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28th March 2014 | 22:36

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Kitbag

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From: East Anglia

Is this a challenge or a bit of nostalgia?
If the former then I propose Capot takes control. If not then could the poster make it clear as to their intention?

28th March 2014 | 23:46

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buttrick

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From: Dharan

Not a Swallow
Wrong country!
A clue needed I suspect

SF-??

28th March 2014 | 23:53

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Noyade

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From: New South Wales

Scheibe? I was thinking the Spatz-55?

Had a look as SFs but the cockpits look too long to me?

29th March 2014 | 00:00

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Noyade

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Ahhhh.....Bingo.

The SF-26...

29th March 2014 | 00:02

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buttrick

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From: Dharan

You'll probably have to look quite hard
Only 12 built I think!

29th March 2014 | 00:03

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buttrick

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From: Dharan

Cross posted
Spot on
you have the con

29th March 2014 | 00:11

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Noyade

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Thanks Buttrick! My 'Big Book of Gliders' went from the Spatz straight to the S-27.

Not a glider....and this one's British...

29th March 2014 | 00:26

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buttrick

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From: Dharan

Sneaky Noyade!!
That's an APU isn't it!!
I expect it is a Blackburn Perth or Iris

29th March 2014 | 00:32

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Noyade

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From: New South Wales

Me, sneaky? Never!

Small engine, but it drove a pusher prop (cockpit to the right), only weighed around 600 lbs, only one built and British as mentioned, and not from Blackburn...

29th March 2014 | 00:50

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buttrick

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From: Dharan

I know what it is, but I'll give others a chance, for a few hours.

The slim booms had me really confused until you lead me off the APU path.

29th March 2014 | 03:34

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India Four Two

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Thread drift back to the SF-26. I didn't realize there were so few. There was one in my club in Calgary in the 70s.

If you look carefully at the picture, you will see it has a three-piece wing. The centre-section was so heavy, that most people found some other important jobs to do, when the owner wanted to rig!