Dont know about “too hard”, but it is in now way easy (not suggesting that you should furnish more info or anything like that!!!)
OK, the airforce that these aircraft were sold to belong to a small nation in central/easturn Europe that speaks a Latin based language. The aircraft itself had just been bloodied in, probably, it’s most famous battle, where it was the principle aircraft, of it’s genre, for this side. As far as I know, this was the only time this aircraft fought itself in a war when it was original equipment (as opposed, to, say, when it crossed the border of a neutral country it had also been sold to).
I’ll take stab at it, Finnish Gladiators?
Nope, not the Gladiator.
Here are the clues again:
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This was a top of the line aircraft
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The country that sold it then invaded the country it sold them to.
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The aircraft had recently been involved in probably it’s most famous battle
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The recipiant country is in central/eastern Europe, and speaks a Latin language.
Spanish Bf-109s?
I think it is the Curtis H-75 (also called Hawk) It was one of the french most numerous fighters and was used by the Vichy French against american forces during operation Torch.
Only nitpick is that I would consider France western Europe, not east or central. So that is why I think my answer maybe wrong (only eastern eureopean country to speak a Latin language is Romainia)
One person has the aircraft main designation right (but I need at least the initial sub-grouping). Someone else has mentioned the country. Look at the last few answers, think about the clues - and the answer, and the floor, is yours!
last shot, Romanian 109’s?
Well, I really wanted the designation, but close enough Sim Pilot! During the Battle of Britain the Germans cut back on aircraft production, and even, afterwards, then sold 248 (if memory serves) BF-109E, to a variety of countries, including Romania. A little while later they then invaded Romania, so you had BF-109E vs. BF-109E (and F). The winner, of, this battle was of course, the BF-109 (not really surprising), and Messerschmitt, who then had plenty of new orders from the Romanian AF, who were now forced to help the Germans…
Whilst the BF-109F was, in most respect, a superior aircraft, many pilots still prefered the ‘Emil’ due to it’s better handling, and some aces still used it.
The floor is yours, Sim Pilot!
What was Beechcraft’s first try at an airliner called, and what was unique about it? Part two, the program failed because of what?
Beech Model 18?
The Beech 18 is the most modified U.S.-certified aircraft design, with over 200 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) on record for the aircraft.
It had wing spar cororsion problems resulting in an AD.
Or you could go with the Beech 99, their first entry into the expanding commuter airline market. It combined the wings of a Queenair and the engines and nacelles of the King Air. Don’t think it failed but maybe you are looking for it was unpressurized?
Sorry satch those are not what I’m looking for. The Beech 18 was primarily a military aircraft that was adapted for airline use. This aircraft was long before the Beech 99. Like the 99 it was designed from the outset as an airliner.
That would be the Model 34 Twin-Quad. Two unique design features were the V-tail and the fact that it had four engines buried in the wing, with two coupled to each propeller. First flown in 1947, it was a good flying design, but it was designed for the feeder-airline marker, and at that time licensing for the feeder airlines was mery much delayed. Also, it is always hard for a brand new design to compete with a market that is flooded with ex-military types that can be had for lower cost and converted for airline service. Beech cancelled the plane in 1949, having built only three of them. The first one crashed and killed the co-pilot, the other two I believe never flew.
Well done mate!!! Floor is yours!!
I think that is over a week now, so the floor is up for takers;
Can anyone identify what A/C this is;
If you do know, do you also happen to know the purpose of the “anti skid” type coating?
Is it a KC-135 and the VERY rough anti-skid coating usedas a mild vortex generator for the boom???
Nail on the head, over to you.
I assumed it was ther to disrupt airflow for some reason - possibly to reduce the flow down the boom?
What two famous airplanes did Robert K. Morgan pilot during WWII and what were they?
sorry guys for not getting back with a question this week…been fighting one nasty bug
Anyhoo, Captian Morgan was the pilot of the Memphis Belle, the B-17 that completed 25 missions first. He did a second tour in WWII, this time in the Pacific, and he flew a B-29 that he had named Dauntless Dotty–after his third wife.