What Cockpit?
You're too generous 
- that makes it a Piper J-4 I think - the side by side version of the Cub?
Open House if correct - I'm still searching grotty Russian videos
- that makes it a Piper J-4 I think - the side by side version of the Cub?Open House if correct - I'm still searching grotty Russian videos
Hovercraft,or Ekranoplane...?
Doesn't look like a bomber - not much in the way of comms or engine instruments etc - maybe a radio operator and a flight engineer on board? I'd guess post war and maybe 4 engined looking at the overhead controls - but that's a lot of aircarft.......................
Airship then...?
I'd guess it s something that of which few were built - if it was something from Douglas, Lockheed or Bristol someone would have recognised it.
Is it American?>
Is it American?>
Neither American nor Russian
Just found this clearer pic which makes the controls look even weirder! That's how you steer a buldozer which may be relevant as this thing evidently flew like one.
How they actually worked is anyone's guess.
9 built
Just found this clearer pic which makes the controls look even weirder! That's how you steer a buldozer which may be relevant as this thing evidently flew like one.
How they actually worked is anyone's guess.
9 built
Last edited by meleagertoo; 13th Jan 2024 at 12:47.
Not American , not Russian and if it was British someone would have got in fby now. So .... French?
Actually the clue is there - top left F-BAVE - which Google tells me is an Sud SE 2010 -Armagnac
here is F-BAVH
here is F-BAVH
embarrassingly I'd loaded it into the magic software and was playing about enlarging, edge finding etc etc when by accident I panned to the top left................... 
You're right - I'd never heard of it - looked good but as you say a dog.
Try this
You're right - I'd never heard of it - looked good but as you say a dog.
Try this
Lots of these built - in fact I have my doubts that any two now have the same panel
correct
and that is a ????????
but how did you get the registration? I thought I'd cropped it out
and that is a ????????
but how did you get the registration? I thought I'd cropped it out
Its a Piper PA30 Twin Commanche.
The reg isn't visible in your pic but I did a search for light aircraft control yokes and found a loop-style one as in your 15th Jan post for sale which was identified as from Piper, Grumman or somethiing else I forget. So I searched for Piper control yokes and found the pic of the more modern one, matched the layout and decals, then realised the hand and the Cessna in the background were the same, and finally spotted the reg!
Anyhoo, here's an old favourite of mine.
The reg isn't visible in your pic but I did a search for light aircraft control yokes and found a loop-style one as in your 15th Jan post for sale which was identified as from Piper, Grumman or somethiing else I forget. So I searched for Piper control yokes and found the pic of the more modern one, matched the layout and decals, then realised the hand and the Cessna in the background were the same, and finally spotted the reg!
Anyhoo, here's an old favourite of mine.
Last edited by meleagertoo; 20th Jan 2024 at 15:06.