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Old 2nd Mar 2023, 12:52
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May I go again?



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Old 2nd Mar 2023, 20:57
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Another Temco product, Mel?

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Old 3rd Mar 2023, 22:15
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I thought hiding in plain sight might be a good strategy.
How people recognise these obscure one-offs is beyond me!

Noyade's call.
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Old 4th Mar 2023, 00:11
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Originally Posted by meleagertoo
How people recognise these obscure one-offs is beyond me!.
G'day Mel - sorry mate, no recognition skills here. I just thought it interesting you posted so soon after open house was declared and wondered if you were still on the 'Temco Trail.'
So I googled "Temco Cockpit"...




However that site doesn't differentiate between the Model 33 or Model 58 - so I went to airwar.com and your cockpit shot is very similar to the Plebe.
Member SincoTC was extremely good at this sort of hunt.

Anyway, thanks!





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Old 4th Mar 2023, 09:59
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Originally Posted by meleagertoo
I thought hiding in plain sight might be a good strategy.
How people recognise these obscure one-offs is beyond me!

Noyade's call.

years on here looking for "obscure one-offs". Some of it sticks - and, of course, you have a good idea on sources to search
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Old 5th Mar 2023, 20:34
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Wiki says the first flight was in 1959. Certification in 1963.
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Old 6th Mar 2023, 02:01
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Let's try to narrow it down a bit.

US? Cabin-class twin?
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Hey Simon.
Yes, a US executive twin.
The photo was taken from a magazine printed 30 years ago - which in turn talks about certification 30 years earlier.


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Old 6th Mar 2023, 05:59
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The only aircraft I can find that fits the "10 years too late" slogan is the Howard 500:






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Excellent detective work Simon.
Over to you!
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Thank you. That was an interesting search.

Nothing in my file, so Open House.
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Old 8th Mar 2023, 11:51
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Another easy one for Noyade no doubt...



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Old 8th Mar 2023, 12:02
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Military? American??
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Old 9th Mar 2023, 16:53
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Helicopter?

Can't think what though.

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Old 9th Mar 2023, 22:28
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Military
Not American
Aeroplane
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Post 2000?

Not American..... well not British or French either

European?
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Old 10th Mar 2023, 12:21
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Lets try another pic first...
There are clearly some differences in fit between airframes.

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Old 10th Mar 2023, 13:01
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That's a pretty modern cockpit - and not Russian either. But there doesn't seem enough switches and dials for a military single seater - you noramlly can't move without it doing something

trainer perhaps?

or maybe BSD was close asking about helicopters - it sort of reminds me of an Apache cockpit (it's not an Apache) - so maybe a 2 seater strike aircraft???
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Old 10th Mar 2023, 15:40
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Indian...?
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It's not as overtly aggressive as Apache but far more versatile.
As a result of it's long and difficult gestation it goes under three names, an acronym, an animal and a deity and has (finally) achieved modest sales.
Oh, and it's not Indian.
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