Silhouette challenge

[RegDep]

Are you saying it is not Hindustan Marut?

And wossat tin can anyways? The lower part is Russian, but is the turret?

[RegDep]

OK, something else Kurt Tank designed, but not the Hindustan one. Argentine, then.

IA-40

[Lightning Mate]

I used to be good at tanks - had to be.

Count the mainwheels - drooping tracks with front guards.

I don't think that's a Russian one.

[HappyPass]

The tin can is a clue but it is not necessary, as my source messed up (see Argentinian Unbuilt Projects)...
the challenge is the Marut, and Reg got it first, even if these guys posted it with another name... and the similarity between the two national flags didn't help.
Sorry for the confusion, however at least the Marut has never been posted before
RegDep has control.

Edit: I see that RegDep also got what I thought to be the correct one.
They just took a three-view of the Marut methinks...

[Lightning Mate]

So wossa tank then? - you have to tell me now.

[HappyPass]

And I notice now that the Marut also was designed by Kurt Tank, so my "less typical" clue was also out of place...
Quite absent-minded today I am...
I will get some good sleep, maybe that'll help

[RegDep]

I think IA-40 was the last (and unbuilt) project he did in Argentina before he left and did it for India with Hindustan.

My next:

[Lightning Mate]

Manned and jet?

[RegDep]

Manned and rocket.

[Lightning Mate]

Planned to be dropped from a mother ship I assume.

[RegDep]

BTW, the original text with the original picture of IA-40 says (freely translated) something like: "Upon retiring from the FMA, Tank (after 1955), along with the 62 German scientists who worked with him, was hired by Hindustan Aeronautics in India. Project I. A. 40 was designed in Cordoba and built as HINDUSTAN
H-24 Marut (Wind Spirit). "

[skytrain10]

Heinkel He.176?

[Lightning Mate]

I went through Luft 46 and the fin on that one isn't the same.

[RegDep]

Planned to be dropped from a mother ship I assume.

Experimental aeroplane. Flew on its own.

Edit: It is the Heinkel 176

There seem to be varying pictures of it (about it), and the Luft46 is one of them.

Skytrain has the thread.

[Lightning Mate]

Ken,

Just found the one in aviastar and it's a different fin!

I'm having such a bad day today I think I'll quit whilst I'm behind.

Thunderbird 2

[RegDep]

Stay with us Mate and rip Ken apart .

[skytrain10]

Thanks Reg....happened to remember it from a book I have. As you the say the pictures generally show the final product which had a significantly different fin.

Just preping one, so stand-by.

[Lightning Mate]

I'll stick to preparing congrats cards.

Whose next for the 3 zeros?

[RegDep]

Congratulations for Two Zeros Mate !

Mel is only 25 away from next three zeros.

[Lightning Mate]

Thank you, but two doesn't count.

Mel is only 25 away from next three zeros.

Thanks for the heads up Number 2!