Challenge

[sycamore]

Japanese...?

[Noyade]

Yes mate, Japanese.

[Blue_2]

Complete guess, be it a Kate?

[Karlark]

Hayabusa/Oscar?

[Noyade]

Complete guess

But a close one Blue.

Hayabusa/Oscar?

Yes mate, your control.

[Karlark]

Thanks Graeme, here's another intake / exhaust combo:

[Noyade]

Hi Karl!

USA?
Cockpit just cropped out at left? Or is that a wing mounted engine?

[Karlark]

Yes and no :

[Karlark]

USA? Cockpit just cropped out at left? Or is that a wing mounted engine?

Correction: Yes, yes, no.


Why doesn't the quote function work for me on this website .

edit: Hey! now it does!

[Noyade]

Thanks for the bigger image mate

Looking at the wing root I can't help but think the Vultee Vengeance, but the nacelle is wrong?
Is it an experimental engine insitu? Is it an attack (A) aircraft?

[Lightning Mate]

Just for you Graeme.

[Karlark]

to you both, it is the Vultee Vengeance Model 85 aka XA-31B.

I think either of you Noyade or Lightning Mate can take control if you have something and are still around.

[Lightning Mate]

Noyade identified it, not me.

[Karlark]

Noyade identified it

I guess it's on you Graeme

[Noyade]

Thanks LM and Karl.

[Karlark]

Fairey Delta FD2?

[Noyade]

Well done Karl, back to you....

[Karlark]

Thanks, here is the next:

[Noyade]

Impressive challenge mate!

Going in circles I think. Had a few French ideas, Tupolev, Convair and others.
Looks big.
Are the intakes positioned like Backfin?

Or has it possibly crashed-landed on the starboard side?

[Karlark]

American manufacture and yes, the intakes are positioned similar to the Backfin. The aircraft is smaller, comparatively speaking.

Wonderful illustration