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Posted: August/31/2020 at 7:12pm  Quote
 
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Posted: August/31/2020 at 8:24pm  Quote
 
Not many guys who can say that.  But that's not it Sparky.  Air/dive brakes have been around a lot longer than that.

  • It was usually configured as a two-seater.
  • Among it's various roles, one role had it being launched from naval vessels and hoisted back aboard after its flight.
  • In its naval role, it was neither a seaplane (flying boat), nor a float plane!
    It was ditched in the water and remained afloat until retrieved!
  • It was quite advanced, and had a few "firsts". (they'll be the next clues if needed.)
  • It is one of the first aircraft to incorporate air/dive brakes.
  • The incidence of the horizontal stab' could be adjusted.


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Vought OS2U Kingfisher?
 
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Posted: August/31/2020 at 8:33pm  Quote
 
 Don.
I think it has to be quite a bit earlier than that, but still looking!
Nationality would help?


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Posted: August/31/2020 at 8:38pm  Quote
 
Not the Kingfisher either, Abufletcher.

  • It was usually configured as a two-seater.
  • Among it's various roles, one role had it being launched from naval vessels and hoisted back aboard after its flight.
  • In its naval role, it was neither a seaplane (flying boat), nor a float plane!
    It was ditched in the water and remained afloat until retrieved! 
  • It was quite advanced, and had a few "firsts".
  • It is one of the first aircraft to incorporate air/dive brakes.
  • The incidence of the horizontal stab' could be adjusted.
  • The French built about 4500.  The British about 1300.
  • It was a biplane.
  • Powered by a rotary engine.


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Well then Its' probably one of these !!!




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Quote: Alan
Well then Its' probably one of these !!!



It probably is!  


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OK - probably time to just about give it away:

  • It was usually configured as a two-seater.
  • Among it's various roles, one role had it being launched from naval vessels and hoisted back aboard after its flight.
  • In its naval role, it was neither a seaplane (flying boat), nor a float plane!
    It was ditched in the water and remained afloat until retrieved!  
  • It was quite advanced, and had a few "firsts".
  • It is one of the first aircraft to incorporate air/dive brakes.
  • The incidence of the horizontal stab' could be adjusted.
  • The French built about 4500. The British about 1300.
  • It was a biplane.
  • Powered by a rotary engine.
  • Designed as a fighter, it was obsolete soon after it arrived at the front lines.  It was too stable.
  • It's unofficial name derived from the manner in which the top wing was attached.
  • A later design from the same manufacturer was arguably one of the most successful British WWI fighters.  Highly unstable!


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