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Old 29th Jun 2011, 11:43
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Nice clue Martin - thank you.

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Old 29th Jun 2011, 12:51
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I see RR, buttrick, and Mel.
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Old 29th Jun 2011, 13:10
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1909 Daimler Lutskoy No. 1 monoplane
Largest aircraft built and flown in 1909.

Lucky me... only had to browse from A to D!
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Old 29th Jun 2011, 14:00
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Sure is HP.

Your thread.
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Old 29th Jun 2011, 14:04
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Thanks LM!
My new food-processor...


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Old 29th Jun 2011, 14:05
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.......

Sets of four blades in opposite directions.

Must be a push-pull jobber.
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Old 29th Jun 2011, 14:14
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nope, counter (contra) rotating (pull)
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Old 29th Jun 2011, 14:17
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Wot kind of ground clearance is that?????
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Old 29th Jun 2011, 14:19
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I made a little mistake in the silhouette (low-res source), so picture yourself a front gear strut (I will paint that myself in a sec).

There you go. I assumed it was some kind of support, y'know, for control riggin' an' stuff.
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Old 29th Jun 2011, 14:29
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Two supercharged V8s by any chance?

NASA prop blades?
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Old 29th Jun 2011, 14:34
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Bullseye!!!

Actually I have those listed as "Two high performance V-8 engines", without mention of a supercharger...
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Old 29th Jun 2011, 14:38
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JL-70 Roses Rocket?
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Old 29th Jun 2011, 14:42
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I have it as RP-4 by David Rose
Coonfield Blog: TOMORROW'S RECORD BREAKER. RP4
(obviously the same plane)
Back to you!
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Old 29th Jun 2011, 14:54
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Blimey!! What a machine!!!
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Old 29th Jun 2011, 14:59
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Nothing of good quality up sleeve, so here's one of poor quality.

I'm sure you'll get the idea.....

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Old 29th Jun 2011, 15:13
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Going home shortly - wanna clue?
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Old 29th Jun 2011, 15:22
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1939 Italian project.
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Old 29th Jun 2011, 15:24
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Ah-ha! That's why I was smelling a hunchback-like spaghetti aircraft!
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Old 29th Jun 2011, 15:40
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from the pen/pencil of Savoia Marchetti?
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Old 29th Jun 2011, 15:43
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Its The Campini cs3. OPEN HOUSE IF CORRECT!!
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