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Bruce 10-08-2007 05:55 PM

Name this plane from LOE
 
Well I was very curious about the name of the plane and I finally found out what it was. It is not a mosquito.

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Any guesses

byrdman36 10-08-2007 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruce (Post 160323)
Well I was very curious about the name of the plane and I finally found out what it was. It is not a mosquito.

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Any guesses

I think it is a Russian PE-2

Brad

Paul LeDoux 10-08-2007 07:53 PM

Beaufighter? I believe Bristol built it. Used in RAF in WW2

Paul

Bruce 10-08-2007 08:54 PM

Not the Petlyakov Pe-2
 
The Pe-2 had 2 1260 hp V-12's

Good try:cool:

Bruce 10-08-2007 09:00 PM

Not from RAF
 
2500 built between 1941-1948

Has 2- 14 cylinder radial engines

Codename "Bat":confused:

jbDC9 10-08-2007 09:06 PM

How about a Tupolev Tu-2...
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0618473/L/

A cockpit shot;
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0775877/L/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-2

Bruce 10-08-2007 09:08 PM

You got it.
 
Tupolev Tu-2S:D:D:D

az_gila 10-09-2007 12:24 AM

What a way to design planes....
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruce (Post 160393)
Tupolev Tu-2S:D:D:D

...and the designer (Tupolev) was a prisoner of the forerunner of the KGB time....:eek:

http://www.aviapress.com/viewonekit.htm?OTH-079

gil A


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