Name That Plane!!!

[ScottSchmidt]

With all the game shows that are coming on TV, just thought we have one of our own. I'll post a picture and you guys name the plane. If you know some interesting history of the plane post that too!

OK, here is the first one. Good, luck. First one is worth 1500 points.

[Low n Slow]

Originally Posted by ScottSchmidt

With all the game shows that are coming on TV, just thought we have one of our own. I'll post a picture and you guys name the plane. If you know some interesting history of the plane post that too!

OK, here is the first one. Good, luck. First one is worth 1500 points.

The Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the manufacturer of munitions and railroad rolling stock, approached the U.S. Navy (USN) with a proposal to build a twin-engined cargo aircraft comparable to the Douglas R4D, q.v., but made of stainless steel. The USN accepted the proposal and placed an order for 200 RB-1's in August 1942; the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) also became interested and placed an order for 600 aircraft, designated C-93A-BU...

http://www.microworks.net/pacific/av..._conestoga.htm

[jsherblon]

Here's a picture of the RB-1 Conestoga in flying condition.

Budd also made an amphib, the Budd BB-1 Pioneer. It was intended to have a wire mesh fabric covering.

[Mike S]

NO, No---------you guys told what the plane is, he wanted the name.

It is Ralph.

Did I win????

Mike


P.S., is this at Pima ??

[Dan_E_Root]

...and the "-BU" stands for butt ugly!

[Deuskid]

Originally Posted by Dan_E_Root

...and the "-BU" stands for butt ugly!

naw.... it is the conjunction but... as in

it can fly ... but [is, [verb understood]] ugly...



John

[Mel]

You guys are all wrong......It's name is "SUE"!
Johnny Cash would have guessed.

[ScottSchmidt]

You are all winners on that one, 1500 points to everyone who replied but Low n Slow gets an additional 1500 points because of the research he did. The interesting thing about that aircraft was that it was made of stainless steel.

Yes, it is from Pima.

I thought that would take a little longer but should have known better. Vansairforce members are the smarterest.

OK try this one.

[Mark Burns]

Caproni Ca 20



Mark

[ScottSchmidt]

Originally Posted by Mark Burns

Caproni Ca 20

Mark

Impressive. I took that shot at the museum of flight a couple of years ago. Here is some info on it from their website.


The World's First Fighter Plane
The Caproni Ca 20 was an aircraft ahead of its time in design, purpose, and armament. In early 1914, before World War I, this speedy single-seat monoplane was built with a forward-facing machine gun mounted above the propeller arc. Considered the world's first fighter plane, the Ca 20's pilot could aim the overhead machine gun at enemy aircraft via a false sight at eye level.
The Ca 20 was an exceptional fighter, yet the Italian military wanted the Caproni Company to produce heavy bombers. This single Ca 20 is the only one ever produced. The plane was stored by the Caproni family in Italy for over 85 years before it was acquired by the Museum of Flight in 1999.

Speedy Monoplane in a Biplane World
Built as a derivative of the Caproni Ca 18 reconnaissance airplane, the Ca 20 incorporated a larger engine covered by a streamlined cowling, shorter wings, and a machine gun as an offensive weapon.

Gianni Caproni (1886-1957)?The Count Who Built Planes
Gianni Caproni designed his first airplane, the Ca 1, in 1910?only 7 years after the Wright brothers' famous flight. During World War One, Caproni's company created a famous line of heavy bombers, including the Caproni Ca 3, versions of which were produced in the United States, England, and France, as well as in Italy. After the war, the growing Caproni Aircraft Company switched from bombers to civilian passenger? and transport aircraft.

Between airplane designs, Gianni Caproni devised and patented many components, including armored and variable-pitch airscrews (propellers), an anemometer (wind gauge), an engine compressor, steerable undercarriages, and a machine gun driven by centrifugal force. Caproni was awarded the title Count of Taliedo by the King of Italy in 1940 and remained active in his company until his death in 1957.

Never Restored?and It Shows!
The Caproni Ca 20 may not be as crisp, clean, and pretty as the day when it was rolled from the workshop, but that's part of its beauty. Unlike most aircraft in museum collections, this plane is almost entirely original. It wears the covering applied in 1914, and today that battered covering can be seen with all of the scars and stains of almost a century of life.