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Oh dear, coffee time and another Open House with only the previous challenger's light alonely glowing!!
Not had time to prepare anything, so this'll have to do as it is!
Not had time to prepare anything, so this'll have to do as it is!
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Not American in any sense of the word!
Digging a little, although not connected with the Flivver in any way, I have found the word "Ford" used in a magazine article to to describe its manufacturer's intentions and expectations, that is, it being cheap to build in quantity and using a low-powered engine and thus become ubiquitous!
Changed the wording 'coz the word "Ford" may have been used by the manufacturer rather than a journo!
Digging a little, although not connected with the Flivver in any way, I have found the word "Ford" used in a magazine article to to describe its manufacturer's intentions and expectations, that is, it being cheap to build in quantity and using a low-powered engine and thus become ubiquitous!
Changed the wording 'coz the word "Ford" may have been used by the manufacturer rather than a journo!
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I'm tempted to say British, but although it bears a passing resemblance to a couple of aircraft there are distinct differences. Work's done so time for some serious research!
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Work's done so time for some serious research!
I will put my light back on as soon as I get home and can resuscitate my router!! I'm hoping that the engineers have sorted out my line today, but there's no change in my "fault status" on their website, so I expect it'll be an evening of inconvenient drop-outs with "masonic-like" rituals and obscene incantations to get the bl
y thing to connect again at a very slow speed, oh joy!!BTW. It's not British.
Off in ten minutes, back around forty!
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Good evening...why did I leave Germany until last in my search...probably because I wasn't expecting anyone to compare a German machine with a Ford!
Its the Dietrich Gobiet Sport Monoplane I believe?
Its the Dietrich Gobiet Sport Monoplane I believe?
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probably because I wasn't expecting anyone to compare a German machine with a Ford!
However, it didn't quite live up to expectations with a production "run" of just six!That's near enough for me, it is the Dietrich Gobiet DP-VII Sport Monoplane
Here is where I found that comment:
aero show | vii | dietrich-gobiet | 1924 | 0286 | Flight Archive
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Thanks Ken,
I think that I'm going to give up the unequal struggle with this dodgy and very slow connection and log off before it goes down again. I've struggled through a fair number of candidates without luck so far and have got an early start tomorrow. I'll pick it up at coffee break in the morning if the night/early morning-shift don't nab it first.
Goodnight and sleep well
I think that I'm going to give up the unequal struggle with this dodgy and very slow connection and log off before it goes down again. I've struggled through a fair number of candidates without luck so far and have got an early start tomorrow. I'll pick it up at coffee break in the morning if the night/early morning-shift don't nab it first.
Goodnight and sleep well
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Thanks Trevor. Going to call it a day myself now. If Graeme or Bri haven't jumped in and got it overnight I'll start feeding the clues in tomorrow morning.
Good night.
Good night.
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If Graeme or Bri haven't jumped in and got it overnight
I had a sneaky feeling that it wouldn't be that straightforward Ken, probably with a no photo entry on Aerofiles and I had abandoned trying to goggle all those due to my lousy connection, but I didn't figure on there being photos (without the cowl), but you hadn't used them. The clues were there though and I should have remembered that RCM photo from when the K-K was on Aviaquiz a few weeks back!
Great challenge Ken and a good find Brian
