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Old 9th May 2011, 13:39
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Hello.
Seems like a MiG-21 variant with side intakes... browsing...

Edit: canopy is more similar to the Chengdu version...

Edit2: scrap everything
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Old 9th May 2011, 13:40
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Well, its a Sukhoi!
See, I said it was easy! Yes its a Sukhoi
So what model is?


Edit to say:
Sorry HP, just saw your post....as you will now have gathered, its a Sukhoi, not a MiG.
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Old 9th May 2011, 13:46
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Very similar to a -15 but something doesn't add up.

Looking variants...
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Old 9th May 2011, 13:51
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It is definetly a Su- and probably a "T-??". Unfortunately I don't have my books here!! M

Edit: T-59, perhaps?
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actually I think it is the T-49
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Old 9th May 2011, 13:58
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Yep, that's definitely the one.
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Old 9th May 2011, 14:05
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Martin has it, its the Sukhoi T-49 . Su-9 meets Su-11 meets Su-15!



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Old 9th May 2011, 14:12
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Thanks Ken.

Here goes ..... (sorry about the quality) ...

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Looking like that it should be French!?
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Old 9th May 2011, 14:22
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Ah.. you are just to clever, Ken!
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Old 9th May 2011, 14:31
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Unfortunately I'll have to leave it there.....a homebuilt design?
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Old 9th May 2011, 15:05
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Not home-built, Ken. It was a serious entry for a production competition. RR
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Old 9th May 2011, 15:57
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It may be just me and the fact that I just woke up from my nap, but I cannot reconcile this one with something I could believe would fly .
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Old 9th May 2011, 16:21
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I'm nearly off home, Reg. The machine had a large vertical foil to compensate for no ailerions. The designer claimed it would improve air flow over the un-interuppted wing surface.

RR

Note: 5 mins to go!
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Old 9th May 2011, 17:42
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Was this built in response to the French government competition for a "medevac" aircraft in early 30s?
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Old 9th May 2011, 19:41
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Lemaire ARL-11 ?
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Old 9th May 2011, 20:07
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That is, indeed, one of the weirdest thing that I have seen as a serious entry to anything…..
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Old 9th May 2011, 20:18
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Now that you've found the manufacturer, here's the full (half-full?) story:

drill hall | flying club | elstree flying | 1959 | 0282 | Flight Archive

I second Reg's thought... looks like a winged sailing boat...
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Old 9th May 2011, 20:49
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l'avion de grande vulgarisation
You could knock me over with a feather….

Good night.

Edit: So it should then be ARL 20 Squale because that was the entrant, but pedantries are not our strongest side… Nite.
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Old 9th May 2011, 21:00
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ARL 20 Squale
Yep, methinks...

pedantries are not our strongest side
Well said!
...besides, there's not much difference between the two...
Lemaire ARL-11 'Babysquale' - Exprimental - Un sicle d'aviation franaise
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