Silhouette challenge

[MReyn24050]

diesel addict you refer to the Curtiss C-76 'Caravan' I believe.

[S'land]

Well that did not last long. It is indeed the Curtiss C-76 'Caravan'. Designed to be made out of wood in case of a shortage of metals during WWII. It was underpowered and the project was eventually dropped. It was later estimated the entire C-76 project cost the U.S. government $400 million dollars and several months in lost production time.

[evansb]

[MReyn24050]

evansb's challenge

I do not think this challenge is a con. Please check PMs
Mel

[LowNSlow]

We might have a bridge or two to cross if it's not a Breguet Deux-Ponts! If it is, open house again.

[MReyn24050]

I do not think you would need to cross a bridge, however you might if going on holiday to rome.
Mel

[srobarts]

A Breda-Zappata BZ.308 perchance?

[evansb]

srobarts is correct. Well done You have control.

[srobarts]

I declare open house

[MReyn24050]

Another photograph of the Breda-Zappata BZ.308

Reference my remark

I do not think you would need to cross a bridge, however you might if going on holiday to rome.

I could not resist it as I recall there is a short scene about mid-way through the film "Roman Holiday", starring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn, showing the aircraft on the ground at Rome airport.

[MReyn24050]

Next Challenge

To keep the thread going here is the next one:-

[skytrain10]

Looks like the Caudron C440 Goeland?

[MReyn24050]

Mel's Challenge

skytrain10 has it In fact this aircraft was the Nord C.449-1 Goeland which originated from the Caudron C.440 Goeland. The original C.440 Goeland was powered by two 220 h.p. Renault Bengali-Six engines. During WWII the Goeland was built for both the Luftwaffe and for the Vichy Government. by the Caudron-Renault concern and after liberation and the incorporatrion of the Caudron factory at Issy-les-Moulineaux into the S.N.C.A du Nord production of the Goeland was continued. The C.449-1 was powered by two 240 h.p. Renault 6Q20/21 engines a total of 325 post-war aircraft were bulit.

You have control.

[skytrain10]

Ken's offering

Thanks Mel...I was wondering whether it was the C-440 or C-445. Forgot all about the 449!
Right here we go guys:

[S'land]

Let's start the ball rolling with a Polikarov DI-2. I am certain that I am wrong.

[skytrain10]

Your certainty was correct! Its not the Polikarpov DI-2 or any other Polikarpov model or anything Russian come to that.

[seacue]

Curtis something-or-other??

[skytrain10]

Getting close seacue but not a Curtiss, although it had a Curtiss engine....

[S'land]

So I was right - i was wrong.

How about the Thomas Morse YO-23?

[skytrain10]

Wrong this time S'land, not a Thomas Morse product.