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Old 19th Nov 2009, 08:49
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Not De-Havilland but you are in the right part of the world.
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As in the northern hemisphere, mate? I'm stumped if it is British. I've searched and can't see it...... RR
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Hello
I never have seen a picture of it, but could it be the tandem tricycle CYGNET (1937) ???
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Old 19th Nov 2009, 09:12
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This is a Cygnet mate
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Old 19th Nov 2009, 09:25
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The first Cygnet was single fin ,Not tricycle ,and side by side

And Skytrain says :
"""this aircraft was to be offered in 2 versions, the one I have shown, and the other a taildragger version with side-by-side as opposed to tandem cockpit."""

But I can't find any pic to confirm this idea ,even in Flight archives !

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Old 19th Nov 2009, 09:32
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To answer:
RR, yes its British
Richard, not the Cygnet but you are in the right era; it was a late 30's design.
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Old 19th Nov 2009, 09:43
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Here's a photo of the Cygnet in its original form.

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Ah yes, you learn somehting every day! Even so this isn't the aircraft we are seeking. RR
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A Moss MA.2???
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Again right era, but its not a Moss.
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I have never seen a photograph of it, but could this be the British Klemm B.A.3 "Cygnet"?
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S'land, not a British Klemm model.

Note this aircraft was a project only...I do not believe work ever commenced on a prototype although information is limited.
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Is that an obscure Parnall project? - or Heston?
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Afternoon LM...not Parnall or Heston.
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Old 19th Nov 2009, 12:59
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Dart Aircraft Ltd Weasel
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Old 19th Nov 2009, 13:13
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Nice to see you again Mel.

Blimey, I exhaustively searched Dart Aircraft as well as many others, but never found a reference to the Weasel!

LM
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Spot on Mel, it is the Dart Weasel as detailed in 27 October 1938's Flight magazine.

For full details go to: http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchi...0-%202969.html

Over to you Mel
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Next Challenge.
Thanks LM and skytrain10. A very interesting challenge. Here is the next one, I am sure this one will be a great deal easier.

Mel
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"Here is the next one, I am sure this one will be a great deal easier."

Agreement failure!
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My initial guess is Russian but I need to do some reading!
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