Silhouette challenge

[Mechta]

Wittman Tailwind ?

[Lightning Mate]

With a nosewheel...............?

[Mechta]

LM, Not the aircraft in the picture, but here's one:

EAA 9

[Lightning Mate]

Ahhh - now I see wot you mean.

[skytrain10]

So not a Tailwind but I presume an American homebuild?

[Mechta]

All right then, Wittman W9L

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1966/1966 - 0374.html

Fl*ght Global 1966 Page 232 which is 0374.PDF

[Arado]

Gotto go, too: kinda busy all of a sudden.
catch you later, perhaps
A.

[RegDep]

OK, OK. It IS Wittman Tailwind with a nosewheel. At least the source labels it that way.

Mechta's got it!

[Mechta]

Thanks RegDep. Please bear with me whilst I rustle one up.

I have some recollection that the trike Tailwind was used or at least proposed as an experimental UAV. Am I imagining it or can someone confirm this?

[skytrain10]

Have you got the photo RegDep? Have to admit I've never seen one with that sort of tricycle undercarriage in the flesh!

[Lightning Mate]

I've deleted RegDeps' original.

He wouldn't be able to post it anyway, but he should be able to post the reference which he sent to me.

Alternatively if you mail it to me again RegDep, I'll put it up for skytrain tomorrow.

[RegDep]

LM see PM

(this is a message elongation, required by PPRuNe )

[Mechta]

Skytrain10, For the trike Tailwind, follow the link in my earlier post.

Here's the next challenge:

[RegDep]

Skytrain, here is one. Aircraft N2003S (2002 Danner Robert L WITTMAN TAILWIND C/N 1140) Photo by Doug Robertson (Photo ID: AC214095)

Mechta et al: Not very clear picture. Is it me and the PPRuNe (PPRuNe has a bit bumpy ride today)?

[Mechta]

Hi RegDep, It's not you, that was my first attempt at a silhouette. If you look at the shadow instead of the aircraft, it should give enough info. If no-one gets it within a couple of hours I will post the original with the registration obscured.

[skytrain10]

Hi Mechta - struggling with it, but am I right in assuming it is a single seater with an open cockpit?

[skytrain10]

Working to my assumptions - a Fisher Avenger?

[Lightning Mate]

Evening/Abend.

I can't make anything of that.

[Lightning Mate]

This is nothing to do with the challenge, but on page 795 post #15895 skytrain requested a photo of RegDeps' challenge.

Here it is:

[skytrain10]

Thanks LM - in fact I eventually found it through Mechta's link. But it has got me looking into the history of the Tailwind. Seems N374 was the prototype W9L and the 3rd Tailwind ever built. Its much "slimmer" than todays newer Tailwinds which coupled with the unusual undercarriage and tail was intrigueing me! Anyway its still around today, albeit its now been converted to a tail dragger.