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Old 11th February 2012 | 17:10
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Thank you.........
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Old 11th February 2012 | 21:33
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its a fairly low speed aircraft
Does it move at all? (like this challenge )
I'm thinking of that dead-end Moller thing?

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Old 11th February 2012 | 22:01
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Yes, it moves. Sorry if this is going too slowly. Would you like a great big clue?
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Old 11th February 2012 | 22:07
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Yes please!
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Old 11th February 2012 | 22:24
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I'm feeling bad about holding the thread up again. I'm not trying to, it's just that no-one has taken note of the word of caution. The same thing that led people astray in my last challenge is at play here too...

The orientation of the image is 90 degrees from the original... Does that help?
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Old 11th February 2012 | 22:31
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I'm feeling bad
No need for that mate, just keep regularly feeding us clues...we're all out there, looking.
Does that help?
Not as yet, for me. Interesting....

image is 90 degrees from the original
Like this?...

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Old 11th February 2012 | 22:33
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Exactly like that...
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Old 11th February 2012 | 23:00
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Evening TheiC,

I was wondering if it was a ducted-fan thruster on an airship, but now I'm wondering if it's piloted or not? How many of its mates does it fly with?
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Old 11th February 2012 | 23:16
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A UAV I believe, the Aurora "GoldenEye"?
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Old 12th February 2012 | 07:28
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Apologies for the delay...

Mel has it: the Aurora Goldeneye 50 in fact. A small (but, I think, quite pretty) tail-sitting UAV with a ducted fan driven by a rotary piston engine. The wing articulates.







Mel, You have control! (Phew, glad that's over!).
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Old 12th February 2012 | 10:32
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Thanks TheiC. UAVs are not my favourite flying machines I have to admit.
Here is the next one, somewhat different but will be no problem to you boys.
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Old 12th February 2012 | 10:48
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A coarse pitch prop hooked to what might be a V12.

A racer?
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Old 12th February 2012 | 10:59
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David as you say the engine is a V12. The aircraft was not a racer but was designed for speed to satisfy a particular purpose.
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Old 12th February 2012 | 11:04
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Must have been a fighter then.
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Old 12th February 2012 | 11:23
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This aircraft was designed for a civil purpose. Although it was later used as a recce aircraft and a number of other roles. It's design did have an influence on a proposed fighter aircraft though.
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Old 12th February 2012 | 12:52
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Heinkel He.70 Blitz mailplane ?
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Old 12th February 2012 | 12:57
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You have it Bri. It is indeed the Heinkel He.70 Blitz mailplane:-




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Old 12th February 2012 | 13:20
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Thanks Mel. Here is the next exhaust:

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Old 12th February 2012 | 20:17
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Russian perhaps..?
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Old 12th February 2012 | 21:20
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Not Russian. The aircraft pictured is about 50 years old.
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