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[MT_HotRod]

My best friend owns this plane. It's pretty amazing.

 

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Mitsubishi Ki-83, in USAAF markings, The Ki-83 carried a powerful armament of two 30 mm (1.18 in) and two 20 mm cannon in its nose

 

[Photon440]

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Mitsubishi Ki-83, in USAAF markings, The Ki-83 carried a powerful armament of two 30 mm (1.18 in) and two 20 mm cannon in its nose

That's a rare plane, it never entered production due to the war ending. The USAAF found that its two engines had almost the same power as all four on a B-17, and it was good for 473 mph. when they tested the four captured prototypes.

 

[Dave6T4]

That's a rare plane, it never entered production due to the war ending. The USAAF found that its two engines had almost the same power as all four on a B-17, and it was good for 473 mph. when they tested the four captured prototypes.

Kinda like a Japanese Mosquito.

 

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[Photon440]

The movie plane "Atlas Phoenix" used for scenes in 'Cone Of Silence' (1960). In reality, it was an Avro Ashton, first flying in 1948, originally named Avro type 689 Tudor.

The inboard four engines were original, the outboard two were Bristol Olympus turbojets, the airplane was being used as a test bed. Both Bristol and Rolls Royce used this airframe to test various engine designs.

Here is the more usual configuration with its four Rolls Royce Nene engines. Although it was a transport aircraft, it wasn't intended to be produced for that role for either military or civilian use. It was a flying test bed to develop new features and test theories. As such, just six were constructed, including a bomber variant.

 

[Dave6T4]

The movie plane "Atlas Phoenix" used for scenes in 'Cone Of Silence' (1960). In reality, it was an Avro Ashton, first flying in 1948, originally named Avro type 689 Tudor.
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The inboard four engines were original, the outboard two were Bristol Olympus turbojets, the airplane was being used as a test bed. Both Bristol and Rolls Royce used this airframe to test various engine designs.

Here is the more usual configuration with its four Rolls Royce Nene engines. Although it was a transport aircraft, it wasn't intended to be produced for that role for either military or civilian use. It was a flying test bed to develop new features and test theories. As such, just six were constructed, including a bomber variant.
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That last picture looks like a DC-3 with jet engines.

 

[Photon440]

That last picture looks like a DC-3 with jet engines.

Although much larger than a DC-3, it does have similar looks due to the fuselage being based on an older prop design. The jet version used the Avro Tudor with new wings, and later with tricycle landing gear.

 

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