Didn’t expect to get the floor. lol Ty trexx!
Oklie doklie here’s my question:
What type of equipment was used to finalise the wing n tank combo design for the F-104 Starfighter?
Wind tunnel is not the answer. I remember seeing a documentary movie during an airshow at McClellan AFB in the late 70’s with shots of the testing. This might be an easy one, but we’ll see.
I will be away till Monday and won’t have access to a PC so you guys should get it right before I get back. Good Luck!
Sure & that’s not a tough one!
As far as I can make out an F-104B was lost when oscillation caused by wing/tank caused the wing to fail & shear from the airframe. XF-104 was used to develop the cure, but dont know how?
Or is any of the above even correct?
Hmmm…
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Stenciled instructions to ensure the fore and aft segments of the wing tip tanks are filled equally. (?)
I am gona take a wild stab at this and say the Stabalizer fins on the fuel tanks in conjunction with the order that they filled the tank compartments.