Heikkis' Silhouette Challenge

[Lightning Mate]

Morning Ken.

Sorry mate - I was also a little confused last night - I was looking at another image I had stored.

Prolly that nice bottle of port I had been given.

edit: I have to leave in any case in twenty minutes for a couple of hours of lecturing.

[skytrain10]

Morning David...say no more mate

Right, off we go with the next challenge:

[Lightning Mate]

Blimey mate - it seems to have a float in mid-air above the cockpit.

[skytrain10]

it seems to have a float in mid-air above the cockpit.

Could give a clue as to the location of the wing

[Ridge Runner]

Low wing I reckon? Russian? Single engine?

[skytrain10]

Morning Martin

Low wing I reckon? Russian? Single engine?

No, yes and yes

I should be technically correct here. Because of the era, this aircraft is from the USSR. I am not entirely sure if it was built in Russia, or a former Soviet state, although I believe the latter.

[Ridge Runner]

Biplane?????

[skytrain10]

Not a biplane.

[Ridge Runner]

OK, so a high-wing (with wing-tip floats?). However, it also sems to have buoyancy gear along the fuselage, al la Dornier?

[skytrain10]

OK, so a high-wing (with wing-tip floats?)

Yes

Not sure about the buoyancy gear though, nothing obvious in the 3-view or photo.

[skytrain10]

The photo does exhibit some differences to the side view I have used, albeit nothing that would prevent recognition of the challenge. The most obvious difference is that the tail is partially filled in, as well as a different profile to the underside of the fuselage. Whether these were just inaccuracies on the original 3-view used or changes to the design I don't know. Anyway, I'll post a revised silhouette shortly.

Revised silhouette to reflect differences between photo and 3-view:

[Lightning Mate]

Is it actually from a Russian flying boat designer?

[skytrain10]

Not a company (or designer) particularly known for flying boats.

[skytrain10]

Clue, this can best be described as a homebuild or perhaps more accurately, an amateur design.

[Ridge Runner]

A Shavrov??

[skytrain10]

Not a Shavrov Martin.

[Lightning Mate]

Not a company (or designer) particularly known for flying boats.

Which is why nothing comes up - I've been through all of them.

[Ridge Runner]

Me too!!!! Ken, you're a bu***r

[skytrain10]

Mmm, this one seems to be proving difficult

Perhaps you're thinking it's older than it is....1970's design. It used major components from other aircraft, as well as a boat!

[Lightning Mate]

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