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| Posted: October/23/2020 at 9:55pm |
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I am think A7 Corsair II
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Neither A7 or F-111 another airplane called a fighter but doesn't have any forward firing ordnance.... don't get me started 
1. A monoplane
2. Crew of two but could be flown by one
3. Long service history...
4. Described by many as Ugly
5. Subsonic
6. Sometimes incorrectly referred to as a fighter
7. More than 100 built
8. Early testing with vectored thrust but eliminated for production airplanes.
9. Shares a unique design feature with the F-89 and several current day aircraft.
10. Yes it dos have the same feature unique on the A-10. and at least one other current airplane.
11. On of the first airplanes to have multiple computers and systems tied together to make it a more accurate weapons platform.
Not surprisingly it suffered from system reliably until the bugs were worked out.
12. It could carry tactical Nuclear weapons
13. It would be common to see it on the same flight line as the the two afore mentioned guesses. (A-7 and F-111)
14. Less than 900 built.
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Grumman A-6 Intruder?
My brother worked around those when he served aboard the Nimitz in the 70's. He worked on the PLAT system (Pilot Landing Aid Television). He was an Electronics Technician.
It is not called "thrust vectoring", but the picture below shows "tilting tailpipes" :-)
The wiki says, "Unlike its predecessors, and even some contemporaries, the A-6 made extensive use of interconnected avionics."
I've heard this book is really good, but I've never read it. Maybe I should...
From what I've heard, it reads like nonfiction even though it is fiction.
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Ding Ding we have a winner. I have around 1300 hours in the A-6 lovely airplane, rugged, reliable and it always brought me home despite my desperate attempts to stuff it.
Yes I have read the book. I had the script in my safe as Admin officer in VA-95 Green Lizards and we were asked to correct the"airplane talk". I took Danny Glover for a ride in the Intruder as #4 is a division flight to show them what it was like to fly in an A6. I would say he wasn't enamored with the flying, I think he preferred 40 pounds less gear hanging on his body and a cocktail in first class. Nice guy, short, FUBAR politics as most of Hollywood has demonstrated.
1. A monoplane
2. Crew of two but could be flown by one. The BN wasn't required to be in the right seat. I never flew with it unoccupied but it could be.
3. Long service history... 1963-1997 34 years & nbsp; & nbsp;
4. Described by many as Ugly &n bsp; Ca lled the Ugly or drumstick with wings or several other derogatory phrases.
5. Subsonic &nbs p; &nbs p; &nbs p; &nbs p; Even straight down at Full power it wouldn't go surpersonic
6. Sometimes incorrectly referred to as a fighter Its a Medium Attack Bomber, NOT a fighter although I have flown with sidewinders
7. More than 100 built 693 built & nbsp;
8. Early testing with vectored thrust but eliminated for production airplanes. The tailpipes tilted down to help reduce the approach speed for carrier landings.
9. Shares a unique design feature with the F-89 and several current day aircraft. The speed brakes were at the wing tips and split top and bottom.
10. Yes it dos have the same feature unique on the A-10. and at least one other current airplane. A-10 and B-2 split the control surfaces top and bottom
11. On of the first airplanes to have multiple computers and systems tied together to make it a more accurate weapons platform.
Not surprisingly it suffered from system reliably until the bugs were worked out. The system was called Diane
12. It could carry tactical Nuclear weapons. I personally saw B-57 and B-61 Nuclear weapons on the ship
13. It would be common to see it on the same flight line as the the two afore mentioned guesses. (A-7 and F-111)
14. Less than 900 built. 693 were built.
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That’s awesome stuff, Sparky.
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Wow, Tim. Thank you for your service. When/where did you serve if you don't mind my asking? My father and brother both served on carriers. My father served on the Kearsarge in the 50's.
The A-6 was a good choice, and the clues made it challenging, kudos!
OK, let's try this one. - Boeing B-17
- One particular, specific aircraft, had a name
- Served in the Pacific Theater
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Lucky 666?
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Gary,
The Kearsarge was long gone by the time I served.
About the clues:
Feedback from some of the regular quiz participants I learned that the Google word search helps a lot. I'm not that skilled to use that function, I tried to make sure I didn't quote anything directly but used my own words in the clues which I'm sure slowed the process a bit.....
My Naval Aviation Career, I was primarily stationed in squadrons in the Pacific NW at NAS Whidbey Island, WA. I flew both the A-6 Intruder and EA-6B Prowler. From 1976-1994. 5.5 deployments including Desert Storm. Slightly over 5 years at sea counted day for day. 4200 hours and 949 carrier arrested landings (traps) Total.
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