Challenge

[Kitbag]

Oh it's a little beauty



The Gallaudet PW-4

[Noyade]

The Gallaudet PW-4

That's the one - your control.

[Kitbag]

Well you did have to lead me by the nose again.

Fuzzy image this time

[Noyade]

A chopper's turbo-shaft exhaust maybe?

[Kitbag]

Originally Posted by Noyade

A chopper's turbo-shaft exhaust maybe?

Most certainly a helicopter, powered as you suggest, by a turboshaft. this is not the exhaust end though. Currently in service.


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[Noyade]

A Military attack helicopter? European? The vertical louvers - are they normally there?

[Kitbag]

Military attack helicopter?-Yes
European? - Sort of (go East young man)
The vertical louvers - are they normally there?- yes

These louvres, I may have misled you (mainly because I've only just worked out their purpose myself). They are intakes for an engine exhaust system - makes sense to me.

[Noyade]

Ahhh.....thanks mate!

Took a bit of finding, but I found a 'walkaround' site with the illustration below. But even then I had to increase the contrast to see those louvers. Intriguing!

I'm hoping it's the Mil-28?

[Kitbag]

No need to hope, it is the Mil 28 attack helicopter.
YHC



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[Noyade]

Thanks mate.

No need to hope

I dunno mate, sometimes I think that's all I have in life.

Sticking to the oldies...

[Noyade]

Couple of clues then.

An armoured close-support aircraft from WWI. According to wiki, over 200 were built and none were lost in combat. Must-a-been tough!

[Karlark]

Hi Graeme. Thanks for the clue, the armour confused me.
I think now it is the Junkers J.I:

[Noyade]

Well done Karl. Your control.

[Karlark]

Thanks Graeme. Here's a pair for perusal:

[Karlark]

More of the picture:

[SincoTC]

Hi Karl,

I think that's the Monsted-Vincent Star Flight before it got a bad attack of the wind

Sorry, but it'll have to be an OH if correct as very busy tomorrow!

[Karlark]

Yes indeed Trevor, it is the Monsted-Vincent MV-1 Starflight. Only one produced....



....and in later life flipped over in hurricane winds. She may still be in a warehouse somewhere but ultimate fate unknown.



Open House per SincoTC

[Terry Dactil]

It got clobbered twice.
Obviously it did not have enough "hurricane resistance" in the design

This aircraft was at the Wedell-Williams Memorial Aviation Museum at Patterson, La

In 1992 hurricane Andrew wrecked the aircraft.

After the remains of this aircraft were put in a storage hangar, in 2005 the hangar and aircraft were destroyed by hurricane Rita.

from this site with some more photos

[Karlark]

Thanks for the link, Terry Dactil! Sounds like it was blown to smithereens on the second go around.

Here is another one for the open house:

[sycamore]

SHORT SC-1,either XG900,or 905....OH if correct