What Cockpit? MK V
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This one will not be so difficult
French, 30s, not Latecoere, Morane Saulnier, Dewoitine.
Hmm, could it possibly be that Caudron Simoun that the author of 'Le Petit Prince' once broke?
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Your sense of humour is showing!
Sorry Larrs I really didn't think it would be difficult after evansb last challenge.
Unfortunately, Larrs, it is not the Caudron Simoun that the author of 'Le Petit Prince' once broke.
It is as stated French and is a single engined aircraft.
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Sorry Larrs I really didn't think it would be difficult after evansb last challenge.
Unfortunately, Larrs, it is not the Caudron Simoun that the author of 'Le Petit Prince' once broke.
It is as stated French and is a single engined aircraft.
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You are correct evansb!
It must be a great aircraft after 60 years of development.
http://www.interstateaircraft.com/
It must be a great aircraft after 60 years of development.
http://www.interstateaircraft.com/
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Thanks Akubra. A comedic airshow act touring western Canada and the U.S. this summer features an Interstate built in 1942, flown by Kent Pietsch.
Here is the next 'What Cockpit?'. If it has been posted before, please advise and I'll replace it.
Here is the next 'What Cockpit?'. If it has been posted before, please advise and I'll replace it.
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Interesting. The control column would indicate a rotary aircraft, i.e. the bleep switch, centre, on the top of the column handle, yet left hand of pilot on window frame would not support this idea,also instruments. If rotary one would think it would be on the collective lever.
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The spring-mounted gyro panel would indicate the designers had big hopes for this aircraft. She started out in one category, but found popularity in another.
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This picture was taken on the 10th May 2004 (at 10.55 am) so it's quite possibly still alive and kicking somewhere...
2200 rpm - 75kt at 1500' and long lever column suggests that its slow flying (loiter) capability might be it's unique selling proposition. (a la Optica)
It's difficult to be sure but the "collective" appears not to be a collective at all but part of the main control column - so guessing at conventional fixed wing.
Unless the manufacturer picked up the control columns at a military surplus sale there seems to be rather a lot of buttons - so maybe these provide a clue...photo, observation, survey perhaps?
Finally by the looks of things the engine seems to be somewhere other than at the front... so maybe ducted fan at rear?
Do I score anything out of 10?
2200 rpm - 75kt at 1500' and long lever column suggests that its slow flying (loiter) capability might be it's unique selling proposition. (a la Optica)
It's difficult to be sure but the "collective" appears not to be a collective at all but part of the main control column - so guessing at conventional fixed wing.
Unless the manufacturer picked up the control columns at a military surplus sale there seems to be rather a lot of buttons - so maybe these provide a clue...photo, observation, survey perhaps?
Finally by the looks of things the engine seems to be somewhere other than at the front... so maybe ducted fan at rear?
Do I score anything out of 10?