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Name this MWiF Counter - 01
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:13 am
by 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?
RE: Name this MWiF Counter - 01
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 9:20 am
by Ian R
Blohm und Voss BV141B
RE: Name this MWiF Counter - 01
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 9:28 am
by Ian R
pics
RE: Name this MWiF Counter - 01
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 9:31 am
by Ian R
pic 2
RE: Name this MWiF Counter - 01
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 9:37 am
by Ian R
3
RE: Name this MWiF Counter - 01
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 9:39 am
by Ian R
4
RE: Name this MWiF Counter - 01
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 9:40 am
by Ian R
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RE: Name this MWiF Counter - 01
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 10:48 am
by Greyshaft
Beautiful plane the Blohm und Voss BV141B and thats the one I figured would be the first guess...
...but wrong.
HINT: Italian
RE: Name this MWiF Counter - 01
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 11:10 am
by Ian R
back to the drawing board... hoped you like the photos
RE: Name this MWiF Counter - 01
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 11:21 am
by Ian R
Perhaps this is a trick question... FIAT CR.32?
RE: Name this MWiF Counter - 01
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 11:22 am
by Ian R
or the 42?
RE: Name this MWiF Counter - 01
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 12:13 pm
by 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.
RE: Name this MWiF Counter - 01
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:33 pm
by 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)
RE: Name this MWiF Counter - 01
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:48 pm
by Ian R
But it could be the imam ro 44
RE: Name this MWiF Counter - 01
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:23 pm
by 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
RE: Name this MWiF Counter - 01
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:13 pm
by 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.