Can You Identify These Aircraft from Limited Clues?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a game where participants identify various aircraft, munitions, and space vehicles based on limited photographic clues. The game includes rules for guessing and scoring, with multiple questions posed sequentially.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
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Main Points Raised

  • Gokul introduces a game format where participants guess aircraft based on clues, emphasizing the sequential nature of clue posting.
  • Some participants express excitement and readiness to engage in the game.
  • There are discussions about the visibility of images posted via Imageshack, with some participants struggling to view full-size images.
  • Multiple participants identify the U-2 spyplane and the Apollo space capsule, with varying degrees of certainty and additional commentary on the clues' difficulty.
  • Discussions arise regarding the identification of the F-82 Twin Mustang, with some participants correcting misconceptions about its design.
  • Participants express competitive banter, with some teasing others about their performance in the game.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is no consensus on the difficulty of the clues or the correctness of some identifications, as participants offer differing opinions and corrections throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Some participants mention the challenge of identifying aircraft based on limited photographic angles, and there are unresolved issues regarding the clarity and size of the images provided.

Who May Find This Useful

Aerospace enthusiasts, aircraft identification hobbyists, and participants interested in interactive games related to aviation and space exploration.

  • #271
cyrusabdollahi said:
It used to land on carriers. The wings fold too. (Not the AF, but the NAVY variant. They probably just made them all w/hooks).
Okay. I thought only the Blue Angels flew the hookers, but like you say, maybe they left the hooks on the AF versions too.
 
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  • #272
Perhaps its like the eurofighter where the Uk ordered them minus the canons and they tried all sorts of balast where the canons should be but it was too unstable. In the end they found that leaving the canons was the best option for not destabalising the plane in flight. I'm not sure the eurofighter could get any more unstable to be fair because it was delibarately designed with aerodynamic instabilities to make it more maneuvrable but inoperable without computer assistance. Weirdness.
 
  • #273
Sounds like the F-16.
 
  • #274
AF versions didn't have carrier rated landing gear; they played around with the hooks and arresting gear on short runways --- not as a regular operational use.
 
  • #275
Okay, here's the plan.

I've got another 8 questions or so at hand. I'm going to save 3 of those for some kind of a tie-breaker, if necessary (if there's an outright winner, I'll maybe just put them up anyways, but not for points). The 5 questions that I'm going to use for the last half-leg I'm going to put up in a single post - all 5 appearing at the same time.

So, I'm going to make sure Fred shows up. Then I take attendance, and when everyone's ready...up they come!

Are you folks okay with that are does anyone have plans for tonight?
 
  • #276
Yeah, he's studying his Jane's, that loser.
 
  • #277
Bystander can still win. And if Kurdt's around, I'd like him to join in as well.
 
  • #278
Who you calling loser, loser?
 
  • #279
Ah, welcome back loser. How was your alone time with Jane?

Youre going down. If I loose to a guy who called a C-133 a P-3 Orion, Ill hang myself.
 
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  • #280
Fred, did you read post#275 (and for good measure, catch up on stuff you may have missed), and are you okay with it?

Bystander & Kurdt, are you folks ready?

I'm going to give y'all about 5 minutes to get here; then I post a warning shot followed by the 5 question post within the minute.
 
  • #281
Consider your ass, grass fred.

You're going to loose. I am the greatest! I am the greatest! EAT YOUR WORDS! EAT YOUR WORDS!
 
  • #282
Fair 'nuff.
 
  • #283
Gokul43201 said:
Fred, did you read post#275 (and for good measure, catch up on stuff you may have missed), and are you okay with it?
Oh sure. I'm good. I'm having fun!
 
  • #284
cyrusabdollahi said:
Consider your ass, grass fred.

You're going to loose. I am the greatest! I am the greatest! EAT YOUR WORDS! EAT YOUR WORDS!
You eat a lot of sugar, don't you?
 
  • #285
Gah, I changed my mind. Sorry! I don't like the format of all 5 in one post. Then it comes down to you guys having to use logistical tricks to maximize your chance of scoring. So here's what I'll do instead:

Unless something goes wrong on my end, the first question (Q 36 Clue I) will appear at 11:00pm ET (by the PF clock). Every subsequent question will appear after exactly 3 minutes by the PF clock (11:03, 11:06,...).

So, we start in 3 minutes. Kapische?
 
  • #286
Sounds good.....


EAT YOUR WORDS!
 
  • #287
Roger. Over.
 
  • #288
Czech, Polack, whatever ----
 
  • #290
Me262...
 
  • #291
Me 262,...
 
  • #292
Me-262 Swallow
 
  • #293
FredGarvin said:
Me292...

What's a 292 fred??

292!?

EAT YOUR WORDS!
 
  • #294
He CHEATED! HE CHANGED IT BEFORE THE TIME STAMP CHANGED! WHAT AN SOB!

BS EAT YOUR WORDS CHEATER!
 
  • #295
I don't know what you're talking about:-p

I typed too fast. Gokul will see that I edited. Keep your skirt on.
 
  • #297
mig-17...
 
  • #298
Mig 17...
 
  • #299
FredGarvin said:
Mig 17...

Slow, dumb and a cheater. Youre all around scum.

EAT YOUR WORDSSSSSSSS!
 

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