Heikkis' Silhouette Challenge

[papabravowhiskey]

Hint

A further hint: the designer is one of the most well-known in French light aircraft.

[Lightning Mate]

PBW,

Please check PMs.

[VX275]

There is a hint of Jodel in that back end (and the upturned wing tips)

[papabravowhiskey]

Jodel?

You are on the right lines. Not a Jodel per se - so is it Jo or Del?

[papabravowhiskey]

I am having to travel for the rest of the day - will try and look in but if people get bored, please OH.

PBW

[SincoTC]

Hi PBW,

Just having a look before bed and all I can find is an unbuilt project by Jean Delemontez. However, it is called a Jodel in the article I found and the dihedral mentioned is not as per the drawing!!

Perhaps these are errors and it was called the Delemontez D12 ??

The Jodel D12 was a project study for a tandem two seat all metal aircraft carried out by Jean Delemontez. The wing planform was similar to the D11 but the dihedral began at the wing root. The empennage had an all flying rudder similar to the D11 and a rectangular tailplane and elevator. The engine was to be ex German 240 hp Argus As10C. It was never built.

Some parts fit your clues others don't What year was it? Is the drawing on the web?

[papabravowhiskey]

Correct!

The Delemontez D12 it is. You have control.
PBW

[SincoTC]

Thanks PBW, nice challenge, interesting to track down, but any images still elude me!

Here's the next one, which is lavishly illustrated on the Internet

[Lightning Mate]

Transport or bomber?

[Noyade]

G'day Trevor. Fokker mate? F.XXII or FXXXVI.

Bloody Romans - what have they ever done for us?!

[Lightning Mate]

I didn't know the Roman Empire extended to Australia!

[SincoTC]

Hi guys,

Logged on to answer LM and saw Graeme's post

Originally Posted by Noyade

Fokker mate? F.XXII or FXXXVI.

Bloody Romans - what have they ever done for us?!

Well it seems they taught Fosters how to spell BEER (XXXX if that's what it is??)

'Tiz indeed the Fokker F.36 (in proper English), well done

Fokker F.XXXVI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Noyade has Control

[Noyade]

Thanks Trevor - they look very similar.

Yes David, they were here - quickly, tell me what year this monster is...



I didn't consult the list with this one...
(Edit: Just checked, can't see it listed. )

[SincoTC]

G'day Graeme,

they were here - quickly, tell me what year this monster is...

Do you mean the large aeroplane or the monument?

The latter is in Oz Roman and = 1929 and I think the silhouette is MDCCCCXXII, or as I wuz taught MCMXXII (if it's what I think it is)

I'm having an early night, so I'll hang fire on calling it now and see if anyone else gets it while I or before I get my arse in gear tomorrow

[Noyade]

The latter is in Oz Roman and = 1929

Well done mate! We stood under that and my son asked me what year it is - I said, "well of course it's...hang on....gimme a minute...I was really good at this in school...gimme another minute...bloody Romans!!"

[India Four Two]

Well it seems they taught Fosters how to spell BEER (XXXX if that's what it is??)

No, Fosters know perfectly well that BEER is spelled Lager. It's the boys in the Deep North - Castlemaine Perkins in Brisbane - who can't spell.

"Make it a Fourex, Mate!"

[SincoTC]

No, Fosters know perfectly well that BEER is spelled Lager. It's the boys in the Deep North - Castlemaine Perkins in Brisbane - who can't spell.

Strewth Simon, you're right there mate, I was going to say Aussies, but changed it to Fosters, obviously brain not in gear

"Make it a Fourex, Mate!"

Have one on me Mate, but to please my old schoolteacher, make it an XL

BTW, talking of forty, do you know what happened with WD's 1 to 39, before they hit success with WD40 ??

Apologies for the thread drift; back to Graeme's Challenge!!

Hoping brain and arse now in gear, I reckon it's the long nosed Boulton Paul P.12 Bodmin made for Postal duties ?

[Noyade]

Boulton Paul P.12 Bodmin

That's the one Trevor! Your control

The original. Weird looking machine with the engines in the fuselage ....

[SincoTC]

Thanks Graeme,

Nice challenge mate

Indeed it was an odd looking and one with an engine-room!

Here's the next one:

[Noyade]

Morning Trevor.

Renard R-37?