Naked Herk

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 04/06/2015 at 12:05 • Filed to: planelopnik

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A factory-fresh !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Super Hercules destined for the US Coast Guard departs Lockheed Martin's facility in Marietta, GA.

Photo by Thinh D. Nguyen via !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

strayts > ttyymmnn 04/06/2015 at 12:10

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Holy fast shutter speed.

McMike > ttyymmnn 04/06/2015 at 12:21

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I Can't Believe This Magic Military Warbird Could Be Made With Legos.

^^Sploid'd

Cebu > ttyymmnn 04/06/2015 at 12:26

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Wait, they're still making those? I thought they had more Hercs than canned spam...

McMike > McMike 04/06/2015 at 14:37

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My god, my headline is actually more creative than the ones they have over there today.

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/this-photo-of-…

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ttyymmnn 04/06/2015 at 15:42

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Cool! Wingtip vortices coming off the propeller tips.

ttyymmnn > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 04/06/2015 at 16:14

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Gizmodo posted this pic a couple of days ago. I wonder how much of that is down to the scimitar blades.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ttyymmnn 04/06/2015 at 17:14

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It is just down to the humidity of the air. Regardless of blade shape there are going to be vortices at the tip and if the humidity is right you'll see vapor trails. The scimitar blades may make it a little more likely since they probably make for a larger pressure difference and more intense vortices, but then again maybe not as they may reduce tip vortices in the name of efficiency.

ttyymmnn > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 04/08/2015 at 18:43

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Neato. Guess the aircraft? This is a toughie. I just learned about it yesterday.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ttyymmnn 04/08/2015 at 23:23

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Will take a better look at this pic on my computer tomorrow. Can't see it big enough on my phone to take a guess. Looks like a Grumman of some sort, but I'm not sure on that. No hints until I come up with a good guess.

ttyymmnn > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 04/09/2015 at 00:29

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It's not the best angle. I'll post another pic if you need it.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ttyymmnn 04/09/2015 at 10:48

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Drat, tried to GIS a bigger version of the picture and accidentally got the plane info. The Wikipedia article makes for an interesting read.

I'll be honest, I never would have guessed that one. My first thought was something developed from the Grumman Bearcat and then I moved on to possibly something developed from the Jug. I don't think I would have made it to Martin.

ttyymmnn > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 04/09/2015 at 11:43

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I was researching for my next Planelopnik History post (tomorrow at 11:05 ET, shameless plug) when I stumbled across it. I had never heard of it. I have always known Martin for their bigger planes. I'm always fascinated by these propeller planes that straddle the age of prop and jet, when they were getting all they possibly could out of the older form.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ttyymmnn 04/09/2015 at 13:51

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Right, when I think of Martin it is pretty much twin engined light/medium bombers and their flying boats.

The single engine prop planes from that era all have a certain look to them too. I was also considering that it may have been an early version of the A-1 Skyraider.

ttyymmnn > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 04/09/2015 at 14:08

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The Mauler lost out to the Skyradier, which was smaller and just better. As history has shown. Speaking of the Skyraider.....