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    Default Trivia Quiz #22 Aircraft recognition

    I am sure this will be easy for the experts out there. Name, technical details and role of this nice beauty:

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    Neil

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    Supermarine Nighthawk. A plane that couldn't catch it's prey (zeppelins). Actually, almost couldn't take off!
    Karl

    PS: Neil, I knew the answer anyway, but remember to change the pictures' file name
    KwE

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    I hear Dastardly and Muttley are claiming IP on the design

    (note to any Shapeways designers here - please do some "Catch the Pigeon" models!!!)

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    Nice one Karl couldn't work out how to do it. A bit of an own goal there. I'll try better next time round.

    Quote Originally Posted by Jager View Post
    Supermarine Nighthawk. A plane that couldn't catch it's prey (zeppelins). Actually, almost couldn't take off!
    Karl

    PS: Neil, I knew the answer anyway, but remember to change the pictures' file name
    KwE

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    supermarine nighthawk

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    Here's the technical details:
    from Wiki:
    General characteristics
    Crew: Four (2 pilots, 2 gunners)
    Length: 37 ft (11.28 m)
    Wingspan: 60 ft (18.29 m)
    Height: 17 ft 8˝ in (5.39 m)
    Wing area: 962 ft˛ (89.2 m˛)
    Empty weight: 3,677 lb (1,671 kg)
    Loaded weight: 6,146 lb (2,794 kg)
    Powerplant: 2 × Anzani 9 cylinder radial engine with four blade propellers, 100 hp (75 kW) each

    Performance
    Maximum speed: 65 kn (75 mph, 121 km/h)

    Time to 10,000 ft (3,050 m): 60 min
    Endurance: 9 - 18 hours (theoretical, unproven)

    Armament

    Guns: One 1˝ pdr Davis gun and one Lewis gun above upper wing, and one Lewis gun in the nose
    Although touted as being able to reach 75 mph (121 km/h), the P.B.31E prototype only managed 60 mph (97 km/h) at 6,500 ft (1,981 m) and took an hour to climb to 10,000 ft (3,048 m), which was totally inadequate for intercepting Zeppelins.[3] Given the Anzani engine's reputation for unreliability and overheating, it is unlikely that the aircraft would have delivered the advertised endurance either.



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