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Old 30th Jan 2011, 14:18
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Cool mate .

About your challenge (I know - spoilsport):

Is that a picture of the original, a restored one, or a replica?
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Old 30th Jan 2011, 14:20
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The original, but there is a twist to the story.
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Old 30th Jan 2011, 14:29
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The twist being that it is newer (more recent) than it looks?
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Old 30th Jan 2011, 14:30
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..... no......
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Old 30th Jan 2011, 14:31
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From old drawings?
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It's a real aeroplane silhouette.
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Old 30th Jan 2011, 14:45
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It's a real aeroplane silhouette.
No doubt about that. I meant to fish out 1. if this is a modern ultralight, and if it had, in fact, been designed much earlier.

PS: I am not bailing out, although I see Mel hovering out there...
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Old 30th Jan 2011, 14:47
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1929........
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Old 30th Jan 2011, 14:50
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Heath V Parasol
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Old 30th Jan 2011, 15:02
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Nope.

That woud be too easy.

C'mon TC.....
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Old 30th Jan 2011, 15:28
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There is only one photograph of it on the web, so it's elusive.
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Old 30th Jan 2011, 15:43
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Wild guess, Bristol Brownie? I'm doing my best.

D1
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Old 30th Jan 2011, 15:45
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Nice to see you D1.

Don't be fooled by the image properties.

No.

Home alone RD.

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Old 30th Jan 2011, 16:30
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Oh bugger!!!

No sooner had I given the local weather report, my internet went down, just back but on a very iffy line and I find there's nobody here

'Spect LM's got an alert set-up on the thread, so I'll ask the questions anyway

How many seats? and the obligatory question, is it on Aerofiles?

Made some assumptions and started looking.

Answer= 1,Yes = Georgias Special

http://aerofiles.com/georgia.jpg

You're slipping LM, it has a picture, I wasn't expecting that!

The original, but there is a twist to the story
Is the twist that Orville Hickman is often credited with its design and manufacture?

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Old 30th Jan 2011, 18:29
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Answer= 1,Yes = Georgias Special
Yes mate - and you got the twist.

All yours.
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Old 30th Jan 2011, 18:47
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Thanks LM,

I hope my connection lasts OK! Here we go. I left the wing outline to help a little and avoid questions!

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Old 30th Jan 2011, 21:59
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Folland 43/37 ?
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Old 30th Jan 2011, 22:14
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Good afternoon evansb,

I'll accept that as it was often known by its Air Ministry specification 43/37 (and sometimes as the Folland Frightful); its Manufacturers name was the Folland F.108 an experimental engine test bed od 1940



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Old 30th Jan 2011, 22:16
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Frightfully nice of you, old chap. Here is the next challenge:
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Old 30th Jan 2011, 22:32
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My pleasure,

Is your new one an Arsenal VB-10 ??

Please declare Open House if correct as I have nothing prepared at the moment.

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