Silhouette challenge

[Lightning Mate]

You won't find this one in any UAV/RPV book.

1978 is way too old.

[Noyade]

1978 is way too old.

It was good year though. What were you doing in 1978?

[Noyade]

Well, big day tomorrow..I'm going to learn all about this machine...



Doesn't fly, but it's a lifesaver...cheers David.

[Mechta]

Afternoon all!

I went to LM's office, but the college security guy said he wouldn't be back until Monday ...

Anyway, back to the challenge, how about the Aurora Flight Sciences Orion UAV conventionally powered version (the first was to be hydrogen powered).

Good luck with the hospital visit Noyade. I hope it all goes smoothly.

[Lightning Mate]

I went to LM's office, but the college security guy said he wouldn't be back until Monday ...

Wrong.

Nice call mate! OFFICE

Rolled out seven days ago and due to fly mid next year.

Your turn.

[Mechta]

Thanks LM, Have you any idea which engines the AFS Orion is using? All it said where I looked was 'conventional'.

How about this? ( It should be pretty easy):

[Lightning Mate]

Could be a Brunswick LF-1.

Dunno about the UAS engines.

[Mechta]

Well Done LM! Back to you.

When I'm next on my own computer I'll put up a decent picture of it.

[Lightning Mate]

Having a Photobucket problem AGAIN......

Standby please...

[Lightning Mate]

Here you go:

[Lightning Mate]

The thread is all yours Mechta - c'mon mate........

Ya like pure artistry....?

[Mechta]

Hi LM, I've been away cooking pancakes. I like the nice green colour, but the plane will need some research. I'm guessing American?

[Lightning Mate]

American.

BTW, a plane is something used by a carpenter.

[Mechta]

So I guess an 'airplane' is used by a carpenter with a compressor?

[Lightning Mate]

'airplane'

Do stop being influenced by the other side of the Atlantic Old Chap!!!!!!

We are English innit!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I guess...

Guess wot? American crap....

[Mechta]

LM, Rest assured I would never write 'airplane' except in the context above or, if aboslutely necessary, to communicate with a salt water tea drinker.

Am I to understand these days that flying machines are no longer to be called'aerodromes' and that term is now applied to the places where such devices alight?

[Lightning Mate]

Am I to understand these days that flying machines are no longer to be called 'aerodromes'

They never have been - now I am baffled.......

[Mechta]

Langley's Aerodrome?

Also, 'What is an 'aerodrome'?

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1909/1909 - 0011.html

I'm sure if you browse the early Flight archives you will find the term used on several occasions. When I was an apprentice at RAE Farnborough I used to sit in the hiastorical section of the library on a wet lunchtime reading the original 1909 copies of Flight. There was amazing collection of books; I wonder where they are now?

[skytrain10]

David, would your challenge be a Lincoln-Page LP-3?

[Lightning Mate]

Good morning Ken.

Sorry, but it isn't the Lincoln-Page.