Silhouette challenge

[puddinghead]

A version of the HP126 Aerobus? Although the only description I've found of that aircraft says that it was a twin with endplate fins and rudders. Not quite what we have here!
I'm guessing it's a short range aircraft because it seems to have only 40,000lbs of fuel.

[chiglet]

Nope, not HP, either....

[dazdaz]

Is it a prop or jet?

[Noah Zark.]

Looks like 4 jets slung in pods under the wings.

[chiglet]

It's a British project. The photo was taken in a well known museum to the South and East of Manchester. The a/c comes from "around" the area of that museum....but not necessarily the stated direction.....

[S'land]

Have found a design that looks like the mystery aircraft. The problem is that it only gives it as "BWB 5"

[MReyn24050]

Updated Lists. 27/11/2008

An updated list of Silhouettes published to date,can be found above at the sticky "What Cockpit, Which Aerodrome and What Silhouette".
Mel

[philbky]

Bristol 172

If so,open house

[chiglet]

Bristol 172

NOT according to the writing on the blueprint.....

[skytrain10]

Have been watching this one closely and have to confess it has me beaten! It is a Bristol blended wing design for a 260 seat aircraft from the 50's but I cannot trace a Type number in the Bristol tradition. No doubt one was allocated, perhaps missing from the usual published sequence?

[chiglet]

Skytrain,
THAT is the title....
"Bristol 260-seat design"
You have control, sir

[skytrain10]

Well I guess sometimes its easy to miss the obvious. Just assumed there had to be a Type number.

Anyway here is my offering:

[dazdaz]

Looks Italian...Umm.. Aviamilano P??

[skytrain10]

Not Aviamilano...and not Italian.

Apologies to all as I am travelling a lot today so may not get chance to check this site for much of the day.

[MReyn24050]

chiglet's challenge

Further information concerning Blended Wing Bodies (BWB) including the "Bristol 260 seat -design" can be found here, http://ctn.cvut.cz/ap/download.php?id=147, at Page 34 Section 2 "The arrangement of flying wings and blended wing bodies"
The Bristol 260 seat design is also included in R Payne's book "Stuck on the Drawing Board.Unbuilt British Commercial Aircraft since 1945" published by Stroud, UK, Tempus, 2004.
Mel

[sycamore]

Centre Aviation GA-620 Gaucho, from 1963...OPEN HOUSE..

[skytrain10]

Well done....

And here's what she looks like in real life..

[RETDPI]

I do note a few differences from the 3-view. Centre-section chord for example.

[evansb]

Yes. Inverted in-line engine vs. horizontally opposed. Next challenge:

[Jamesel]

I believe it is the Northrop YA-9, loser to the Republic A-10 "Warthog". If so open house.
Cheers