name this plane (for fun)

[Panzergranate]

Danny NL's is the Heinkel fighter, He-99, which was in competition with the Bf-109 for the role as principle Luftwaffe fighter, during the 1930's.

[flynlion]

Originally Posted by Panzergranate

Danny NL's is the Heinkel fighter, He-99, which was in competition with the Bf-109 for the role as principle Luftwaffe fighter, during the 1930's.

Are you sure Panzer? The He-112 was a competitor with the Bf-109, and it was a tail-wheel plane. This one seems kinda odd with a nose gear up front sharing space with a big water-cooled engine, kinda wonder how it all fit. Maybe the nose wheel tucked up into the gap left by the inverted V? I can't find anything on the He-99 except that a few flew in Spain with the Condor Legion, no pictures. Now I'm curious to learn more about it....

[Panzergranate]

Originally Posted by flynlion

Are you sure Panzer? The He-112 was a competitor with the Bf-109, and it was a tail-wheel plane. This one seems kinda odd with a nose gear up front sharing space with a big water-cooled engine, kinda wonder how it all fit. Maybe the nose wheel tucked up into the gap left by the inverted V? I can't find anything on the He-99 except that a few flew in Spain with the Condor Legion, no pictures. Now I'm curious to learn more about it....

I looks like the front wheel twists sideways, rather like on a P-36 and P-40, to fold up flat. The chances are that it could be one of the "Austerity / Desperation" built utility fighters towards the end of the war, when materials were in short supply.

Russia had the LaGG-1 and LaGG-3, Britain had the Miles M-20 amd Finland had the "Reckless" (A wooden copy of the Buffalo powered by an I-16 engine).

I find the "also flew" fighters and bombers more interesting than the more familiar fare.

The accounts of the many dogfights between HS-123 bi-plane fighters and Soviet I-15 bi-planes is one forgotten part of the 1941 invasion of Russia.

The Chinese ace, "Fatty" Chung, scored all his kills with the Vultee P-66 Vanguard, despite also flying the fast but clumsy P-43 Lancer, which the P-47 Thunderbolt is a bigger version of.

[flynlion]

Originally Posted by Panzergranate

I find the "also flew" fighters and bombers more interesting than the more familiar fare.

I agree. It's important to remember that for every success in aviation there are a hundred or more "failures". Those of us who have tried to make a living in the biz will certainly testify to that LoL

[haitch40]

whats this?

[Martinho]

tu-2

[haitch40]

Originally Posted by Martinho

tu-2

well done

[Danny M NL]

Originally Posted by Panzergranate

Danny NL's is the Heinkel fighter, He-99, which was in competition with the Bf-109 for the role as principle Luftwaffe fighter, during the 1930's.

still wrong...

I'll tell, since everyone's moved on anyway... it was the me309.

[flynlion]

Originally Posted by Danny M NL

still wrong...

I'll tell, since everyone's moved on anyway... it was the me309.

Good one Danny. From what I've read on the Me-309, some versions even had a pressurized cockpit for high altitude intercepts, very unusual for a single engined fighter. Problem was that all that extra stuff made it too heavy and performance suffered. Here's a diagram showing how the nose gear would lay flat up under that big engine:

[flynlion]

So if anyone is still interested, the homebuilt I posted back on pg 30 is a "Mini-Imp" designed by Molt Taylor back in the 70's. It has a VW engine that sits just behind the cockpit and drives a tail mounted pusher prop through a drive shaft. I want one heheheh.