What Cockpit? MK VI
I was thinking the aircraft was earlier than the late 1940s and early 1950s.
What was Chase thinking when they designed foot tall throttles with two inch high secondary control levers?? This was the first powered aircraft they had built so perhaps they wanted to make sure the pilot couldn't forget they were there??
What was Chase thinking when they designed foot tall throttles with two inch high secondary control levers?? This was the first powered aircraft they had built so perhaps they wanted to make sure the pilot couldn't forget they were there??
What was Chase thinking when they designed foot tall throttles with two inch high secondary control levers??
Single-engined, strange mixture of instruments, Finnish placards - either a Finnish homebuilt, possibly aerobatic aircraft or a very odd restoration of a Finnish military aircraft.
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Well India Four Two with all that information you should be able to finish this one off very quickly.Except I do not believe this aircraft saw military service 
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I think I can 'finish' it off now
I had looked at PIK before, based on what looks like a Winter variometer, rather than a VSI, but I obviously didn't dig deep enough.
A PIK-11 Tumppu, OH-YMC to be precise: Photos: PIK-11 Tumppu Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
What a nice looking little aircraft. Quite a Mustang feel to it, even more so in this silver example: Photos: PIK-11 Tumppu Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
A PIK-11 Tumppu, OH-YMC to be precise: Photos: PIK-11 Tumppu Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
What a nice looking little aircraft. Quite a Mustang feel to it, even more so in this silver example: Photos: PIK-11 Tumppu Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
Thanks Mel. The Tumppu seems to have more than just looks. I came across this quote from the Finnish owner of a PIK 26:
Standby while I see if I have any unused cockpits left.
One experienced British second WW ace once said: 'I have been flying in my whole career two very nice airplane, other one was Spitfire and other was PIK-11 'Tumppu'.
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I wonder where Simon (India Four Two) is? I agree with Wanderin dave's answer, but how long do we wait for Simon's confirmation?
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It seems obvious Simon (India Four Two) is unable to confirm Wanderin dave's response. In the interest of keeping the thread moving, could Wanderin dave please post a cockpit photo, or if unable, could you declare an open house while we await Simon's return?
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Sorry chaps. I've been in Fragrant Harbour for the last five days and for reasons too tedious to relate, I have been offline.
Wanderin_dave is correct. It's a CT-4 ADF Serials - A19 AESL CT-4A Airtrainer
I'm not sure if this is a CT-4A or a CT-4B. From what I've read they are basically the same aircraft, just manufactured at different times.
As Wanderin_dave said, it's OPEN HOUSE.
Wanderin_dave is correct. It's a CT-4 ADF Serials - A19 AESL CT-4A Airtrainer
I'm not sure if this is a CT-4A or a CT-4B. From what I've read they are basically the same aircraft, just manufactured at different times.
As Wanderin_dave said, it's OPEN HOUSE.
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