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Old 26th Sep 2011, 14:39
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Cartercopter, Reg???
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Old 26th Sep 2011, 14:43
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Yes RR, Carter Aviation Technologies' CarterCopter Prototype Personal Air Vehicle (PAV)

Over to you
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Old 26th Sep 2011, 15:00
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Thanks Reg. Try this one ....

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Old 26th Sep 2011, 16:16
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Apologies but I'm leaving the office soon and will be out for a while...... RR
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Old 26th Sep 2011, 16:25
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Sorry chaps, challenge withdrawn.... been done before! The Kari-Keen 90B. So.....

OPEN HOUSE
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Old 26th Sep 2011, 16:48
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And another one:
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Old 26th Sep 2011, 17:06
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If it isn't a Lysander it ought to be !

There was one with a dorsal B & P four Browning turret - but I thought it was only ever a mock-up...

Anywhere close ??
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Old 26th Sep 2011, 17:10
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Looks like a Lysander but is not. Wrong tail.

Taking that back


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Old 26th Sep 2011, 17:34
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diesel addict is correct The Westland Lysander. Your turn.
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Old 26th Sep 2011, 18:02
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Thank you, evansb
I admired your post of the actual document.
Were not some of those wartime recco books dreadful !

Open House please gentlemen.....
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Old 26th Sep 2011, 19:05
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Let's try this then. We have not had it, but as far as I can remember it has been proposed a couple of times as a solution, so should not be too difficult

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Old 26th Sep 2011, 21:23
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Evening Reg....first chance to look for a while.
A familiar planform but can't immediately think what it is...are we looking at a high wing, tricycle undercarriage, swept tail?
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Old 26th Sep 2011, 21:39
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Having just proposed its high wing, I'm thinking it could be the Evektor EuroStar (or SportStar). Can't find a 3-view but the wings/tail look right and some models don't have wheel spats. Not very confident so will keep looking for a while!
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Old 26th Sep 2011, 21:54
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Funny. This is the way it went the previous times, too.

Tricycle, swept tail, but low wing and not Evektor, as far as I understand, and as far as the type certificate calls it.
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Thanks Reg...so low wing?
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Old 26th Sep 2011, 22:10
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Yes, low wing.
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Old 26th Sep 2011, 22:17
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Something from Storm? The Storm 400?
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Old 26th Sep 2011, 22:23
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Not Storm. Being generous and pretty ready for bed: Go back to one response of yours above and see what I did not refute…...
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Reg, calling it a day now. From your comment I guess there is a connection with the EuroStar (or SportStar to those in the US), but not sure what! Only other machine that I have found that seems to look about right is the Aero AT-3 or AT-4.

Anyway good night - no doubt Graeme or Bri will sort it out overnight, unless of course Trevor swoops in
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Old 26th Sep 2011, 22:43
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Eurostar was it. Just fix the rest.
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