Alright!
I hope this is not too easy.
In the Me 262 A-1a designation, what is the small letter “a” denotes?
I believe it was the designation saying it had Jumo engines.
simpilot34, you got it! The floor is yours. [:)]
now that completely caught me off guard. Because i was thinking something British, they put wing tanks and missile’s on the top of the wings, so why not top loading weapons. The U.S. Air Force hated the P6M, because it could out perform the B-47, and they thought they had the right’s for Nuclear Bombing capability. Ultimately played a big role in getting the P6M cancelled!
Mike
Ok, next question.
What Japanese seaplane was produced in greater numbers than all others?
The AF may have thought that, but it was a feeding frenzy. There was even a program to train A1D Skyraider pilots to toss-bomb nukes.
Define seaplane. I assume you mean float job, not flying boat ie full hull?
If so, I vote Rufe.
aichi E13 “Jake”
Mitsubishi F1M ‘Pete’
Yes, Stikpusher gets the prize, with over 1,400 produced it was the most numerous.
Stik, you have the podium!
Ok, this aircraft has it root design in another country than the country which produced it. It was a major departure for its’ building nation in one respect compared to all its stablemates. It made its’ combat debut in one one of the most famous battles of the war but would not see widespread service in it’s intended role for quite some time. In that role it would score the last major successes of that aircraft type for its country, but still have a record less impressive than the aircraft it replaced.
This was a single engine aircraft.
Would you say which war?
Wild guess: Ki-61 Tony ?
I would say the Reggiane Re. 2000 Falco. Based upon the Seversky P-35 with an aluminum stressed skin. Its first battle was over Malta. Less than 200 produced with Hungary and Sweden the primary users.
Mike T.
Edit:
It was in service for less time than the CR.42 Falco or even some CR.32 mods.
This aircraft was used in WWII. It is not the Ki-61. It is not the Reggiane Re.2000. It’s service time from combat debut to end of the war was rather long.
This aircraft was not a single seater.
I think that the battle was Midway.
Best wishes,
Grant
I am going to take a stab and say the Curtiss Helldiver. Designed in the US but also produced in Canada by two different manufacturers, it was designed to replace the Dauntless. It differed compared to other designs due to both its massive size and weight, and also because it had an internal weapons bay. The only other US-designed WWII carrier plane to have this was the Avenger, and that was designed two years after the Helldiver project. The plane was originally a dive-bomber, but it was not used as a dive bomber for some time because of structural issues. These werent resolved until the SB2C-4 model came out. It was the last dive-bomber in US Navy servce, and scored the last successes in dive-bombers for the Navy, but was still not as successful as the Dauntlesses they replaced.
It is not the Helldiver. Ths aircraft had a longer time in service in WWII. It was only built by and served one country.