Guess that Plane! Resurrection!

  • Thread starter Mike Rotch
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It is a Grumman, it is also one of Grummans more popular models. I beleive it started production in 1975 and it was the final variant of the AA-5 line of civilian aircraft.

That should be enough clues to get it now.

Edit:

My final clue, just so I can go to bed
GrummanAmericanTigerEmblem02.jpg


And I'm off to bed, if anyone gets this (which is allmost inevitable) post a new picture up, I will confirm it in the morning.
 
Hope I'm not repeating. I didn't read through all 185 posts.

What is it?





The clue:
This aircraft had a visible feature which was a first for the U.S. Army.
 
jammyozzy
Aah, finally, an easy one. :D

Grumman FF-1 'Fifi'.

Oh, the distinguishing feature I believe was the retractable landing gear.
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Not quite that easy jammy! Sorry. You are correct about the landing gear. Fifi was the first fighter to have the retractable gear. This is not a fighter but a trainer. Also the FF-1 was a bi-wing with an enclosed cockpit. This aircraft pre-dates the FF-1 by about 13 or 14 years, the end of WWI.

Think Ohio for the manufacturer. ;)
 
Darn.. The landing gear is classic prop driven Grumman.


Could it be a Vought or Ryan?



Wait.. Orville and Wilbur were from Dayton Ohio..

Is it a wright or Waco?
 
The shape of the rudder/fin is a clue, but I can't quite dredge it up from memory.
 
It does.. It's really squatty, and it's got a 4 bladed propeller. I think it would be perfect for looney toons or something.
 
High-Test
Darn.. The landing gear is classic prop driven Grumman.


Could it be a Vought or Ryan?



Wait.. Orville and Wilbur were from Dayton Ohio..

Is it a wright or Waco?
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Close enough High-Test. 👍 You have both dayton and wright in your post which is what it is. A Dayton-Wright XPS-1. The first U.S. Army plane to have a retractable landing gear. (and yeah it is a classic toon plane isn't it?)

You're up H-T.
 
The designation is Vought TBU but I don't remember the name. It never entered production (it was to be produced by Consolidated-Vultee as the TBY) but was damn good. Do you give me half a point?

- EDIT - I just remembered it, it was the Sea Wolf.
 

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