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Old 19th Jun 2011, 09:49
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Morning Trevor - nice to see you again.

The BV246 it is mate.

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Old 19th Jun 2011, 09:56
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Thanks Ken; one hurdle over (new factory extension opened), fitting out to come and onother project to get to the US in a months time, but still cutting metal (not to mention final design) !!!

Thanks David, will be somewhat elusive for e few weeks as you will gather from the above!

Try this one gentlemen! Edited to say, I have just found another view of the challenge and there is a vertical stabiliser, which I believe would show in the silhouette, but it appears to be burnt-out by sun glare and isn't seen in the original
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Old 19th Jun 2011, 09:59
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A rocket-assisted take-off drone?
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Old 19th Jun 2011, 10:04
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A rocket-assisted take-off drone?
Correct! Please see my edit above re tailplane.
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Old 19th Jun 2011, 10:14
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Stab.

XSM-73 Goose...?
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Old 19th Jun 2011, 10:20
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Ba####d......

Evening mate.
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Old 19th Jun 2011, 10:23
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G'evening Graeme,

Maybe a stab mate, but a good one

It is the Fairchild XSM-73 Goose (originally Bull Goose) sub-sonic decoy cruise missile

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Ba####d......
Now, now......
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Old 19th Jun 2011, 10:25
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Thanks Trevor.

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Old 19th Jun 2011, 10:29
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What kind of rotor diameter is that???
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Old 19th Jun 2011, 10:32
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25 ft. At an angle to the "silhouetter".
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Old 19th Jun 2011, 10:37
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That takes out Brantly then.
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Old 19th Jun 2011, 10:41
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Good. Never liked the man.
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Old 19th Jun 2011, 10:44
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Wanna plan view?
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Old 19th Jun 2011, 10:49
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Now you guys are into RPVs, Drones, UAVs, etc, etc.

What was the American drone that appeared in the movie "Four Lions?"

Four Lions (2010) - IMDb

Have you seen the movie?
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Old 19th Jun 2011, 10:52
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Cierva Grasshopper...
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Old 19th Jun 2011, 10:56
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Grasshopper...
Have it as Rotorcraft, but all yours mate.

Rotorcraft "Grasshopper" helicopter - development history, photos, technical data

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G'day.

This one?



Looks quite like a Reaper, to me...
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Old 19th Jun 2011, 10:58
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Looks like it HP.

Musta been a model? Farkin funny film!
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Old 19th Jun 2011, 11:03
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I'm going back to look at page 1420 et seq......

85 to go Graeme.
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