A trip to the Eastern Empire. Submitted for your identification:

Got it in one.

Kyushu J7W1 Shinden

[This message has been edited by topher_time (edited 10-15-2006).]

quote Originally posted by topher_time: And now for a challenge, it was built by Italy to combat the Supermarine Spitfire and P-51 Mustang.

Macchi MC-202

quote Originally posted by topher_time: And now for a challenge, it was built by Italy to combat the Supermarine Spitfire and P-51 Mustang.

MACCHI-CASTOLDI MC-205 VELTRO
It may have been able to compete with early versions of the P-51 and the Spit, especially the Allison-engined version of the Mustang, but after that, it was pretty well outclassed.

Something older perhaps:

This one's a little sneaky...

quote Originally posted by Vonov: This one's a little sneaky...

Finnish Spitfire?

EDIT: Sorry, wide gear, can't be a Spit. Looks like a Merlin engine though.

[This message has been edited by tutnkmn (edited 10-15-2006).]

quote Originally posted by tutnkmn: Something older perhaps:

Fairey Swordfish? It's VERY hard to make out any detail on your small pics. It could also be an early Supermarine design. (The Spitfire was actually derived from one of Supermarine's seaplane racers!)

quote Originally posted by Vonov: Fairey Swordfish? It's VERY hard to make out any detail on your small pics. It could also be an early Supermarine design. (The Spitfire was actually derived from one of Supermarine's seaplane racers!)

Nope. It's American, not military. Bigger pic:

Nothing British about that plane...there's a hint in the photograph, and look carefully at the tail, and see if it jogs your memory.

Vonov, it looks like a Dewoitine D520?

OK ... I'll play.

Name this car: It's not restored ... except for the tires and batteries, it's all original, and it is still occasionally driven on the street!!!



Now ... name this aircraft: Hint ... it's one of a kind, and the wings have been removed for storage.

[This message has been edited by Marvin McInnis (edited 10-15-2006).]

quote Originally posted by Marvin McInnis: Now ... name this aircraft: Hint ... it's one of a kind, and the wings have been removed for storage.

Soviet built Bartini VVA-14 Ekranoplan "The Caspian Sea Monster."

When I was in the Air Force during the Cold War we were shown an intelligence video on this weird bird

[This message has been edited by tutnkmn (edited 10-15-2006).]

quote Originally posted by topher_time: Vonov, it looks like a Dewoitine D520?

Nope.
Hint: it's a Russian design, and not by Mikoyan-Gurevich (aka MiG) or Yakovlev.

quote Originally posted by Vonov: This one's a little sneaky...

Lavochkin LaGG.3/LG-3


Ah, this is FUN!

[This message has been edited by tutnkmn (edited 10-15-2006).]

quote Originally posted by Marvin McInnis: OK ... I'll play. Name this car: It's not restored ... except for the tires and batteries, it's all original, and it is still occasionally driven on the street!!!

That is a sweet example of a Detroit Electric... Looks like about a 1914 Opera Coupe? Any history? Was it by chance owned by a doctor? Going by color choice and being electric... other option was a woman. Back in the heyday of electric cars women weren't sold gasoline or steam engines in general because the salesman might get lynched. Electric was quiet and had enough range for her to go to town and back home where she belonged... yikes. Not noisy and unfeminine. Doctors liked them because you could get in and go make a housecall without worrying about warming it up on a cold winter night, housecalls... what a concept.

[This message has been edited by Scott-Wa (edited 10-15-2006).]

quote Originally posted by Marvin McInnis: OK ... I'll play. Name this car: It's not restored ... except for the tires and batteries, it's all original, and it is still occasionally driven on the street!!!

Its a Detroit Electric. Jay Leno has one.
Its known as "the phone booth."

How about a motorcycle?

quote Originally posted by tutnkmn: Something from the early jet age:

KNEW it was a North American design, took me a while to find it; the later swept-wing versions threw me off track.
North American FJ-1 Fury. Nice looking aircraft; what had me convinced it was a N. A. design was the wing; it looks so much like the P-51's laminar flow wing that I wouldn't be in the least surprised if they just used the same design over; it would be hard to improve upon that without going to a swept configuration.

quote Originally posted by NEPTUNE: How about a motorcycle?

Honda 50?

quote Originally posted by 1MohrFiero: Okay, what is this?

Not even a guess so far. It is not near as tough as some of these planes.

Okay maybe I will try a plane. How about this one?

------------------

quote Originally posted by Vonov: KNEW it was a North American design, took me a while to find it; the later swept-wing versions threw me off track. North American FJ-1 Fury. Nice looking aircraft; what had me convinced it was a N. A. design was the wing; it looks so much like the P-51's laminar flow wing that I wouldn't be in the least surprised if they just used the same design over; it would be hard to improve upon that without going to a swept configuration.

One of my favorite early jets. Good job on the ID

quote Originally posted by 1MohrFiero: Not even a guess so far. It is not near as tough as some of these planes.

It's a 1940 Pontiac 2 door Sedan, apparently hotrodded with a small block chevy.

quote Originally posted by tutnkmn: Nope. It's American, not military. Bigger pic:

Give ya a hint on this one. Made by a Seattle company

A Boeing "C" training seaplane circa 1916. First all Boeing design, turned down by the Navy and sold to New Zealand Flying School for mail delivery. Set an altitude record in 1919 for New Zealand at 6500 feet.

[This message has been edited by Scott-Wa (edited 10-15-2006).]

quote Originally posted by Scott-Wa: A Boeing "C" training seaplane circa 1916

OWNED! Good job!

quote Originally posted by Scott-Wa: Honda 50?

Close. Honda made at least three very different 50cc models that year.
And the year (s)?

[This message has been edited by NEPTUNE (edited 10-15-2006).]

I think it's a scrambler from the mid 60's, a friend of mine has one he wants to restore. I think Elvis rode one in one of his movies.

I take it back, it's a sport 50 from 1967 isn't it?

[This message has been edited by Scott-Wa (edited 10-16-2006).]

quote Originally posted by 1MohrFiero: Not even a guess so far. It is not near as tough as some of these planes. Okay maybe I will try a plane. How about this one?

C-7 Caribou

the CGI biplane looks like a Douglas O-38??