Fourth down is not actually a plane, it's a Russian ekranoplan. Probably Bartini 1 from the 50s.
I know a few of these and off the top of my head:
2. Victor - British cold war bomber, later used for air-2-air refuelling
3. Nimrod - British maritime patrol aircraft, derived from the Comet airliner. Still in use
4. Global Hawk - UAV surveillance
5. Bristol Freighter (I think)
7. Nimrod AEW 3 - never entered service, eventually ditched for the E-3 Sentry
8. Cri Cri - smallest twin engined prop plane
9. Bombardier CL-415 water bomber, this one being used in Italy
10. Adam A700 very light jet, company currently having financial difficulty
12. Airbus Beluga - used for transporting large parts of Airbus aircraft between factories
14. Nord Noratlas - French transporter
16. Mil Mi-12 - worlds largest helicopter
17. This is a modified Boeing 757 used as a testbed for avionics for the F-22
20. Proteus research aircraft. Can cruise at over 65,000 feet for 18 hours!
23. Guppy - oversize transport aircraft
29. & 36. Super Guppy - again an oversize transporter. Used by Airbus before the Beluga
30. Gee Bee racer - basically an engine with just enough room for a pilot. Had many accidents in its day.
There's some more I know but couldn't name them without a bit of research. Hope it helps!
Second photo down, The Victor. Who took that?
These planes are very interesting. I wish there was a note telling how each plane was used.
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Fourth down is not actually a
Fourth down is not actually a plane, it's a Russian ekranoplan. Probably Bartini 1 from the 50s.
I know a few of these and off
I know a few of these and off the top of my head:
2. Victor - British cold war bomber, later used for air-2-air refuelling
3. Nimrod - British maritime patrol aircraft, derived from the Comet airliner. Still in use
4. Global Hawk - UAV surveillance
5. Bristol Freighter (I think)
7. Nimrod AEW 3 - never entered service, eventually ditched for the E-3 Sentry
8. Cri Cri - smallest twin engined prop plane
9. Bombardier CL-415 water bomber, this one being used in Italy
10. Adam A700 very light jet, company currently having financial difficulty
12. Airbus Beluga - used for transporting large parts of Airbus aircraft between factories
14. Nord Noratlas - French transporter
16. Mil Mi-12 - worlds largest helicopter
17. This is a modified Boeing 757 used as a testbed for avionics for the F-22
20. Proteus research aircraft. Can cruise at over 65,000 feet for 18 hours!
23. Guppy - oversize transport aircraft
29. & 36. Super Guppy - again an oversize transporter. Used by Airbus before the Beluga
30. Gee Bee racer - basically an engine with just enough room for a pilot. Had many accidents in its day.
There's some more I know but couldn't name them without a bit of research. Hope it helps!
Second photo down, The
Second photo down, The Victor. Who took that?
These planes are very
These planes are very interesting. I wish there was a note telling how each plane was used.
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