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Terminus -> Name That Plane II (5/16/2005 9:36:15 PM)
Taking the risk of running two quizzes at once, name THIS: [image]local://upfiles/16369/01B367E518ED4D40AF8A5528FE037783.jpg[/image]

rtrapasso -> RE: Name That Plane II (5/16/2005 9:38:32 PM)
Mitsubishi J8M/Ki-200 Shusui -- rocket powered interceptor. Japanese copy of German Me163 rocket powered interceptor fighter specially designed for use against B-29. The prototype flew on 7July45. The War ended before production.

rtrapasso -> RE: Name That Plane II (5/16/2005 9:41:25 PM)
While researching the above, found this tidbit: "Ki-167 or Hiruy To-Go -- Bomber with 3 ton thermite bomb. A Ki-67 Kai (Peggy) twin-engine bomber with guns removed and faired over, with crew reduced to four men, a 6,400 pound thermite bomb was installed with a blast radius of 1 km. Two are known to have been built, one sorted 17Apr45 for the USN fleet and disappeared, likely shot down by a Hellcat. " (emphasis is mine).

Terminus -> RE: Name That Plane II (5/16/2005 9:42:38 PM)
Sounds like a predecessor to the FAE's/Thermobaric bombs of our day...

rtrapasso -> RE: Name That Plane II (5/16/2005 11:36:45 PM)
quote: Ki-167 or Hiruy To-Go -- Bomber with 3 ton thermite bomb. I guess if i dropped a 6400 pound bomb with a 1 km blast radius from a Peggy, i would also be in a hurry to go...

Feinder -> RE: Name That Plane II (5/16/2005 11:50:58 PM)
What's a thermite bomb?

rtrapasso -> RE: Name That Plane II (5/17/2005 12:05:26 AM)
Thermite is a mixture of powdered aluminum and iron. It burns with an intense heat- so intense that it breaks down water into hydrogen and oxygen which will then recombine with a bang. I don't know how this Japanese thermite bomb worked (if there were other explosives involved) but thermite was used in incendiary bombs and grenades. A thermite fire is very difficult to put out (you can try to smother it with sand, but water only makes it worse...)

Feinder -> RE: Name That Plane II (5/17/2005 12:09:49 AM)
Sounds like something that you definately want to obey the, "No smoking!" signs! -F-

rtrapasso -> RE: Name That Plane II (5/17/2005 12:11:25 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Feinder Sounds like something that you definately want to obey the, "No smoking!" signs! -F- Fortunately for those who work with it, it is hard to start burning - usually requiring an initiator of some sort. Once it gets going, though... Also used in welding.

Terminus -> RE: Name That Plane II (5/17/2005 12:17:20 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rtrapasso quote: ORIGINAL: Feinder Sounds like something that you definately want to obey the, "No smoking!" signs! -F- Fortunately for those who work with it, it is hard to start burning - usually requiring an initiator of some sort. Once it gets going, though... Also used in welding. Ooh yeah... and you were of course correct in your identification of the J8.

rtrapasso -> RE: Name That Plane II (5/17/2005 12:18:33 AM)
quote: Ooh yeah... and you were of course correct in your identification of the J8. Mucho gracias![:D]

Svar -> RE: Name That Plane II (5/17/2005 4:05:35 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rtrapasso Thermite is a mixture of powdered aluminum and iron. It burns with an intense heat- so intense that it breaks down water into hydrogen and oxygen which will then recombine with a bang. I don't know how this Japanese thermite bomb worked (if there were other explosives involved) but thermite was used in incendiary bombs and grenades. A thermite fire is very difficult to put out (you can try to smother it with sand, but water only makes it worse...) It has been quite a few years but the last time I worked with Thermite it was a mixture of iron oxide in an aluminum sponge. Once it is ignited the aluminum takes the oxygen from the iron leaving liquid iron to do all the damage.

jubail1999 -> RE: Name That Plane II (5/17/2005 8:41:34 AM)
Wow, that's an easy one! It's some sort of Japanese plane, you can tell by the small wheels underneath.

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