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11th January 2012 | 17:22

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Ridge Runner

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A Russian? (all those rivets?)

11th January 2012 | 17:49

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Karlark

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Those look like Western rivets to me.

11th January 2012 | 18:02

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SincoTC

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Those look like Western rivets to me.

Off home shortly, but I have to ask, is their spacing Metric or Imperial??

11th January 2012 | 18:26

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Karlark

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I would think the spacing is in inches.

11th January 2012 | 19:34

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sycamore

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Is it a Wright/Pratt ,and on the wing or fuselage ?

11th January 2012 | 20:04

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Karlark

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2X wing mounted P&Ws.

11th January 2012 | 21:05

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Possibly a big Cat...a?

11th January 2012 | 21:27

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Karlark

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If you mean a Catalina, Sycamore, then possibly it is a conversion of one. Here, maybe a little better view will help.

11th January 2012 | 21:31

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Forget the exhaust ,just move right......top exhaust on a PBY,..OPEN HOUSE if correct

11th January 2012 | 22:35

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Karlark

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Yes Sycamore, it is a Consolidated PBY

. This particular one is converted into the "Landseaire" Air-Yacht.

Open House

13th January 2012 | 17:58

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SincoTC

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It's been OH too long!!

Just going home, will be back to monitor in about an hour:

Something to keep things going!!

13th January 2012 | 20:38

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Noyade

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G'day Mr Cropper!

1939-45' period?

13th January 2012 | 20:57

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SincoTC

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G'day to you Graeme, 'tiz still Friday the thirteenth here

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1939-45' period?

Nope; just a tad earlier mate, but not much

13th January 2012 | 21:22

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Noyade

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still Friday the thirteenth here

Yeah, I should have made a 'stab' with Curtiss on SC last night.

British?

13th January 2012 | 21:33

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SincoTC

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Sorry, not British mate!

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I should have made a 'stab' with Curtiss on SC last night

Yeah, you should have

!! Never mind mate, only another 80 mins for a new AQ

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13th January 2012 | 21:45

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Noyade

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You must have spent some time looking for the A-18.......

Curtiss?

13th January 2012 | 21:56

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SincoTC

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You must have spent some time looking for the A-18.......

I managed to crack it im my lunch break, thanks to the lack of dihedral! I didn't actually find a photo, only a previous version, but I put two and two together from Aerofiles info and made eighteen

This one isn't a Curtiss, but I did find it looking for the Shrike!!

13th January 2012 | 22:08

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Noyade

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I managed to crack it im my lunch break, thanks to the lack of dihedral! I diddn't actually find a photo, only a previous version, but two and two together from Aerofiles info and made eighteen

Stop bragging!

Incidentally, I found this last night...the A-14...

The intake...

American?
Monoplane?
All metal?
Radial?
Slightly cranked wing?

Fighter?

13th January 2012 | 22:15

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SincoTC

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The answer is YES to all except Fighter!

The initial production version had a fixed U/C, but the Challenge aircraft had retractable gear and an uprated P&W Twin Wasp Jr

13th January 2012 | 22:42

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Noyade

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A Northrop A-17 on steroids. You're mean mate.