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Old 3rd Nov 2009, 10:36
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As you say too early for clues....read in to that what you will!
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Fair enough mate! I'll leave you and the rest of the world to get on with it then. Night.
Cheers
Graeme.
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Cheers Graeme...we'll see if the day shift gets it.

Ken
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Old 3rd Nov 2009, 11:20
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The south coast dayshift has now sharpened up after confusing everyone, but ain't getting anywhere at the moment.

I'm wondering if we're being fooled into thinking that this is actually an agricultural aeroplane, although it certainly looks it.
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LM....no attempt at fooling here...it is an agricultural plane.
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Old 3rd Nov 2009, 12:02
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Guess it is. Could be made out of discarded PA 28 parts. Argentinian?
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Old 3rd Nov 2009, 12:10
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Not from Argentina, and no Piper parts involved!
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Old 3rd Nov 2009, 12:11
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Methinks this thing is older than it looks.
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Old 3rd Nov 2009, 12:49
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Depends how old you think it looks! Too early for real clues but I will say that it is post 1970.
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Old 3rd Nov 2009, 13:46
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Is it the Helio Rat'ler ?

Regards

J.
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Well done Drawbarz, it is indeed the Helio H-21A Rat'ler. A prototype (N4405S) was produced but it never went into production. Here is a somewhat grainy picture, taken in 1985. For me it would have been the tail that gives it away....its straight off a Helio Courier!


You have control.....
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Old 3rd Nov 2009, 14:25
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Good job I've got the week off skytrain.

I've been all over the net today to no avail.

I wonder what's coming next..
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Old 3rd Nov 2009, 15:46
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Noyade -

Is that little twin from Yugoslavia ??

If so, I think it only had a Type Number, and was from the same source as the funny little twin-boom jet I think we saw some months ago.

Edit -

Just looked in the list of previous challenges.

How about Ikarus 451 ??

If correct, open house.
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Old 3rd Nov 2009, 15:58
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Not an open house I'm afraid.

Aren't we awaiting drawbarz?
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Old 3rd Nov 2009, 16:01
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I was beginning to think I had missed something!

Drawbarz correctly got the last challenge, so he has control.
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Old 3rd Nov 2009, 22:31
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Evening all, and morning to Noyade. Its gone very quiet!
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Old 4th Nov 2009, 06:52
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Hasn't it just.
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Old 4th Nov 2009, 07:08
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sorry guys,

Major computer problems...damn virus's

Tried everything to no avail ended up with new Windows 7 install as only way out, so nothing to post I'm afraid.

So open house

John
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I was wondering.

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Sorry to hear of the virus John...hope you get your pc up and running again soon.

LM, definitely not my area, so just trying to get my head round the drawing...it doesn't seem to have an engine, or am I missing something?
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