Name that Flying Machine

[sycamore]

Think the guy with the hose appears to be wearing a lifejacket...so ,possibly a seaplane..?...Japanese..?

[Self loading bear]

For seaplanes I will stab at the BV222 (or BV238) there are not that many differences between them which would show from this photo.

[Noyade]

None of the above.
Only one built - that is to say with the engines illustrated.
I rotated the photo slightly to the left - otherwise too much of the engines would be visible.

[meleagertoo]

Is this a turboprop? Those nacelles look rather long for a big recip.

[Noyade]

They're liquid cooled V12 engines...

[treadigraph]

XB-38 Flying Fortress with Allison V-1710s?

[Noyade]

Indeed it is Treaders - over to you sir.

[treadigraph]

Lucky bit of Wikipediaring gave me a hint but image wasn't a clincher!

I expect this will be cinch for somebody...

[Self loading bear]

Oh dear,
With the pilot having no view on the runway;
The passengers will do shock absorber duty upon landing

[Noyade]

[treadigraph]

Well done Noyade, your controls...

[Noyade]

Thanks Treaders.

[Noyade]

Ed Heinemann was involved in making this machine...

[Asturias56]

International Air Coach?

[Noyade]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

International Air Coach?

Sorry, I have no idea what that is?
So, I can confidently say - no.

It's made outta wood.

[treadigraph]

Fin is certainly reminiscent of the A-26. Those elevator actuators or whatever they are (some form of mass balance?) are unusual but also strangely familiar.

[MReyn24050]

Bowlus XCG-7 Glider. Open House if correct.

[Haraka]

What I love about this site is when subjects I never even knew of are identified. . One never stops learning. . As just now!

[Self loading bear]

Originally Posted by treadigraph

Fin is certainly reminiscent of the A-26. Those elevator actuators or whatever they are (some form of mass balance?) are unusual but also strangely familiar.

Yes and how do these work?

[sycamore]

They are mass-balances for the control surface...