ID the aircraft Quiz

Thank you Waynos.

I believe that would be a new version of the "Snowgoose" UAS otherwise known as the MMIST CQ-10B. The B variant uses an autogyro to produce lift and is claimed to have twice the range as the powered parachute A model. I believe SOCOM is one of the current customers. Further background information is available on Wikipedia:

MMIST CQ-10 Snowgoose

I was unaware they had an autogyro in the works, until I saw the image posted by Astr0...nice find.

I'll submit another airframe. What is the make and model of the aircraft being captured? For bonus questions, what location was this image taken and at what location (city and state) was the bulk of the project developed?



Have a great day.

That is Lockheed Martins TADAR (Target Acquisition / Designation / Aerial Reconnaissance) YMQM-105.

It fell foul of the dreaded 'mission creep' and died under a $1 billion debt burden for zero return. Nice picture indeed.

My turn....

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Wow that is a weird one! - I was tempted to ask if that was a real aircraft and not some bad CGI UFO

I got nothing (of course cos I'm not the best at this game) - I'm gonna say some mini UAV, that wing arrangement is very odd, I have seen something called a Dozor 600 that has down turned wing tips, but nothing quite like that... I thought I might have been onto a lead with that...

No its not a computer generated image. Its a very real project, and those wings have a very interesting aerodynamic effect that makes this airframe extremely stable even with no vertical or horizontal tail surfaces.

Is the DevilRay UAV an acceptable answer. Not sure if its the correct proper name but I know its the one that can recharge from power lines.

On the offchance it is right, here is something from me. As the paint job suggests, this dates from WW2



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That is so cool!

One that has been recently under development is the DevilRay, which has some interesting design with its down-curled wingtips. These propeller-driven flying wings use some sort of “inverse capped helix winglets” that somehow take advantage of the wingtip wind vortexes that form during flight, and can somehow provide stabilization.

link

Someone care to explain a little more regarding 'inverse capped helix winglets'?

Originally posted by waynos

Got one!!!!!

That sir is the Baynes Bat

The Baynes Bat was an experimental glider of the Second World War, designed by L.E. Baynes. It was used to test the tailless design that he had suggested as a means to convert tanks into temporary gliders so they could be flown into battle.

More luck than good management but it still counts!

Will have a new one in a bit

edit:.... This one follows on nicely from waynos's

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another edit... hmmm I realise now that this one is going to be a simple one, but it's done now... Maybe next time I'll get something really hard to find.

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That will be the Antonov An 40, and while we're away from these modern uav thingies, have a crack at this majestic old beast

That's the VA Windsor. I'm not on too often, so I'll cede my turn to the next.

Whats wrong with you people? Four days without a pic!!!

Have another on me

Tu-91 Boot

Reminds me of the Gloster E28, but the windscreen config is different...

The first Sagittario developed by Ambrosini in Italy... nice choice

This one should be fairly easy:

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Originally posted by baddmove
Not sure what it's called or even if it can fly.....

Its called Photoshop....

Time to wade in

First one is easy.
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Second one:

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Mystery Missile
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Originally posted by FredT
Time to wade in

First one is easy.
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1- Lockheed JetStar without wing tanks...

Second one:

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2- Scaled Composites Triumph

Mystery Missile
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3- North American AGM-28



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Nicely done all spot on

Originally posted by FredT
Nicely done all spot on

Thanks!

I don't have any ideas to post so I guess whomever wants to chime in can.