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Old 7th Jun 2012, 09:20
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'snot a Koolhoven is it ?
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And G'day Ken.
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'snot a Koolhoven is it ?
No. He was a Brit who moved to the USA.
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Old 7th Jun 2012, 09:31
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The fighter pilot/designer was Geoffrey Siers.
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Old 7th Jun 2012, 09:38
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Aircraft is named after a fast swimming fish with sharp teeth.

Lots of clues, as I have to leave soon.
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Old 7th Jun 2012, 09:39
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Barracuda ?
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Old 7th Jun 2012, 09:42
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Jeffair Barracuda. Your control mate.

Jeffair Barracuda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Catch ya later.
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Old 7th Jun 2012, 09:45
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Good call David....just couldn't think of the name.
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Old 7th Jun 2012, 09:58
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Thanks mate.

Just for you at the moment.....

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Old 7th Jun 2012, 11:09
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Are you still out there ?.................
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Busy with work, but a quick break for lunch...is it the Lockheed-Martin RQ-170 Sentinel?
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Sorry mate - it isn't.

However, you are on the right track. .......................
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Sorry mate - it isn't.
I admit I didn't really look too closely, but now I have I can see there are some significant differences.
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Old 7th Jun 2012, 11:51
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I can give you a cryptic photographic clue if you wish........
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Old 7th Jun 2012, 11:52
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Found a photo, but it is incorrectly captioned as a Sentinel!



This looks remarkably like your machine
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Old 7th Jun 2012, 11:58
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What's that called and how many engines does it have ?

edit: how many of those were built ?
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Old 7th Jun 2012, 12:03
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What's that called and how many engines does it have ?

edit: how many of those were built ?
Is this some subtle clue? Back to work now, but will look in later.
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Old 7th Jun 2012, 12:05
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Just found your pic.

I don't think they are the same machine - there was only ever one of the challenge.
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Old 7th Jun 2012, 12:55
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Had to check again....just found mine with the correct ID...it's a Lockheed-Martin P-175 Polecat. Just the one built.

If by any chance correct will have to be Open House
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Old 7th Jun 2012, 13:05
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No by chance - it is indeed the Polecat.

Looks like that could possibly be the end of play for a while.

However................

Skytrain has declared Open House.

edit: I'm resisting it Ken cawz I would rather wait until you're back.
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