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.

  • #151
Gokul43201 said:
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[u]TOP SCORES[/u] :

Bystander      17
Cyrus          27
Fred           10

Got a "muff" in here somewhere --- 18x3 = 54, minus 1 for 2nd on j79 minus 1 for 2nd on Corona minus 2 on Iron Mike = 50 possible; I'm at 16. I'll let Fred and Cyrus fight out the partitioning of the other 34.
 
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  • #152
Bystander said:
Got a "muff" in here somewhere --- 18x3 = 54, minus 1 for 2nd on j79 minus 1 for 2nd on Corona minus 2 on Iron Mike = 50 possible; I'm at 16. I'll let Fred and Cyrus fight out the partitioning of the other 34.
I'm easy. Give them to Cyrus. He needs the emotional support that more points will bring him.BTW... this is the best thread EVER.
 
  • #153
FredGarvin said:
I'm easy. Give them to Cyrus. He needs the emotional support that more points will bring him.


BTW... this is the best thread EVER.

I was at work. I just came back online to see all these easy pictures posted and I missed them!

Oh well, someone has to take the pitty points, right fred? I hope that Jane's book is coming in handy.
 
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  • #154
Bystander said:
Got a "muff" in here somewhere --- 18x3 = 54, minus 1 for 2nd on j79 minus 1 for 2nd on Corona minus 2 on Iron Mike = 50 possible; I'm at 16. I'll let Fred and Cyrus fight out the partitioning of the other 34.
I'd messed up a couple of question numbers before. There were in fact 20 questions completed at this point. I'd accidentally repeated numbers twice. The question numbers have all been fixed now.

Bystander, you score's been corrected. Kurdt's 3 points have been added to the scores. That fixes the balance sheet, I think.
 
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  • #155
FredGarvin said:
It's the rocket engine from the Bell X-1. I can't remember the name of it though.
Nicely done! My second clue was planned roughly along those lines (pointing to Chuck Yeager or the X-series).

It's the XLR-11. Good enough for me.

Fred gets 3.
 
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  • #157
RQ-3 Darkstar
 
  • #158
Erm I think my three points could possibly be kindly donated between the three contenders seeing as I'm clearly not in the running :smile:
 
  • #159
Bystander said:
RQ-3 Darkstar

I think its an x-45b

The darkstar has a straight trailing edge.

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/annex/rq3a.jpg
Clearly, not a darkstar.

X-45B-s.jpg

X-45b
 
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  • #160
Between Gokul's camera work and my bifocals, there is no such thing as a straight line.
 
  • #161
These UCAVs really look like UFO's, eh?

There all ugly, like fred, IMO.
 
  • #162
cyrusabdollahi said:
I think its an x-45b

The darkstar has a straight trailing edge.

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/annex/rq3a.jpg
Clearly, not a darkstar.

X-45B-s.jpg

X-45b
X-45b? ehhhhhh! Could you be any more WRONG?

Q26: It's an X-36.
 
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  • #163
Supply an answer, you loser.
 
  • #164
AhA! Its an x-36

I knew that front had to be a canard system!

x-36-1223642.jpg
 
  • #165
Last Edited by Fred Garvin: Today 09:00 pm
 
  • #166
That's BS you cheated, I don't know how, but you cheated!
 
  • #167
cyrusabdollahi said:
That's BS you cheated, I don't know how, but you cheated!
LOL! They used one of our engines for those flight tests.
 
  • #168
You sir, can rot!
 
  • #171
What wing is it parked underneath?
 
  • #172
Q27: A space thingie.
 
  • #173
No clue, nexxxxxxxxt!

A trash can w/windows?

An escape pod? I don't know...
 
  • #175
It looks very Jules Verne-esque.
 
  • #177
F-102, you clown.

Again, ugly like you.
 
  • #179
cyrusabdollahi said:
F-102, you clown.

Again, ugly like you.
Wrong inlets genius.
 
  • #180
Um, no. I think not.
 

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