Silhouette challenge

[skytrain10]

Not the Bretagne either Arado, but you are right, it is French.

[SincoTC]

Good afternoon skytrain,

Is it the Potez 661 ?

I'm off back to work now, if LM is about, he may be able to put one of mine up, I'll keep an eye open, otherwise, if it is correct, then Open House please as I don't want to hold things up!

[skytrain10]

Spot on Sinco, it is the Potez 661


All yours, but I see LM has gone!

[skytrain10]

I've got to drop off line now for a while, so I'll catch you all later. Hope you can stick around Arado....always nice to have some new players on board.

[Lightning Mate]

TC - your wingman is here - standby.

[Lightning Mate]

On behalf of TC:

[SincoTC]

Thank you LM

[Ridge Runner]

er...???? And that flew?

[SincoTC]

Apparently it did, although it didn't achieve any great altitude and the designer/builder claimed that it would eventually be able to do 300 mph!!

[Ridge Runner]

what vertically? downwards?

[SincoTC]

It does seem likely that it might have been a little optimistic, or maybe it was just said for amusement!

[Ridge Runner]

is the silhuoette the full and complete flying machine?

[Lightning Mate]

....it would eventually be able to do 300 mph!!

You're trembling on the keyboard mate - looks like one too many zeros......

[SincoTC]

RR, It is a photograph of a model of the complete machine (I haven't seen a photo ot the actual actual machine) and no LM, that isn't a typo, it's a quote from the description on a well known web site, but I suppose it could have been a joke!

It had a greater L/E sweep than a Lightning !!!

[Lightning Mate]

It had a greater L/E sweep than a Lightning !!!

Ahhhh - then it's top speed would have been in excess of M2.

(the sine of the Mach angle is one divided by Mach no.)

[SincoTC]

Very similar in planform to the HP-115, but with a deep vee shaped keel/cabin, which I imagine may have helped mitigate dutch-roll if development of the flight envelope had continued to the point where that would occur.

then it's top speed would have been in excess of M2

not very likely though with a 90hp V8

[Ridge Runner]

flight envelope had continued to the point where that would occur.

What? Flight?

[Lightning Mate]

This one's an absolute hoot innit!

[Lightning Mate]

e-mail airborne TC.

[SincoTC]

What? Flight?

Well, a paper dart can fly and this one isn't too dissimilar is it. I have to agree with LM though, it is an absolute hoot!!