Silhouette challenge

[Noyade]

Not Spanish.
Not Kraut.

[Noyade]

Apparently...they took the prop off some and used them as a glider to train cargo-glider pilots. That's interesting, isn't?

[Noyade]

OMG!....Wiki says total production was greater that 500.....

[skytrain10]

Blimey - serious stuff David - I was going to say Japanese, but there again with a production run of 500 I'm inclined more to USSR?

[Lightning Mate]

...and I need 500 minutes zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Nite mate - catcha tomorrow afternoon.

Blimey - serious stuff David

Agreed. If you see my green light on, it's my computer p########ing about and I'm not here. Nite nite.

[Noyade]

Nite mate - catcha tomorrow afternoon.

Cheers David, sleep well !

Blimey - serious stuff David

No mate, 'Noyade 500' dead and buried...happy to provide more clues if required.

[Noyade]

My next one will be a silhouette of a very rare photograph.........

Now THIS sounds serious!

[skytrain10]

Azionari FL.3?

But if it is Airwar quotes production at 400 approx?

[Noyade]

Your Control Ken.

But if it is Airwar quotes production at 400 approx?

That's what I have for service in WWII, but total production was 700...

AVIA FL.3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[skytrain10]

Thanks Graeme - you're quite right, so why is the Noyade 500 dead and buried?

I'll have something ready soon.

[Noyade]

Noyade 500 dead and buried?

From memory, didn't the lack of clues and time thing cause a little confusion last time?

[skytrain10]

didn't the lack of clues and time thing cause a little confusion last time?

Not that I was aware of - mind you I may have missed something.

[Noyade]

I'll have something ready soon.

Hard to juggle two threads at once, eh mate?!

[Noyade]

mind you I may have missed something.

I think you did.

[Noyade]

Hard to juggle two threads at once, eh mate?!

Ken, I'll reduce the pressure on you and get my fat arse off this chair and do some work. Check ya later mate!

[skytrain10]

Here we go:

[By George]

Sorry chaps for being rude, I am still working long haul flying and apart from being on the run all the time I don't know how to photobucket or whatever you call it. I am retiring next May and would love to join you here. I must say, you are all very good, I thought I knew my aeroplanes but some of the types here I've never heard of. Next year I'll get my daughter to endorse me on 'cyber secrets'. Merry Xmas too you all.

[Lightning Mate]

Morning Ken.

This one's interesting to say the least.

I see an unstaggered sesquiplane with a cantilever lower mainplane and what appears to be a four cylinder engine.

No visible armament.

I'm feeling lonely out here.......

[Lightning Mate]

Good evening BG.

No apologies required mate. I look forward to seeing more of you.

Merry Christmas from one pilot to another.

[Lightning Mate]

Goggle is not friendly today.

The words "cantilever", "unstaggered", and "sesquiplane" are bringing up nothing.

Would "reconnaisance" do anything Ken?