Chitchat

I know this is an aviation website, so I use Chitchat to introduce some off-topic photos which you might find interesting. The Tall Ships Festival in Melbourne (Aust) has just completed with the large...

http://youtu.be/twlv1mHbesg http://youtu.be/PTmy6dc2HcE http://youtu.be/9_q5QMgBvps

Possibly my most esoteric quiz question, this puppy has had over 500 views with no takers, so here are the answers. 1. Curtiss-Wright of St. Louis, Missouri. 2. Designator: CW-1. Popular name: Curtiss...

Your posers are certainly getting tough Doug. Thank you for the extra information, I'm certainly learning a lot about what to an English bloke are fairly obscure American aircraft builders. Torsten, I...

Actually Rob, there was quite a technology shift in American military aviation, at least, by 1939 because of your country's entry into WWII in 1940. Our president Franklin D. Roosevelt had the foresig...

I much appricated the assistance from you folks thanks again :-)

Not much info available.. http://crimso.msk.ru/Site/Crafts/Craft28100.htm --from a 2005 forum posting (cached)--- Wingspan aircraft Messenger VIP-version was 11.02 m, maximum speed of 187 km / h, rang...

Congratulations Peter! You are absolutely correct on all answers. Development of the mid-wing design Guardian started in 1944 to replace the Grumman TBF/M Avenger torpedo bomber used to destroy Japane...

Five hundred views and no fully right answers, so here are the answers. 1. A Kreider-Reisner K-34 three seat biplane application by the Kreider-Reisner Division of Fairchild considered a Kimball "Beet...

Thank you, Walt. I appreciate your comments.

Thanks Malcolm....the first pic was right side up, I have no idea why the others were upside down.

With now over 500 views, I conclude this puppy won't hunt. So, here is the quiz answer. Don's "quirk" was the following: Don Downie CFI insisted each of his primary training flight students log instru...

Congratulations Zane, on probably setting a new time record for correct quiz response. There is a bit of a quirk in my questions, as friend Timothy has pointed out before. I will explain. 1. The Piper...

With over 500 views and no takers, this quiz seems to be a wee bit esoteric so I will relate the true story behind the early "Operation Beer Knobs". New York State as with some other state liquor regu...

This is from the airports website, i think... http://www.sabihagokcen.aero/carpark_fee

With over 500 views and no right answers, here are the answers, which may surprise you. I. Beech A23 MUSKETEER II introduced in 1964 model year. 2.A. All three trailing link landing gear are interchan...

Thank you for your interest. The links provided by Walt and the Smithsonian Air & Space article if you do not already have them are about all I have except for my original source which I tend to keep ...

Richard, I took my answer out of the JANE's ALL THE WORLD's AIRCRAFT 1976-77. On p. 263 they provide a model history of the 210 Centurion line. Perhaps I confused the standard removable port window in...

Both good replies and thanks to both of you. I think I'll take your advice and delete the photo's only if a better photo opportunity presents itself. It seems that digital photography has advantages a...