Crazymainer US Navy Quiz #3

Bugger, I missed this one, at work all day. It was pretty easy too. %$@#@$… 🙁

Thanks Phil, you’re pretty good at these too yaself !!

Quizes are great because while you’re researching a very obscure aircraft you’re learning so much more than you normally would with classic aviation.

Cheers
Chris

Doh Doh, Quick draw Turbo, None left.

Well done Chris 😀 , I looked at most of theses while trying to solve the last Quiz 😮 , My bedroom has books and scrap paper notes everywhere :p , Since I started on this forum the book shelfs empty, Well almost except for novels and evolution and Dino stuff, All the Airplane library now lives all round the computer :rolleyes: , Cheers lads, Tally Ho! Phil. :diablo: ( Working on my next Quiz, Its been a while since the last, Which seemed a little hard for some :p , May take it easy this time. 😉 )

Sooooo,…

Is # 4 going to be a tricky one?
😀 :diablo:

I love the 1920-1940 range of US Aircraft. So much style in the there.

TNZ

To be honmest I thought it was developed into the SBD Dauntless.
The Northrop BT-1 had bad handling traits and no wing folding provision. Douglas sorted this out. You can see the similarities in the tail surface.

Cheers,
Chris
🙂

Hey Chris,

Yep it was develope into the SBD.

Cheers Crazymainer

To be honmest I thought it was developed into the SBD Dauntless.
The Northrop BT-1 had bad handling traits and no wing folding provision. Douglas sorted this out. You can see the similarities in the tail surface.

Cheers,
Chris
🙂

OK I give up………………

OK Chris,

You win,

Can you name me the plane the BT-1 became. This might be harder then you think.

Cheers Crazymainer

ah haaaaaa !!!!!!!!

I have it !!!

Douglas BT-1

Was a originally a Northrop design but Douglas took it over and modified the undercart to retract inwards.

TNZ

Are they semi-retracted or fixed into position and heavily faired?
Can I ask that as a teeny-weeny clue ???? :p

Cheers
Chris.

(TNZ)

Ok Chris,

Theirs your teeny-weeny clue :p

Cheers Crazymainer

Ha ha, Crazymainer…bring it on !!! 😀

However, the second pic is still eluding me.
I thought it may have been an early prototype Dauntless but those faired wheels are a stigma.
Are they semi-retracted or fixed into position and heavily faired?
Can I ask that as a teeny-weeny clue ???? :p

Cheers
Chris.

(TNZ)

Alright TNZ your going to……………..

OK TNZ,

On the next quiz your going to be bared :diablo:

Yes both of the plane are Douglas one is the DT-2 and the other is the -5, now that leaves the second photo. 😉

Cheers Crazymainer

Also unsure about the DT-5 (the top pic), because all of the variants (DT-1 to 5) are quite similar looking and the photo is not that clear.

But after further research, I’m going to go with DT-2 !!

🙂

TNZ

Did I get the SPAD variant correct?

TNZ

Yep, you got it.

Cheers Crazymainer

…and is the top one a Douglas DT-5 ??

TNZ.

Did I get the SPAD variant correct?

TNZ

Sorry Chaps,

Wrong plane right company

Cheers Crazymainer

No 2 looks kinda-like a Douglas TBD-1 Devastator.

Yeah I’ll go along with that, but the undercart is all wrong.
Which makes it a little tricky. Gonna have consult my books when I get home from work… 😀

TNZ
🙂

No 2 looks kinda-like a Douglas TBD-1 Devastator.

Sorry But try it again its not a multi-seat version

As for the #4 yep I think this one is to easy for you. :diablo:

Cheers Crazymainer

Thanks CM,

I love US Navy aviation, so it all helps !!!

Umm,..you’re right, it is a single-seater Spad (just had another look).
Is it a AD-4 (A-1D) ?

Cheers
TNZ

Hi Crazymainer,

I think its the AD4-Q.
There’s huge variations of this fabulous old warhorse (which I really do love 🙂 )

TNZ 🙂

Sorry But try it again its not a multi-seat version

As for the #4 yep I think this one is to easy for you. :diablo:

Cheers Crazymainer