What Cockpit? MK V

[MReyn24050]

Tiger_mate

No problem, will be only too pleased to do so.
Mel

[India Four Two]

F-106A Delta Dart?

[Mr_Grubby]

I'm with India Four Two on this one.

A Delta Dart.

G.

[Tiger_mate]

Hav'nt gone yet, and India Four Two has it.

Well done

[India Four Two]

Mr. G,

Thanks for the vote of confidence.

I would also like to thank you for starting this thread. It's given me and many other PPRuNers a lot of fun.

Little did you know what you were starting when you posted that C-46 photo. Over 5700 posts and 230,000 views!

[India Four Two]

Tiger_mate,

Our posts crossed in mid-air, as it were.

Here's a new one:

[evansb]

Okay, who stole my rudder pedals and my forward visibility?

Is it a STOL/VTOL experimental type?

[India Four Two]

Bri,

Not STOL/VTOL or experimental. I'm sure it has rudder pedals but I cannot do anything about the forward viz

[evansb]

5 red warning lights! Is everything okay?

[India Four Two]

Judging by the stories I've read about this aircraft's performance, the warning lights are quite appropriate.

It is clear the pilot's view wasn't considered important:

[MReyn24050]

India Four Two challenge.

I think we have had this before. It is the Lockheed Y0-3A, the Quiet Aeroplane, is it not?
Mel

[India Four Two]

Mel has it.

The Lockheed YO-3A "Quiet Star":



Lots of photos and interesting stories here:
http://www.yo-3a.com/history.html

Over to you Mel.

[MReyn24050]

Next Challenge

Thanks for that India Four Two. A very interesting website.
Something a little older for a Sunday afternoon.

Mel

[windriver]

Is it a 20's British flying boat?
Supermarine Sea Eagle perhaps

[MReyn24050]

Windriver

It is a 20's British flying boat but not the Supermarine Sea Eagle.
Mel

[pigboat]

Blackburn Iris?

Judging by the bollards, the designers surely didn't want it to easily escape.

[MReyn24050]

Pigboat has it.

It is indeed the Blackburn Iris. I thought the bollards may give it away.

You have control
Mel

[pigboat]

I'm skint gents so anyone who wants a go, be my guest.

That's a great looking old bird Mel, but Good Lord it must have been a nightmare to rig.

I see I'm going to have to rustle up some cockpit pics.

[Tiger_mate]

Pigboat said:

I'm skint gents so anyone who wants a go, be my guest.

Try this one

[windriver]

British sailpane with water ballast... Slingsby circa 1960?

Anything out of 5?