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Old 7th Feb 2012, 17:30
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Good skills, Skytrain!

Yes, this is part of an aircraft (one that only concerns itself with the troposphere!).

Looking at
an engine?
Mmmm, not sure quite how to answer that...

If it's not on a pylon then by definition it must be integral
Mmmm, not quite sure what I think about that, either, in this context!

Not being obstructive - you'll understand my answers when things slot into place.
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Old 7th Feb 2012, 19:23
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I did toy with this idea yesterday. Spaceship One
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Old 7th Feb 2012, 19:29
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Sorry, Harley, you're thinking along the wrong lines there.

I'll try to answer Skytrain a little better:

Part of the image shows part of an engine. An engineer would tell you that the whole thing is not an engine.
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Old 7th Feb 2012, 19:35
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Astazou to you tooo.... off a Wetdream or a Gazelle...OH if correct...
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Gesundheit!

Sycamore has it...

...the intake and reduction gearbox on an Astazou (on a Jetstream, as it happens).

You can see one in situ about half-way down this page of smashing photos: Latest News

Open House is declared.
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Old 7th Feb 2012, 19:57
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OK, I'm struggling to reconcile the sharply swept fairing centre left of the challenge, could you show the uncropped image please?
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This should help:



I didn't get to know the aircraft well enough to find out the purpose of the fairing; thinking about it, it probably carries the harness for the propeller deicing. There's one on each engine in the one o'clock position (viewed from the rear).

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Old 7th Feb 2012, 20:19
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Brilliant, thank you, I can see it is the reduction gearbox now.
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Old 8th Feb 2012, 18:57
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Is this the cooling intake for a de Havilland inverted engine or an outlet for an exhaust?
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Old 8th Feb 2012, 19:14
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Evening Harley.

It's the outlet for a ducted fan.
Japanese motor-glider.

(Found it while looking for Ken's motor-glider on SC)
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Old 8th Feb 2012, 19:41
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Thought that one was supposed to be Argentinian?
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Old 8th Feb 2012, 19:45
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I'm was searching for motor-gliders in general.

Thought that one was supposed to be Argentinian?
Yes, if you find it, let me know....

Mine above is Japanese.
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Old 8th Feb 2012, 20:22
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Found a side view that might match up; Nippi NP100A?

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Old 8th Feb 2012, 20:29
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That's the one Harley.

Your control.

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Old 8th Feb 2012, 21:04
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This may not be a good pic:



But its the best I can come up with.
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Old 8th Feb 2012, 21:28
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This may not be a good pic:
I like it!

Polikarpov I-153, according to the caption...

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Old 8th Feb 2012, 22:03
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Good shooting, the I153DM with two gasoline fuelled ramjets under the wings.

YHC
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Old 9th Feb 2012, 06:08
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Thanks Harley. Here's another...

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Old 9th Feb 2012, 12:42
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Izzata Beechcraft Beechjet ?
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