Silhouette challenge
It sounds coronary in nature, which worries me.
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Bonjour Richard,
I was wondering about the Lancastrian too, it was used for development of both the Ghost and the Nene and wore military markings, but I dont recognise the blister on the intake end of the nacelle or the break in the trailing edge just inboard of it.
Also, all the photos I've see, show a much heavier and larger wing roundel, and bearing in mind that Graeme said "I'm cheating with this one", I wonder if they're not French and what they used to test fly the early engines for the Vatour, The first prototype had Hispano-Suiza, licensed built Nenes before they developed the SNECMA Atar, maybe a similar arrangement on a SO 95 Corse II or SO 30 Bretagne?
Best Wishes to David (LM) too, I'm sure we all look forward to seeing you back soon, good luck mate! Trevor
I was wondering about the Lancastrian too, it was used for development of both the Ghost and the Nene and wore military markings, but I dont recognise the blister on the intake end of the nacelle or the break in the trailing edge just inboard of it.
Also, all the photos I've see, show a much heavier and larger wing roundel, and bearing in mind that Graeme said "I'm cheating with this one", I wonder if they're not French and what they used to test fly the early engines for the Vatour, The first prototype had Hispano-Suiza, licensed built Nenes before they developed the SNECMA Atar, maybe a similar arrangement on a SO 95 Corse II or SO 30 Bretagne?
Best Wishes to David (LM) too, I'm sure we all look forward to seeing you back soon, good luck mate! Trevor
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Best Wishes to LMate too .I hope we will see him very soon here .
About the Noyade's pic , the french roundels were little at those times ,and with a yellow circle around them .All the wing panels details match with the Avro : I think ,it could be another jet wich is tried here ...
About the Noyade's pic , the french roundels were little at those times ,and with a yellow circle around them .All the wing panels details match with the Avro : I think ,it could be another jet wich is tried here ...
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This is a Tudor testbed ????????
Having now loked around I think its the Lancastrian too. However I can't see any images with this partcular blister on the nacelle. Certainly there were a number of variations and maybe this is just one that I haven't found yet?
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Having now loked around I think its the Lancastrian too. However I can't see any images with this partcular blister on the nacelle. Certainly there were a number of variations and maybe this is just one that I haven't found yet?
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Thanks Richard,
I wasn't sure about the French Roundel size, I have since found a photo of the SO 30 Nene and it had square wingtips and civilian registration.
There was a Canadian Lancaster used to test the Orenda but no Maple-Leaf in the Roundel. So possibly the Lincoln RA716 Avon Test bed ??
Can't find any "natural metal" photos of the Lincoln test bed and as Richard said, the wing panels look right for the Lancastrian and RR is correct in saying that there were probably a lot of minor variations and the roundels were no doubt often repainted (and the blisters may have healed up!!)
I wasn't sure about the French Roundel size, I have since found a photo of the SO 30 Nene and it had square wingtips and civilian registration.
There was a Canadian Lancaster used to test the Orenda but no Maple-Leaf in the Roundel. So possibly the Lincoln RA716 Avon Test bed ??
Can't find any "natural metal" photos of the Lincoln test bed and as Richard said, the wing panels look right for the Lancastrian and RR is correct in saying that there were probably a lot of minor variations and the roundels were no doubt often repainted (and the blisters may have healed up!!)
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Good find teusje, but they seem to be slightly further back and at the top rather than on the side, probably re-enforcing RR's comment about variations!
Graeme's challenge probably is a Lancastrian, as Bradenav originally said, but I'm still worried about his "I'm cheating" comment!
Graeme's challenge probably is a Lancastrian, as Bradenav originally said, but I'm still worried about his "I'm cheating" comment!
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I'm pretty sure it will turn out to be the Lancastrian, but now I'm curious which engine it is.
Maybe the Rolls-Royce Tay which was installed on VH742 in 1949 but never flew.
Maybe the Rolls-Royce Tay which was installed on VH742 in 1949 but never flew.
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I would say it was a Handley Page Hastings with a Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire engine.
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Definitely a Hastings; the flaps are down in the pic; Lancs had split flaps.
Handley Page Hastings with a Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire engine.
Your control. Sorry Sinco, but the "cheating" comment was simply referring to the fact that the aircraft didn't normally have a jet engine.
Hi Mel, if this was AviaQuiz I'd be shaking my head telling myself to just wait for the next one.
Trying to get my head around this one, the photographer is near/under the fuselage with the background getting closer to the wing tip? Then that's possibly the engine nacelle in the background as well?
Trying to get my head around this one, the photographer is near/under the fuselage with the background getting closer to the wing tip? Then that's possibly the engine nacelle in the background as well?
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Hi Graeme! I think it s the other way around. I think it is looking from under the wing tip and you can see fuselage? Mel?? Like Graeme, Mel, this one's a struggle..... RR
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Trying to get my head around this one, the photographer is near/under the fuselage with the background getting closer to the wing tip? Then that's possibly the engine nacelle in the background as well?
You are under the wing looking inboard.
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Yes, that's what I thought, the front of the fuselage being to the right? I'll take a first stab at american with that white painted u/c?
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