Test your airplane identifying skills

[FloridaPilot]

All of the folks on POA. I'm going to attach some pictures and I want to see if anyone can identify these airplanes. Each person who identifies the airplane gets 1 point each.


Here goes:

 

[FloridaPilot]

 

[tyndall]

Tri-Pacer, Pitts 12, Glastar?

 

[FloridaPilot]

Tri-Pacer, Pitts 12, Glastar?

You got one wrong, which one would you change?

 

[FloridaPilot]

Anybody else?

 

[MauleSkinner]

All of the folks on POA. I'm going to attach some pictures and I want to see if anyone can identify these airplanes. Each person who identifies the airplane gets 1 point each.


Here goes:

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Yes, yes, and yes.

What do I win?

 

[nauga]

Tripacer, Pitts Model 12, Symphony SA-160

Nauga,
and the attack of the clones

 

[FloridaPilot]

Tripacer, Pitts Model 12, Symphony SA-160

Nauga,
and the attack of the clones

DING DING DING

3 Points!!!

 

[FloridaPilot]

Here are some more,

A little more difficult:

 

[nauga]

Piaggio Avanti, Cessna Mustang, Folland Gnat.

Nauga,
the spotter

 

[MauleSkinner]

Piaggio Avanti, Cessna Mustang, Folland Gnat.

Nauga,
the spotter

Second one's a Mitsubishi Diamond

Oops...nope...its a Beech 400A...its got the yaw damp tab above the rudder.

 

[FloridaPilot]

Piaggio Avanti, Cessna Mustang, Folland Gnat.

Nauga,
the spotter

You got one wrong!

Which one would you change?

 

[FloridaPilot]

Second one's a Mitsubishi Diamond

Oops...nope...its a Beech 400A...its got the yaw damp tab above the rudder.

Try to identify the others and I will tell you if you got it right or not.

 

[MauleSkinner]

Try to identify the others and I will tell you if you got it right or not.

You don't need to tell me that one...its the airplane I teach.

The bullhead-looking one is a Piaggio Avanti, and the other one is, I believe, a Folland Gnat.

 

[FloridaPilot]

You don't need to tell me that one...its the airplane I teach.

The bullhead-looking one is a Piaggio Avanti, and the other one is, I believe, a Folland Gnat.

Okay so which one is it Beech or Mitsubishi?

 

[MauleSkinner]

Okay so which one is it Beech or Mitsubishi?

Beech.

 

[nauga]

"Generic white twins for $50, Alex."

Nauga,
and what sounds like a singles ad

 

[FloridaPilot]

Beech.

Incorrect!!

Mitsubishi

 

[FloridaPilot]

Nauga is in the lead

3 points

Mauleskinner

2 points

up to 5 points!!

Heres some more...a bit harder

 

[FloridaPilot]

 

[FloridaPilot]

 

[asicer]

MU-2, DHC-2 and the pic in #21 isn't coming up.

 

[FloridaPilot]

If Mauleskinner gets 3 more he wins!

But Nauga is in the lead with three all he needs now is two more



Who will pull off the win??


You can also phone a friend if necessary

 

[Gucci Pilot]

MU-2, Beaver, Champ

 

[asicer]

MU-2, Beaver, Champ

Struts are wrong for a Champ.

BTW, #21 is coming up now (guess I posted around the same time it was still uploading) but I'm stumped.

 

[nauga]

Porterfield

Nauga,
shaking out the cobwebs

 

[EdFred]

A plane I've never been in x 9

Ed for the last second win.

 

[FloridaPilot]

MU-2, DHC-2 and the pic in #21 isn't coming up.

You got one wrong and one right...the 3rd pic is coming up now

 

[MauleSkinner]

Porterfield

Nauga,
shaking out the cobwebs

Yeah, doesn't have the Champ "pot belly".

 

[FloridaPilot]

Anybody else want to take a guess?


(I find this a bit more fun than talking about political crap....time and place for everything)

 

[nauga]

*sigh*
MU-2, Beaver, Porterfield Collegiate

Nauga,
and type specificity

 

[FloridaPilot]

Porterfield

Nauga,
shaking out the cobwebs

CORRECT!!

You have to get one more to win!!

 

[FloridaPilot]

So far the scores are:

Nauga 4 Points

MauleSkinner 2 Points

 

[FloridaPilot]

*sigh*
MU-2, Beaver, Porterfield Collegiate

Nauga,
and type specificity

Beaver and MU-2 is incorrect!!

 

[nauga]

Beaver and MU-2 is incorrect!!

Are you looking for Marquise? DHC-2?

Nauga,
and the numbers

 

[FloridaPilot]

So two more planes are in the Mix one is a float plane and the other is a twin.


Hint #1 The float plane is for sale 400k

Hint #2 The twin is for sale 495k

 

[FloridaPilot]

Are you looking for Marquise? DHC-2?

Nauga,
and the numbers

Times up,

You were close 1960 DeHavilland DHC-2 Float Plane

http://www.aso.com/listings/spec/Vi...al=True&pagingNo=1&searchId=19295998&dealerid=

 

[MauleSkinner]

Times up,

You were close 1960 DeHavilland DHC-2 Float Plane

A.K.A. Beaver

 

[NJP_MAN]

A.K.A. Beaver

Yea but it was on floats so it's a beaver on floats.

 

[Gucci Pilot]

Yea but it was on floats so it's a beaver on floats.