Challenge

[MReyn24050]

Did this aircraft take part in the Lympne Light Aircraft Trials in 1923 or is a a more recent aircraft?

[Noyade]

G'day Mel.

First flight was in 1951. Bembridge, Isle of Wight.

[Lightning Mate]

Britten-Norman BN-1F.

[Noyade]

That's the one...

Britten-Norman BN-1 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

All yours.

[MReyn24050]

Photograph of Aircraft G-ALZE

Excellent cropping Graeme, you should reapply for the vacant post at Dauntless. I thought we were looking at the engine fire wall and not the cowling side structure.

[Lightning Mate]

[MReyn24050]

Kamov Ka-26 perhaps David?

[Lightning Mate]

Not perhaps Mel.

Your turn.

[MReyn24050]

Thanks David, here is the next:-

[Noyade]

Excellent cropping Graeme

Thanks Mel, but I had inside help with that one.

Yours - Russian? External radiator?

[MReyn24050]

Not Russian and also this was not exactly a radiator.

[Noyade]

The exhaust pump system on the Kaiser Fleetwings XBTK-1....I suspect...

[MReyn24050]

You have it Graeme the exhaust pump system on the Kaiser Fleetwings XBTK-1

You have control.

[Noyade]

Thanks Mel.

Next...

[MReyn24050]

Are we looking at a racing aircraft or aircraft designed for a single purpose?
How about the Napier Lion in the Fairey Monoplane?

[MReyn24050]

Yes the Fairey Long Rang monoplane II

[Noyade]

Evening Mel. Yes, I tried to make it look "racey" or fighter-like in appearance.

All yours.

[MReyn24050]

Great challenge Graeme. At first I thought it was an aircraft used in the Schneider Trophy competition. What got me thinking was the two rows of exhaust ports which led me to the Napier Lion a 12-cylinder broad arrow configuration aircraft engine and then the Fairey Monoplane which had a Napier Lion XIA.

Here is the next one:-

[Karlark]

Hi Mel. Is that a WWW...

W block Westland Walrus?

[MReyn24050]

Hi Karl. Not the Westland Walrus. Incorrect see post#3801