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.

  • #121
Little Boy
 
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  • #123
Bystander said:
Little Boy
Wow! That was the first time I saw it - never even saw a picture of it before.

Bystander - 3 more.
 
  • #124
sikorski s-55

Edit: Ugly, like fred.
 
  • #125
cyrusabdollahi said:
sikorski s-55
Very close. It's actually the UH-19, but S-55 is good enough for 3 points.

Time to make it a little tough again...
 
  • #127
Your clue leaves me clueless. Please elaborate on what you mean by "the race" there were many races in avaiations history.
 
  • #129
cyrusabdollahi said:
Your clue leaves me clueless. Please elaborate on what you mean by "the race" there were many races in avaiations history.
Many races in aviation history; two big Races in modern World history.
 
  • #130
F-86 sabre
 
  • #131
Vanguard I
 
  • #132
cyrusabdollahi said:
F-86 sabre
Correct, for 3 points.
 
  • #133
Q18: Cheated --- that's so obscure as to be ridiculous. See if Fred gets it on "1."
 
  • #134
Re: Q18... I've never seen anything like that, so I've got to go for a (semi)educated guess. Since it's gold-plated, it's obviously intended for space applications; that opinion is also based upon the 'space race' that was going on when I was a mere child. My guess, although it doesn't look like one, is that it's the rear view of an early prototype space helmet.
 
  • #135
cyrusabdollahi said:
sikorski s-55

Edit: Ugly, like fred.
Amatueur. It's a Chickasaw. Geeze. The differences are glaring.
 
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  • #136
Q18: Not a friggin' clue.
 
  • #137
Q18: save the second clue --- I'll take my 2 pts. for "Corona film cannister," or "Corona film recovery cannister."
 
  • #138
Bystander said:
Q18: save the second clue --- I'll take my 2 pts. for "Corona film cannister," or "Corona film recovery cannister."
That's good for 2 points. The thing in the object is a Discoverer satellite, one of the early successes of the Corona Project. Also, being Discoverer XIV, it is the first satellite to be ejected by an orbiting spave vehicle and recovered in mid-air. Upon re-entry, it deployed a parachute which was successfully snagged by a C-119.

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/294/img2141oi8.jpg

I thought the obscurity of this one would be at least somewhat alleviated by its being in the news last year, when the Corona Engineers were awarded the NAE's Draper Prize.
 
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  • #140
(update, till Q20)

Code: 
[u]SCORES[/u] :

Bystander      16
Cyrus          27
Fred           10
Kurdt          3

Note: There were question numbers that were messed up. They've now been fixed. I believe these scores are correct.
 
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  • #141
Snark missile
 
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  • #146
FredGarvin said:
That's a Pratt & Whitney afterburner. Since it's next to the Raptor I'll also say that it's the vectored thrust assembly.
Silly me - should have clipped the picture more.

That pic is the back view of the entire F119. Here's another view:

http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/571/img2314lu7.jpg

And the hazy mammoth is the Stratofortress - 6 points.
 
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