Sig Saur & Son Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doupnik Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Cessna U-3B? mason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Owens Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Cessna U-3B?mason Nope, Beech U-8 Seminole (Twin Bonanza) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 T-42A "Cochise," Army instrument trainer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Rat Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 (edited) And someone doesn't have a clue as to how to tie down an aircraft. Edited February 3, 2010 by The Rat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 And someone doesn't have a clue as to how to tie down an aircraft. Obviously they were not Boy Scouts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Rat Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Obviously they were not Boy Scouts. Or ramp rats. :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Going by the pointed tail it is an F-102 Delta Dart, but the view is blocked by some small twin-engined propeller job. :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tailspin Turtle Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Nope, Beech U-8 Seminole (Twin Bonanza) Not a twin Bonanza. See http://www.stinsonflyer.com/prop/l23d-1c.jpg The twin Bonanza was a scaled-up Bonanza. (I was told that the original concept had both engines in the nose, driving a gearbox that turned the propeller.) The L-23 that I flew in the Army at the Aviation Test Board at Fort Rucker had the throw-over control wheel, but the airplane was a narrow three-seats wide so when the control wheel was thrown over to the right, it had to be flown from the middle seat. It is a T-42, a variant of the Beech Baron, used for instrument training provided by civilian instructors when I was at Fort Rucker in 69-70. The big number was intended to discourage low flying. All the aircraft at Cairns Army Airfield were marked that way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rick in Maine Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I'm going to go out on a limb here and say the T-42 is from Ft. Wolters, TX (RIP) or Ft. Rucker, AL due to large "86A" on fuselage which is a training a/c marking. To be Ft. Wolters, it would have to be taken in the late 60s/early 70s. Deuce in background is TX ANG out of Ellington, near Houston. Not sure about the Blue Canoe (U-3) in the middle but I suspect it is an AF bird due to color scheme. Rick in Maine, who is a native Texan and feels old remembering these things! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 What is it? Photographer unknown Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CiscoKid Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I suspect the almighty Tweet is in the middle..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThePhantomTwo Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 What is it? Photographer unknown Hiller H-12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 (edited) The envelope it was stored in reads Hiller H-23A serial 116098. But I think you are correct. Now, where was the photo taken? Edited February 3, 2010 by Sig Saur & Son Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 NAS Key West? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunce Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I dunno what that whirly gig thing is, but I spy an early model Bonanza and a Bellanca Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ian_maw Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 A/C isn't tied down, that's a ground wire runnning to the grounding point, (earthing to some of you Brits) a long copper rod hammered into the ground. If your going to be gassing up your aircraft in a diorama, you will need to run a grounding wire from the aircraft to ground, another from the refuelling tender to the same ground, and then the refueller is bonded to the aircraft before the filler cap is removed. There is usually a grounding wire attached to the end of the hose, which plugs into a grounding point within a foot or two of the gas cap. I remember in my ramp rat days, we had a Beech Baron, it was handy for teaching multi engine, and IFR, but was otherwise not well liked. Registration was C-FPFS, but we all called it PI**, F**K, S**T Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Rat Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 A/C isn't tied down, that's a ground wire runnning to the grounding point, ... I've fuelled a lot of aircraft in my time, but I never tied a knot in the ground wire, look closer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gaz262 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Going by the pointed tail it is an F-102 Delta Dart, but the view is blocked by some small twin-engined propeller job. .....and a mini-Beluga and what looks like a mini-sort-of SR-71 Blackbird fin on its own? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tornado64 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 What is it? Photographer unknown all my deductions lead it to being a helicopter !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 (edited) all my deductions lead it to being a helicopter !!! WINNER, WINNER, WE HAVE A WINNER! Edited February 4, 2010 by Sig Saur & Son Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.