name this plane (for fun)

[Vulcan607]

and another mass of strings and wings

[mattmanB182]

Originally Posted by Vulcan607

and another mass of strings and wings

Shackelton?

[Vulcan607]

yes A.V.Roe Shackleton
now only my seaplane to go.

[Spitfire23]

Originally Posted by Spitfire23

Ok, here is my next one.

This one is with it's wings removed


And here it is WITH wings. (Edited it to make it easier to see and to avoid Cheaters )

Sorry about that, strange because when i posted it, it was 2 seperate photos.

Ahhh well, here is the image that was supposed to be there, Give it a go

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by Spitfire23

Sorry about that, strange because when i posted it, it was 2 seperate photos.

Ahhh well, here is the image that was supposed to be there, Give it a go

Haha, you had me fooled for a moment there. BUT, you can't fool a Soviet Ace.

Anyway, the answer is a Bartini VVA-14 Long-Rage Seaplane. It was supposed to be able to take off from the water, VTOL style, but failed because of the engines or something? My Encyclopedia of Soviet Aircraft is always good.

[kozzm0]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

Are you sure about that? I mean Mossad stealing France's blueprints of the Mirage 3. Because I remember reading somewhere, that since France was supplying Israel with planes, tanks, and weapons (before the US took over as the main contributor,) they gave the Israeli's the Mirage 3 because it was becoming outdated for the French Air Force. And also, that's how they got other Mirage's like the IV and another early Mirage (by buying them, and then suiting them up for their own uses, not stealing the prints).

France did end up selling Mirage's to Israel, but at the time, Charles De Gaulle was refusing to sell them so they had to steal Mirage 3. It was being produced outside France, Switzerland if I remember right, and a Mossad agent managed to get ahold of several hundred copies of the design.

[Wissam24]

But that's not a funny name

[Spitfire23]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

Haha, you had me fooled for a moment there. BUT, you can't fool a Soviet Ace.

Anyway, the answer is a Bartini VVA-14 Long-Rage Seaplane. It was supposed to be able to take off from the water, VTOL style, but failed because of the engines or something? My Encyclopedia of Soviet Aircraft is always good.

Ahhh crap, i was hoping one of you russians didn't show up.

And yes that is correct and so is the information on it. God your good

Reminder to everyone: Dont bother posting russian planes, theres hardly any point, Right Soviet

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by Spitfire23

Ahhh crap, i was hoping one of you russians didn't show up.

And yes that is correct and so is the information on it. God your good

Reminder to everyone: Dont bother posting russian planes, theres hardly any point, Right Soviet

Well I do have like 10+ books all about Soviet planes from 1920s-1991. I don't know them all off hand, but I'm sure if you post a soviet plane, I'll be sure to find it somewhere in one of my books. I actually wish I had one of those VVA-14 sea planes. It would be SWEEEET.

[Spitfire23]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

Well I do have like 10+ books all about Soviet planes from 1920s-1991. I don't know them all off hand, but I'm sure if you post a soviet plane, I'll be sure to find it somewhere in one of my books. I actually wish I had one of those VVA-14 sea planes. It would be SWEEEET.

No bloody wonder! Your knowledge combined with 10+ books is enough for world domination.

And it really would be pretty amazing to own one of those, they look so unusual that most will think its a spacecraft