Project Five Eyes Guesses

[John_53_70]

Just not sure how the 5 eyes tie into a b-29

[Hardway]

Waist gunner top bubble, two waist side bubbles, the top bubble (front) and the front cockpit/bombardier window... 5 bubbles, 5 eyes!!!! ?? :Confused:

[John_53_70]

And this is why I picked my profile pic for hobby squawk

[Valkpilot]

I've noticed that the guessing thus far, with one partial exception has been rather myopic(pun intended:)). Thus far nearly all guesses have been military aircraft, but the fact that it's a propeller plane doesn't rule out a civil aircraft. When was the last time a civil aircraft was released by one of MRC's in-house brands? And while I WANT SILVERPLATE, I would submit a guess of the Lockheed Constellation, for the following
reasons. One, it's a civil aircraft and primarily an airliner,The Road Less Taken, since a majority of MRC's planes are military aircraft. Add to this the fact that the commercial airliner had a flight crew of five(not counting flight attendants) or five sets of eyes.

[Jimbobtheflimbob]

firefly sounds a bit like five eyes... maybe a fairey firefly?

[Alpha]

And this is why I picked my profile pic for hobby squawk

John, that made me chuckle, which is not an easy thing to do. Welcome to Hobby Squawk!

[dkalwishky]

I've noticed that the guessing thus far, with one partial exception has been rather myopic(pun intended:)). Thus far nearly all guesses have been military aircraft, but the fact that it's a propeller plane doesn't rule out a civil aircraft.

All of Flightlines planes are military, they have never produced a civil aircraft. A civilian plane that was also used by the military is a possibility. If that's the case I want to see a Connie.

[Hardway]

John, that made me chuckle, which is not an easy thing to do. Welcome to Hobby Squawk!

NOW that had me laughing too... John's avatar says it all... HEY I GOT THIS, but oh wait....

[John_53_70]

John, that made me chuckle, which is not an easy thing to do. Welcome to Hobby Squawk!

Thank you sir, this has become a hobby of its own to me

[Elbee]

Waist gunner top bubble, two waist side bubbles, the top bubble (front) and the front cockpit/bombardier window... 5 bubbles, 5 eyes!!!! ?? :Confused:

HRDWY, "Wouldn't that be 10 eyes?" LB said as he was LHAO. Math is hard, said Barbie to Ken.

[Mikkelb]

Taking a wild stab here, well kinda. My thoughts head towards the Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye.

Motion RC has a licensing agreement with Northrop Grumman. Just need to do a search on their site to see all the aircraft that are licensed by them.

5 Crew on the Hawkeye (5 eyes) All Terrain (within reason) well its an aircraft capable of landing at sea (aircraft carrier). Road not taken could be the fact the Hawkeye was the first to be designed specifically for its role rather than retrofitting a current design. Basically first carrier plane designed from the wheels up. Finicky, well engineers had their work cut out for them with the design as well as the modified Essex class carriers. This meant that the handling characteristics were less than ideal and in the end the Hawkeye never actually operated out of a Essex Class Carrier. There were some delays that caused cancellation of the contract after 59 aircraft were produced. But when Congress asked for a "Please explain" both the Navy and Grumman scrambled to improve their designs. Anyway it had a challenging beginning to say the least. etc etc

I could be way off, but that was something other than the Bronco (wishful thinking on the OV-10 perhaps) I could think of.

[taz101]

I personally think it will be a B-29.
Thats what I got from Alpha MotionRc's post from another thread.(see photo below)

LURCH

[John_53_70]

Ok so just kind of chipping away at the clues, I’m thinking the poem might be a refrance to pilot training. A pilot deciding if they wanted to go to a bomber or a fighter plane, just a thought.

[Ole-Timer]

My guess would be the B-29 Superfortress
From a completist standpoint what other airframe would seal the WWII heavy bomber deal?

Its not small...

The Road Not Taken
Nobody else is currently making one.
Compaired to other bombers of the time, they were fewer in numbers and still are.

The General Electric Central Fire Control system used five interconnected sighting stations nose and tail and three blisters to optically target enemy aircraft.

As I’d read on a B-17 Post … … …
Alpha did tell Bob his warehouse would one day have a few B-29’s

Any reference to all terrain would imply use from rough terrain... grass

[Hardway]

HRDWY, "Wouldn't that be 10 eyes?" LB said as he was LHAO. Math is hard, said Barbie to Ken.

Hey!!! I resemble that... I meant the bubble as an "eye" not the numbnuts that is looking out of the bubble!!!! Dang... Where is the Whiskey Safety Officer??? Hello??? LOL

[Ole-Timer]

All just guesses of course ;)

[Hardway]

All just guesses of course ;)

Sounds SPOT ON to me!!!! :Cool:

[Twowingtj]

All just guesses of course ;)

Sounds like it checks all the boxes:Cool:

[Valkpilot]

Sounds like it checks all the boxes:Cool:

[Elbee]

My guess would be the B-29 Superfortress. From a completist standpoint what other airframes would seal the WWII heavy bomber deal? It's not small...As I’d read on a B-17 Post, Alpha did tell Bob his warehouse would one day have a few B-29’s.

O-T, Well I am not Sherlock Homes, but your logic would be mine as well, especially Alpha's quote about Bob's hypothetical warehouse. Best, LB