Name That Plane

[Jim Craik]

 

[Randy V]

Vought's solution to the F111B problem...

 

[Randy V]

Here's one to chew on....

 

[Charlie Farley]

Howard Hughes involved?

 

[Mark]

Here's one to chew on....

Applying a quote from Mark Donohue, "if it looks right, it usually is", suggests to me that that aircraft (cough), may not have been particularly successful?

 

[Jim Craik]

The squared off look of the wings and tail look post war, the fuselage is odd with all those windows forward of the wing, balance could be problematic, plus, i do not see any way to access the interior. The small two bladed props do not appear to have much of a power source , with no obvious cooling scoops, cooling vents or radiators.

 

[Jack]

Very interesting. Best guess is the 1948 Monsted Vincent MV-1. Think it was powered by four 85 HP Continental engines. Wrecked by hurricane Andrew in 1992 and subsequently destroyed by hurricane Rita in 2005 in Louisiana. I believe it was originally built in Louisiana as well.

 

[Randy V]

Jack wins!!!!

Good sleuthing my friend...

I love some of these oddball aircraft. While it does look like something Howard Hughes might have had a hand in, this was not one of them..

Much like an Airstream trailer with wings!


More info::
http://www.shu-aero.com/AeroPhotos_Shu_Aero/Aircraft_M/Monsted-Vincent/Janes_1949_50.jpg

 

[Larry L.]

...and all this reveals the i.d. of Mr. Craik's plane...how...'zaclky! :laugh:

(Prior to Jim's post above, I'd always thought the F4 was the only bird of the jet age that had those characteristic 'drooping' stabilizers. I don't have a clue whut that thar plane is...)

 

[Jack]

Larry, Jim's photo is a Vought 505 or 507. Lost the competition to the Tomcat for the Navy.

 

[Randy V]

Yup, I was saving it for someone else...

Google V-507 and you'll find a lot of datapoints..