Aviation Quiz

**BadKharma** · 02 Jul 09,, 19:45

Originally Posted by Admiral Nelson

It is indeed a B-17 nose grafted to a B-24 fuselage.

Yes it definitely appears to be, although the Liberator did have early versions with a "greenhouse" nose the shape was different.

**jlvfr** · 03 Jul 09,, 10:40

In meetings all day looooong

:( so I pass...

**~~SnowLeopard~~** · 03 Jul 09,, 12:12

Originally Posted by jlvfr

In meetings all day looooong

:( so I pass...

In which case, let me throw one in.

Which class do these astronauts come from (ie, what is their common astronaut origin)?
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**Knaur Amarsh** · 03 Jul 09,, 13:24

NASA Astronaut Group 7

**~~SnowLeopard~~** · 03 Jul 09,, 13:42

Originally Posted by Knaur Amarsh

NASA Astronaut Group 7

Try again. They go back further than that.
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**Knaur Amarsh** · 03 Jul 09,, 14:07

MOL Group 2 - June 1966

**~~SnowLeopard~~** · 03 Jul 09,, 14:14

Originally Posted by Knaur Amarsh

MOL Group 2 - June 1966

Right! They were all USAF astronauts before they became NASA astronauts.

Yours...........

**Knaur Amarsh** · 03 Jul 09,, 14:20

This is an easy one -

**~~SnowLeopard~~** · 03 Jul 09,, 14:22

Originally Posted by knaur amarsh

this is an easy one -

avro canada vz-9av avrocar

**Knaur Amarsh** · 03 Jul 09,, 14:28

Back to you

**~~SnowLeopard~~** · 03 Jul 09,, 14:34

What do these men have in common, aviation wise?
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**RustyBattleship** · 03 Jul 09,, 19:05

Originally Posted by Knaur Amarsh

This is an easy one -

The Aerocar (I think by Avro). Used an inducted fan for lift but couldn't get over a standard fence.

Then when somebody put a rubber boot around it the air cushioned vehicle was born.

**gunnut** · 03 Jul 09,, 23:57

Originally Posted by Admiral Nelson

I'll give it to jlvfr, even though his guesses are wrong, as Google will reveal all.

This hybrid was the result of a program to increase the aerodynamic efficiency of the B-24. The nose of a damaged B-17 was grafted onto a B-24. Testing was not really satisfactory, and instead the B-24's original nose underwent a redesign.

I thought it was to increase the forward firepower of a B-24 since Luftwaffe adopted a head-on attack profile.

**sappersgt** · 04 Jul 09,, 01:11

Originally Posted by gunnut

I thought it was to increase the forward firepower of a B-24 since Luftwaffe adopted a head-on attack profile.

I thought I'd heard the same thing somewheres, maybe they were reffering to the adoption of the chin turret. Hmmm

**jlvfr** · 04 Jul 09,, 12:25

Originally Posted by sappersgt

I thought I'd heard the same thing somewheres, maybe they were reffering to the adoption of the chin turret. Hmmm

Hello

Been doing some research: the chin turret (on both B-17 and B-24) was indeed added due to the frontal attacks, but in the case of the B-24, this resulted in a significant degradation of the plane's performance, as well as blocking the pilot's allready restricted forward view. So some solutions were tested, included this hybrid.

PS: no idea who those men are...