Name this MWiF Counter - 01

[Greyshaft]

I'm changing around the 'Aircraft of the Day' thread to make it more challenging.
* The aircraft in question is represented in MWiF.
* It is a single engine aircraft.
* It was deliberately designed with one wing 21cm (8 inches) shorter than the other.

Which aircraft and why was it designed that way?

[Ian R]

Blohm und Voss BV141B

[Ian R]

pics

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pic 2

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[Greyshaft]

Beautiful plane the Blohm und Voss BV141B and thats the one I figured would be the first guess...

...but wrong.

HINT: Italian

[Ian R]

back to the drawing board... hoped you like the photos

[Ian R]

Perhaps this is a trick question... FIAT CR.32?

[Ian R]

or the 42?

[Ian R]

Actually I have just found the cr32 dimensions: top span 9.5m, bottom 6.145m so its not that either. The cr42 is 9.7m/6.5m so its not that one either.

[Froonp]

Macchi C.202 Folgore


The power from the 1,175hp Daimler-Benz DB 601A Engine was too much for the small plane's controls, so the designer extended the left wing by 8 inches in order to provide more lift on that side and counteract the torque. (Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macchi_C.202)

[Ian R]

But it could be the imam ro 44

[Ian R]

Incidentally, does the same sort of asymmetry apply for the Macchi MC.205 Veltro?

This web site lists the wingspan as only 8cm less than the folgore but with the same airframe etc.

http://www.regiamarina.net/arsenals/pla ... chi_us.htm

[Greyshaft]

ORIGINAL: Froonp

Macchi C.202 Folgore


The power from the 1,175hp Daimler-Benz DB 601A Engine was too much for the small plane's controls, so the designer extended the left wing by 8 inches in order to provide more lift on that side and counteract the torque. (Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macchi_C.202)

You got it Froonp.

Wikipedia says the Veltro wing was the same as the Folgore:
In testing the Centauro and Sagittario proved to be better performers at higher altitudes due to their larger wings. The Veltro used the same wing as the earlier Folgore, but weights had increased from 2,350 to 3,408kg, and the wing loading from 142 to 203kg/m². The Veltro had performance more in line with German designs with their higher wing-loadings, and was at its best at medium altitudes where it could reach 400mph. Plans were made to produce both the G.55 and Re.2005, but they also put the Veltro into production immediately.


Since the Veltro used a 1,475hp DB 605 engine rather than the 1,175hp used in the Folgore I can understand why they still needed the extra wing.