WW2 aircraft

Major Walter Schmidt got it!
It’s called Koken-ki in japanese,
there more videos on youtube,
then pictures in the net.

Part I
Part II
Part III

Your turn!:smiley:

Wow! I just LOVE learning new stuff, thanks chaps!

If you are interested in aircraft you should look these threads too:
http://www.ww2incolor.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4618
http://www.ww2incolor.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3484
http://www.ww2incolor.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4184
http://www.ww2incolor.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4610
http://www.ww2incolor.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7247
http://www.ww2incolor.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6461
http://www.ww2incolor.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7176

This good?
And no, its not the German version of the Nakajima G10N Fugaku…

Darn photo size limit…

Ju490.jpg

Excuse me, my dear Herr major, but I think that this one was already identified by you – you see, a complete type-designation is already visible… :roll:

Have another try! :wink:

There is no such thing as the Ju490… That was just a cover :wink:

Very good!:wink: It had to be the Focke-Wulf Fw Projekt 195.

Yes :smiley: sergej goes next!!!
Might be fun to do a “What if” 4 engine version (or even 10-engine) version of the Ju390/290/90 though.

Junkers planed a 8-engine aircraft but the Reichsluftfahrtministerium never give this designation.
Anyway this is the next:

What? Two days and not a single speculation? That is completely unacceptable, honorable ladies and gentlemen! OK, my dear Mr. Sergej – here is my offer: North American XB 21. :slight_smile:

If I cut your offer in three parts, only one will be correct.
And an other hint: this aircraft had an other design in the
beginning, an unsual design.

Oh, silly me! :oops: Of course, your mystery machine is the Boeing - Stearman XA - 21. Please, just follow this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Stearman_XA-21.jpg

Yes this is the correct answer!

The original aircraft was designated as X100 and
it had a streamlined canopy.
The United States Army Air Corps bought it and
designated it as XA-21. Later they rebuilt the
canopy into a steped cockpit. Only one XA-21
was build.

Your turn Librarian!:slight_smile:

Excellent, my dear Mr. Sergej! So here is another pretty forgotten construction:

Do you recognize this machine? :wink:

thats not the dc3, right?:eek:

No, my dear Mr. SS Ouche-Vittes. However, the DC 3 indeed inspired the origination of our mystery machine. :wink:

Lisunov Li-2
L2D Tabby (Type Zero Transport)
Saab 90
DC-2

If its not one of those, I give up…

i was gona say the japanese and the russian copies of the dc-3:neutral:

Alas, my dear Herr Major, the answer is no. :slight_smile:

Although your general approach is very good, you are tremendously concentrated on diferent lookalikes of the DC 3. Yes, that magnificent airplane indeed inspired constructors of our mystery machine, but in the very same time it represents a truly original, unique construction. Its first public appearance occurred in 1936, and in that same year this machine participated in a very distinguished, long-distance international air-race. :wink: