What type of aircraft is this?

[mike furline]

Most of you have seen this in the commercial, but what is it?



Regards,
Mike

[Elroy13]

just a wild guess...part of a beaufighter fuselage?

[marine air]

upside down tail section of an F7F Tigercat!

[JDK]

just a wild guess...part of a beaufighter fuselage?

Right shape for a 1/3 Beau. It's a LOT bigger than that.

Hefty-looking ribs without any lightening holes too.

Don't know the advert - is it definitely a real a/c?

[hang the expense]

Could be a generic training airframe to teach sheet metal.Most if not all companies had these schools where they took gals and guys and turned them into sheeties in 2 months or so and then put them on the line.

[t28pilot]

my DREAM girls !

[Obergrafeter]

Ok so do you know the answer Mike? If not bad gamemanship. My guess something Grumman Iron Works.

[bdk]

What commercial? Doesn't look like factory attire to me, but I'm no sartorial expert.

[mike furline]

It's in the Barak Obama commercial (Pick me for President), says his Grandmother built a/c during the war.

I don't believe the pic is actually her, just an example pic.

I can't identify what it is. Maybe it is just an instructional piece?

Regards,
Mike

[bdk]

Looks kind of complicated for an instructional piece. When I was in A&P school we riveted on smaller pieces rather than entire airframes (takes up too much space and what do you do with them when you are done?). The corrugated "floor panel" is kind of odd too.

[Obergrafeter]

Granny Obama! Now we should know what it is..................but that would get me censored off the board.

[Canso42]

Is it even an aircraft?? Maybe it's a midget sub.

[mazdaP5]

could it be an upside down tail boom off of a 38?

[A2C]

If it was in the commerical, I'd guess it must be a Mig or Yak.

[steve dickey]

could it be an upside down tail boom off of a 38?

Not a tail boom, the only corrigation on a 38 was in the wings