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Old 31st Oct 2010, 14:41
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Was this thing ever intended to land after being launched?
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Old 31st Oct 2010, 15:11
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From the Flight Archive. The issue of Oct 9 1941 has this image titled "Flights conception of a jet propelled low wing monoplane of the future...", illustrating an article by the same Geoffrey Smith

The drawing has initials MM and the Flight logo.

1941 | 2371 | Flight Archive Smith
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Old 31st Oct 2010, 15:24
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Fantastic shot Mate.
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Old 31st Oct 2010, 15:36
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but no designer traced ....yet
So, the Designer is MM and the type is

Flights Conception
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Old 31st Oct 2010, 15:42
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MM would have been Maximillian Attila Millar the artist for Flight Magazine and instigator of their famous cutaway series

Now there's a name to conjure with.
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Old 31st Oct 2010, 15:50
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Well, its not the MM... it was apparently the Caproni Campini CC7 Toscana from Italy......

Same picture so its yours mate.... You have control
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Old 31st Oct 2010, 15:54
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How about "Millar Imaginary Design" as per the concluding chapter of the article?
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Old 31st Oct 2010, 15:57
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Somewher here there is an enormous up!!!!!!

Exactly what was that challenge?
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Old 31st Oct 2010, 15:59
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Just a point of order - I may have been duped! All refernces I've found refer to the La Toscana as purely a dream! Soory!!!

One11 has control!
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Old 31st Oct 2010, 16:00
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I have now found another picture.

So just who has control?????
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Old 31st Oct 2010, 16:03
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Show It Man!
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Old 31st Oct 2010, 16:04
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All refernces I've found
You have definitely been duped, wotever that means. Is it American crap/****/garbage?
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Old 31st Oct 2010, 16:08
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I would second One11's control.

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Old 31st Oct 2010, 16:09
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Catch up mate, I already have.............
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Old 31st Oct 2010, 16:16
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RR,

I think I should post an illustration and explanation of an aeroplane total drag curve and its' components.

This might explain "being behind the drag curve".

On second thoughts bugger it!!
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Old 31st Oct 2010, 16:37
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Above the banter a reminder:

one11 has the thread.......
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Old 31st Oct 2010, 17:01
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Beenfighting Photobucket on this one - to keep the thread going here is a mini-view, rather than keep trying to get the size right....... , probably distinctive enough for a short life.

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Old 31st Oct 2010, 17:16
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Astra 1908
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Old 31st Oct 2010, 17:18
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Is it the SFCA Taupin?
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probably distinctive enough for a short life.
As I said....SFCA Taupin. Over to you Skytrain10
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