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Old 12th Sep 2010, 17:33
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Further development? I thought they went to make drones....

Funny, the guys played with the Funny Sunny thing, too.
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Old 12th Sep 2010, 17:37
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I thought they went to make drones....
Correct...the J-5 was developed into a drone.
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Old 12th Sep 2010, 17:48
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BAE Fury...

Is this after all a drone?
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Old 12th Sep 2010, 17:53
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Is this after all a drone?
No, but there is a drone version.
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Old 12th Sep 2010, 17:55
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Going to be offline for a while (its time for dinner), so will check in later. If no-one has it by then it will be time for more clues.
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Old 12th Sep 2010, 18:00
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Going to have a bite and a beer. Hopefully THAT helps. Mind the shop, whoever you are.
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Old 12th Sep 2010, 20:08
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Regdep, I guess it's me minding the shop. I've no idea what the current offering is, although I'm sure I've seen it either for real or in a magazine.
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Old 12th Sep 2010, 20:21
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Hi Mechta, good to have you around. I have been looking at Skytrain's clues and what I can get out of them. Found many boom V-tail ultralights, many with similar 2-stroke engine and the same airfoil, pushers etc. Drones and no-drones. Tried several languages etc. I am sure when someone figures it out i'll be completely p****d not to have understood the obvious. Ever been there?
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Old 12th Sep 2010, 20:38
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Gotta go now. Nite.
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Old 12th Sep 2010, 20:51
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Good Evening

Clue time...correction
- its from a south east European country
- in 1994 one of these achieved first place in an ultralight endurance event.
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Old 12th Sep 2010, 22:01
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One final clue before I close down for the night....the manufacturer also makes an airship!
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Old 13th Sep 2010, 07:56
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Could it be the Straton D8 Moby Dick ?
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Old 13th Sep 2010, 08:32
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Err...no. Scratch that.
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Old 13th Sep 2010, 08:42
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Straton D8 Moby Dick
Nope....

Here's a photo of one from the web

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Old 13th Sep 2010, 08:48
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Would it be Italian?
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Old 13th Sep 2010, 08:48
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I'll be ......

Do not even know any longer what consists of south east Europe, me...
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Old 13th Sep 2010, 08:52
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OK then, how about the Fregata Motorglider J-6
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Old 13th Sep 2010, 08:52
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Not Italian....you need to head to the south eastern tip of Europe...or the western tip of Asia!

Fregata Motorglider J-6
And therefore not Polish!
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Old 13th Sep 2010, 10:04
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Another clue....The name is the same as that given to a certain small German twin-rotor helicopter.
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Old 13th Sep 2010, 10:46
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Looks like its just you RegDep....have you worked out where its from?
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