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"Xyl0c41n3" (i-am-xyl0c41n3) 06/06/2017 at 12:29 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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What dis?

I could use help identifying this plane. I figured Oppo would know right away what it is. Thanks in advance!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Xyl0c41n3 06/06/2017 at 12:30

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It’s an airplane

Wacko > Xyl0c41n3 06/06/2017 at 12:32

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oh the infamous E45 Covfefe.

but don’t tell the others, it’s top secret

XJDano > Xyl0c41n3 06/06/2017 at 12:33

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Super man.

CalzoneGolem > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 06/06/2017 at 12:33

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I’ve heard of these before. They’re like mechanical birds.

Jcarr > Xyl0c41n3 06/06/2017 at 12:35

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T-6 Texan.

EDIT: I was wrong. Might be a Vultee BT-13.

RallyWrench > Jcarr 06/06/2017 at 12:37

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The wings look too square, was there a different version?

For Sweden > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 06/06/2017 at 12:37

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Graduates of B1G engineering programs will question this assessment

Azrek > Xyl0c41n3 06/06/2017 at 12:37

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Looks a bit like a Curtiss P-36 Hawk.

ttyymmnn > Jcarr 06/06/2017 at 12:38

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Nope. Vultee BT-13, aka the Vultee Vibrator.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Xyl0c41n3 06/06/2017 at 12:38

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Loudmetalbird

For Sweden > Jcarr 06/06/2017 at 12:38

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That Texan has square wingtips though

ttyymmnn > Xyl0c41n3 06/06/2017 at 12:38

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Vultee BT-13, aka the Vultee Vibrator.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Xyl0c41n3 06/06/2017 at 12:39

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Don’t think it’s a fighter...fixed landing gear...most had retractable. Maybe an old trainer of some sort?

Radial engine...guessing a Valiant?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vultee_BT-13_Valiant

Jcarr > ttyymmnn 06/06/2017 at 12:40

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Yeah. I realized that as soon as I posted. Corrected now.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Xyl0c41n3 06/06/2017 at 12:40

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Something naval. I’d want to say Corsair but the wings are straight.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jcarr 06/06/2017 at 12:41

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Too square wingtips, I think, and too short a nose.

Jcarr > RallyWrench 06/06/2017 at 12:41

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I was wrong. Corrected now.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jcarr 06/06/2017 at 12:41

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The Texan also had retractable gear - the ones on the plane in the pic look permanent.

For Sweden > Xyl0c41n3 06/06/2017 at 12:43

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I think it’s a North American NA-16 ttyymmnn is right

WilliamsSW > Xyl0c41n3 06/06/2017 at 12:43

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BT-13, I think:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vultee_BT-13_Valiant

Xyl0c41n3 > Jcarr 06/06/2017 at 12:46

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Nope, I’ve flown in a AT-6 Texan... it wasn’t that. But it looks like ttyymmnn got it. :)

Thank you for your help, though! ^_^

Xyl0c41n3 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 06/06/2017 at 12:49

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Dang. I was thinking it was either a bird or Superman.

Xyl0c41n3 > ttyymmnn 06/06/2017 at 12:50

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Thank you! I was hoping you were around and would chime in. I figured you’d know for sure. :)

ttyymmnn > Xyl0c41n3 06/06/2017 at 12:56

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:D

ttyymmnn > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/06/2017 at 12:58

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Vultee BT-13.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > For Sweden 06/06/2017 at 13:08

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I mean I definitely question your sanity

EL_ULY > For Sweden 06/06/2017 at 13:22

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just like in real life

ttyymmnn > Xyl0c41n3 06/06/2017 at 13:25

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The Commemorative Air Force uses the BT-13 as the basis for its Kate torpedo bomber replicas.

Xyl0c41n3 > ttyymmnn 06/06/2017 at 13:35

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:O That looks intense.

I still remember when they were called the Confederate Air Force, which I always thought was hilarious (and racist) since airplanes didn’t exist during the Confederacy. I was glad when they finally changed their name to the Commemorative Air Force since it really suits their mission so much better. Never realized they had THAT many planes, though (just looked up their official website).

I kinda love that at least some of them are sci-fi geeks, too, apparently, since this is the very first thing listed under their mission statement:

“A generation which ignores history has no past and no future” – Robert Heinlein

Though, Heinlein isn’t exactly the most.... intersectional science fiction author. Oh well... baby steps, I guess. I can grok it.

ttyymmnn > Xyl0c41n3 06/06/2017 at 13:41

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They also use the BT-13 as the basis for their Val dive bomber replicas. These are my pictures, btw.

I also support the change to Commemorative Air Force. Not only does it reflect their mission, it has the added bonus of not having to change their logo or letterhead.

Xyl0c41n3 > ttyymmnn 06/06/2017 at 13:45

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That’s a great photo. I love the two in the background. Were they simulating a dogfight?

I have another plane I might need your help identifying. It’s a biplane... lemme edit a low-res copy of it and I’ll post it shortly.

Xyl0c41n3 > ttyymmnn 06/06/2017 at 13:48

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Here’s the biplane:

ttyymmnn > Xyl0c41n3 06/06/2017 at 14:03

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The CAF does a re-enactment of the attack on Pearl Harbor titled (not surprisingly) “Tora Tora Tora.” This is one of their “Zero” fighters, which is actually a modified T-6.

ttyymmnn > Xyl0c41n3 06/06/2017 at 14:04

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Hard to be 100% sure from underneath, but just based on the numbers manufactured and still flying, I’d say it’s a Stearman PT-13. Maybe even this same one. I shot this a few weeks ago at a show in Abilene.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Xyl0c41n3 06/07/2017 at 05:43

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a thing with wings

8)

s/

no idea.