Silhouette challenge
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Skytrain10....
"Of late it seems that this forum has become a testing ground for image posting, to a point where I am at risk of losing interest not to mention losing track as to what is a challenge and what is a test! Even now there appear to be 2 live challenges.
I certainly do not want to offend anyone, and I am not aware of the history of the competition before I started contributing last year. However I am sure I am not the only one who has observed the deviation in recent weeks from what was, in my view, an excellent competition."
Totally agree with you Sir. My intention for this thread/challenge was SILHOUETTE of a/c, NOT line drawings nor photos!!! I would respectfully request persons who wish to post on this thread, to take this in mind before posting.
Daz
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"Of late it seems that this forum has become a testing ground for image posting, to a point where I am at risk of losing interest not to mention losing track as to what is a challenge and what is a test! Even now there appear to be 2 live challenges.
I certainly do not want to offend anyone, and I am not aware of the history of the competition before I started contributing last year. However I am sure I am not the only one who has observed the deviation in recent weeks from what was, in my view, an excellent competition."
Totally agree with you Sir. My intention for this thread/challenge was SILHOUETTE of a/c, NOT line drawings nor photos!!! I would respectfully request persons who wish to post on this thread, to take this in mind before posting.
Daz
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OK honourable Mr. Dazdaz,
let me ask you one simple question:
Suppose someone succeeds in guessing the proposed silhouette and receives confirmation from the challenger, is the challenger authorized to post together with his confirmation also a photo referring to the aircraft proposed with the original silhouette?
Or is this going to disrupt the forum's policies?
carson1934
let me ask you one simple question:
Suppose someone succeeds in guessing the proposed silhouette and receives confirmation from the challenger, is the challenger authorized to post together with his confirmation also a photo referring to the aircraft proposed with the original silhouette?
Or is this going to disrupt the forum's policies?
carson1934
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Skytrain's post#2063
I'm probably wrong but this reminds me very much of the Liuchow Kwangsi Type 3, a chinese biplane of 1937 of which only one prototype was built.
In order not to start a querelle I won't post througha picture unless authorized.
Cheers
carson1934
In order not to start a querelle I won't post througha picture unless authorized.
Cheers
carson1934
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Could it be an early 1920's United States design (e.g. Boeing, Curtiss, Vought...) for a biplane civil (or reconnaissance) two-seats Aircraft ?
The apparently awkward positioning of the 5 cyl. radial engine, could have provided relatively better frontal visibility and, maybe more importantly, to mount one light sychron. machine gun centred over the "nose".
But these are all unfounded conjectures, not having been able to identify this Aircraft yet (if it was depicted by a proper silhouette, I would possibily be even more confused ;-) ).
The apparently awkward positioning of the 5 cyl. radial engine, could have provided relatively better frontal visibility and, maybe more importantly, to mount one light sychron. machine gun centred over the "nose".
But these are all unfounded conjectures, not having been able to identify this Aircraft yet (if it was depicted by a proper silhouette, I would possibily be even more confused ;-) ).
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Spot on Mel...well done...it is indeed SA-12 Skolfalken. Designed as a basic trainer for the Swedish Air Force (under the designation Sk-8), however in the end only one was built, and the Swedes went with the DH-60 Moth instead. The sole SA-12 met a rather unique end in 1939 where it was set alight in a bonfire!
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