Silhouette challenge

[Lightning Mate]

I now have to go for an hour or so.

You said the challenge is not American, but was the engine?

[RegDep]

Not the engine either Mate.

See you.

[skytrain10]

Morning Reg. Is this a French design?

[RegDep]

Good morning skytrain! No, it is not French, either. And not Russian.

[Noyade]

German Blohm und Voss Project? Precursor to the Bv-155 high altitude interceptor?

Was it an interceptor?

[RegDep]

German Blohm und Voss Project? Precursor to the Bv-155 high altitude interceptor?

Spot on Graeme! Blohm & Voss Bv P205, which later became Bv 155, but didn't make it to the war.

I believe it was reclassified as an "Escort Fighter".

Over to you

[Noyade]

You know the funny thing is the wing looked familiar. I found the Bv-155C and the wing shape matched, see below...(but I wouldn't have found the Bv-205).




Now the sad thing is, I don't have a challenge...open house.

[RegDep]

In fact, it looked a bit more interesting than that



Open House as requested by Graeme

[Lightning Mate]

What a good time for a coffee break.

We haven't had one of these for ages:

[Lightning Mate]

...and just for Graeme.............

[Noyade]

..............

[Noyade]

Is that the monster from the movie "Snakehead Terror?"





Or is it some sort of WW1 dirigible?

[Lightning Mate]

Or is it some sort of WW1 dirigible?

No mate...

[Noyade]

So nothing to do with hot air or helium?

What's the structure below the...nose? I thought it was some sort of trapeze to capture a parasite fighter like the Curtiss Sparrowhawk.

[RegDep]

A paraglider?

Trike

[Lightning Mate]

The structure beneath the nose is the tethering system I assume.

A paraglider? Trike

Nope.

A part of it is helium-filled.

[Noyade]

Mate are we looking up at it or down on it?

[Lightning Mate]

Looking up at it.

Apart from tethering, the stuff at the front does something else.

[RegDep]

EAP Blimp "First electro-active polymers propelled airship glides like a fish"

[Lightning Mate]

Nice try mate but no.