What Cockpit ?

[Bert Stiles]

Messerschmitt M 28 ? Or something in that series ?

[Wunper]

Not German but the right side of the pond Bert

[MReyn24050]

What about the channel is it a tunnel too far? UK or the Continent?

[Saab Dastard]

If not German how about French? Potez...43?

Or perhaps Latecoere L.28?

[Bert Stiles]

Saab ......I don't think it'll be your Potez and it ain't the Late. I reckon it's one of your's 'cos weren't the Swedes the only other European nation to drive on the left like us Brits ?

- I'm stumped for now.

Apologies for second guessing.

[Wunper]

SD Neither German or French but very warm on date with the Latecoere L.28
Bert not Swedish either.

[jabberwok]

It's not a Fokker but is it Dutch?

[MReyn24050]

How about the Swiss. Comte AC-8 "Jungfrau" or perhaps the Dutch Koolhoven F.K.43?

[Wunper]

Not Dutch or Swiss but from Yerp & further clue it was a record breaker.
W

[jabberwok]

Italian then? Macchi?

[MReyn24050]

Not American, Canadian, Swiss, Swedish,British,German, Dutch or French. How about Italian perhaps Savoia-Marchetti S.64

Italian Fliers Set New Endurance Record Of 58 Hr. 37 Min. in a Savoia-Marchetti (Aviation) S.64. June 11, 1928

However I am going on breaking records not sure of the size of the aircraft apart from it being single engined.

[Saab Dastard]

Seaplane or landplane?

[fernytickles]

I was going to suggest the Savoia-Marchetti S.55

[MReyn24050]

fernyfreckles

I also was going to say that but the SM S-55 was a two engined aircraft, two engines in tandam formation. Wunper agreed it was a single engined aircraft.

[Wunper]

MReyn24050 you are on !
It's the Cockpit of the elegant Savioa Marchetti S.64 I-SAAV
In 1928 Major Carlo Del Prete and Captain Arturo Ferrarin set two world records with this machine.
In June they flew a closed circuit distance of 4140Nm in 58 1/2 hours
In July they set a world record distance of 4023Nm with a transatlantic flight from Rome to Touros Beach at
Port Natal in Brasil in just over 44hrs quite a remarkable machine powered by a Fiat A.22 engine.
Here are a couple of pictures



Over to you W

[MReyn24050]

Thank you wunper. That was an excellant challenge. I would love to know where you got the photograph of the cockpit from but can understand if you wish to keep the source a secret. This I am sure will not last as long as yours did.


Mel

[Wunper]

Mel
Glad you enjoyed it
All the photos from that challenge came from an Italian book
Title "S.I.A.I. Pagine Di Storia" published by ED.A.I. S.r.l
W

[MReyn24050]

Thanks wunper. Do I take it you flew or fly helicopters? Wunper, one per revolution?

[cringe]

Boeing 40A ?

[MReyn24050]

cringe
Its the right answer
You have control
Mel