What Cockpit? MK V
About as different to the HK1 as it gets!
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I have no idea what this is, but the there that "prop" seems to be telling us something?? I thought prop safety markings should only be applied to the front of the prop and not visible from the cockpit.... and it doesn`t even look as if it's attached to this aircraft anyway.
It looks like it could be a rotary wing though.. but the cockpit layout doesn`t seem to support that idea...
It looks like it could be a rotary wing though.. but the cockpit layout doesn`t seem to support that idea...
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Post #1456 has a similar propellor configuration. There is pescious little new under the sun.
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Immediate thought was a pull-type amphibian.
But I've never seen any with the engine/prop so far forward. The Czech Mermaid is designed like that, but with metal hull and prop further aft than this one.
This looks like a brand new type, and being an old-timer I don't know these modern composite thingies too well. Ultralight?
As to the background clue - can only see some vintage crafts.
But I've never seen any with the engine/prop so far forward. The Czech Mermaid is designed like that, but with metal hull and prop further aft than this one.
This looks like a brand new type, and being an old-timer I don't know these modern composite thingies too well. Ultralight?
As to the background clue - can only see some vintage crafts.
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Don't think so. I mentioned the Mermaid because it was the first one with a pull-type prop that came to mind. But is not the answer as it is all-metal and this one seems to be composite.
New ultralights are not on the top of my list of interests...
New ultralights are not on the top of my list of interests...
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Sorry, it is not a Seawind 3000. This aircraft was last seen "accepting orders" at a North American Aviation Trade Show and Exposition in 2004,
set in Florida. Was it the "Sun & Fun"?
set in Florida. Was it the "Sun & Fun"?
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Have deleted Seawind and Searey and others from the list already. 
This one is quite small.
Wonder what that orange lever/handle below right panel is for.
Hey - this IS History & Nostalgia, right???
This one is quite small.
Wonder what that orange lever/handle below right panel is for.
Hey - this IS History & Nostalgia, right???
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Nardi Riviera, Yes, the aircraft is history. Series production did not take place. The original patent holders/owners sold the rights to a company that has subsequently shut down. The future is therefore, in hiatis, and awaiting financial backing. The aerodynamics are sound, as is the engine, and the company had a graceful low-wing monoplane planned for production just prior to the cessation of support.
History? It was the thing that just happened.
Nostalgia? It is what you hoped happened..
History? It was the thing that just happened.
Nostalgia? It is what you hoped happened..
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windriver, it was planned to be suitable for both the amateur-builder, and factory produced and certified. The power-plant was certainly well-known to the amateur-builder.
