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NX14Y - THE HOSLER FURY
In fact, you could see more of the pilot in a photo, because he is sitting in a greenhouse of sorts, head sticking out.
Russell A. "Curly" Hosler of Huntington, Indiana started work on the Fury racing aircraft in 1938 at Bridgeport, Connecticut, subsequently it was moved to New York, New York, to Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Huntington, Indiana, and it was finally flown once (in ground effect) at Lake Wawasee, near Syracuse, Indiana in early 1941. Stored during WW II, it went into deterioration after the war and gradually faded away. Powerplant was a Curtiss D-12 twelve-cylinder, liquid cooled, V-engine.
is that the pilot that you can see?
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Despite the huge and impatient crowd stomping their feet on my front door and trying the get their challenge solutions lodged, duly acknowledged and called to them, I am inclined to hit the sack, and am going to act on my instincts on that one.
Good night, whoever you are, see you in the morning.
Reg
What, a clue? OK: Not Nicaraguan. But from another member of Allied and Associated Powers (WWI) and the Allies (WWII).
EDIT: Stop Press, hold your horses, etc…..
Good night, whoever you are, see you in the morning.
Reg
What, a clue? OK: Not Nicaraguan. But from another member of Allied and Associated Powers (WWI) and the Allies (WWII).
EDIT: Stop Press, hold your horses, etc…..
Last edited by RegDep; 1st Apr 2011 at 20:19. Reason: Hold it!
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KBPsen: The windshield is FROM Percival Proctor……
And…. There is a slight possibility that the "exhausts" in fact are something else, because of the low quality picture used in silhouetting (although the challenge has a 6-cylinder engine).
So, it is: ………….. >insert name>
Edit: Checked from another source, where the picture is not that great either, but no individual tubes are visible. So count them off.
And…. There is a slight possibility that the "exhausts" in fact are something else, because of the low quality picture used in silhouetting (although the challenge has a 6-cylinder engine).
So, it is: ………….. >insert name>
Edit: Checked from another source, where the picture is not that great either, but no individual tubes are visible. So count them off.
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Not only probably, but sure; Youngman-Baynes High Lift
hich-lift research | research youngman | high-lift wing | 1948 | 1631 | Flight Archive
flight september | pivotal axis | main flap | 1948 | 1632 | Flight Archive
Over to you, and good night. See you tomorrow!
Robert T. Youngman of High Wycombe, UK, invented a full-span double-slotted flaps system to generate extra lift, which rose the interest of the Ministry of Supply. It sponsored a research aircraft, designated High Lift, to be fitted with a wing containing the new flaps system.
The possibility of modifying a Percival Proctor to carry the special wing was at first examined, but this proved impractical, so a new aircraft was built by the Heston Aircraft Co. Ltd. at Heston, to the design of Lesly E. Baynes, of the aircraft section of Alan Muntz and Co. Construction of the fuselage, engine bearers and all empennage components was done by Airwork Ltd., also at Heston. The windscreen, doors, tail wheel and main undercarriage components were taken from the Proctor though.
Powered by a 250 hp de Havilland Gipsy Queen Srs.32 six-cylinder water-cooled inverted in-line engine and carrying the serial VT789, the High Lift was first flown from Heston Aerodrome on February 5, 1948. The following test flights conducted at the RAE Farnborough were very successful and proved the newly designed flap system to be very effective.
The High Lift was sold to Youngman in 1950, who had it registered as
G-AMBL on May 10, it was flown for another four year before it was donated to the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield. The registration was cancelled on December 12, 1954.
Details on the Youngman high lift devices can be found on page 409 and 410 of the September 30, 1948 issue of Flight.
The possibility of modifying a Percival Proctor to carry the special wing was at first examined, but this proved impractical, so a new aircraft was built by the Heston Aircraft Co. Ltd. at Heston, to the design of Lesly E. Baynes, of the aircraft section of Alan Muntz and Co. Construction of the fuselage, engine bearers and all empennage components was done by Airwork Ltd., also at Heston. The windscreen, doors, tail wheel and main undercarriage components were taken from the Proctor though.
Powered by a 250 hp de Havilland Gipsy Queen Srs.32 six-cylinder water-cooled inverted in-line engine and carrying the serial VT789, the High Lift was first flown from Heston Aerodrome on February 5, 1948. The following test flights conducted at the RAE Farnborough were very successful and proved the newly designed flap system to be very effective.
The High Lift was sold to Youngman in 1950, who had it registered as
G-AMBL on May 10, it was flown for another four year before it was donated to the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield. The registration was cancelled on December 12, 1954.
Details on the Youngman high lift devices can be found on page 409 and 410 of the September 30, 1948 issue of Flight.
flight september | pivotal axis | main flap | 1948 | 1632 | Flight Archive
Over to you, and good night. See you tomorrow!
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Aerfer Ariete I suspect? There is one at the ''Museo storico dell'Aeronautica Militare di Vigna di Valle'', at Lago di Bracciano. I shall probably be at work when the reply comes so open house if correct.
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Morning, back from this weeks travels!
Looks like a Jurca MJ-2 Tempete?
Umm, have you "jumped the gun" RD....I don't see a confirmation of the Ariete (which incidentally we have had before)?
Looks like a Jurca MJ-2 Tempete?
Umm, have you "jumped the gun" RD....I don't see a confirmation of the Ariete (which incidentally we have had before)?
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Morning skytrain:
1. Yes it is the Jucra Tempete.
2. Yes, I jumped the gun, sorry
. Was so happy that I had something in the sleeve that I "executed" the OH without confirmation (found the challenge picture in Wikipedia…..).
So, I am in fault, we should either call mine null and void, and declare Open House (which you can the take), or we both declare ourselves experts, and confirm it based on the 6 to 12 hour rule - although it should not be invoked over the night when everybody is sleeping anyway.
I'll leave it to you, as the non-guilty party.
Reg
1. Yes it is the Jucra Tempete.
2. Yes, I jumped the gun, sorry
. Was so happy that I had something in the sleeve that I "executed" the OH without confirmation (found the challenge picture in Wikipedia…..).So, I am in fault, we should either call mine null and void, and declare Open House (which you can the take), or we both declare ourselves experts, and confirm it based on the 6 to 12 hour rule - although it should not be invoked over the night when everybody is sleeping anyway.
I'll leave it to you, as the non-guilty party
.Reg