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Old 9th Oct 2019, 12:17
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Should go to Specs.......! touche...
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Old 9th Oct 2019, 12:28
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American mono plane not military and of somewhat later date.
I think the altitude gauge is quite overrated.
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Is it in a museum ?

Early Northrop ?

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Ford Flivver.
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Old 9th Oct 2019, 16:00
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Exaccery. Ford Flivver
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Thank you Bear.


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Old 9th Oct 2019, 20:48
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American instruments. A lot of extra knobs and dials where legs should go!

An American trainer, equipped for test flying?
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Old 9th Oct 2019, 20:52
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Not much more as a chipmunk but slightly newer Ab-initio military trainer
in tandem?

is that a sliding fuel tray or a like?
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American yes.

Trainer no.
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Old 9th Oct 2019, 20:59
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Can`t make up my mind about this; looks in part like a `40s fighter/trainer,factory built,but the main panel looks like a `homebuilt` affair,probably American...also there is a significant mark on the ASI at 140 kts,but no other for Vmax,,and if it is single pointer,still seems limiting.There is a mark at 36" on the boost,which suggests it is powered in 450-600 hp range (+3lbs in old money)... So ,tandem/single,biplane or mono.....?
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Single, monoplane, 600hp.
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Old 9th Oct 2019, 21:55
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GeeBee or Hughes H-1...?
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Old 9th Oct 2019, 22:11
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Sorry - neither.
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Old 10th Oct 2019, 10:25
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Is it unique,ie type of work,record,one off only, in a museum,,..?
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Not unique or a one-off.

A total of 151 were built but only two survive and three reproductions are on exhibit.

A fighter......
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Old 10th Oct 2019, 13:19
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There is one displayed at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
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Old 10th Oct 2019, 14:23
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Hi dook,

just got in and got a few hours to kill, I thought this would have been nabbed by now with those clues!

Gotta be a Boeing P-26 Peashooter innit?
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Old 10th Oct 2019, 14:39
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I wondered when you would pitch up.

I thought there were enough clues as well - I was about to add the engine.

Boeing Peashooter innit.

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Thanks dook, been pretty busy, so is prepared in a hurry and prolly won't last long

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….and into Photoshop it goes.

I see what looks like Cyrillic on the two labels, no letters on the T&S indicator, and a strange instrument to the right of it. Buttons on the stick.

This wouldn't be a Russian fighter would it ?
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