Name that Flying Machine

[Kemble Pitts]

Clearly a Bristol Fighter derivative, but quite what beyond that I have no idea.

[MReyn24050]

Originally Posted by Kemble Pitts

Clearly a Bristol Fighter derivative, but quite what beyond that I have no idea.

Possibly a F.28 Mk IV ?

[Asturias56]

MReyn - do you mean F.2B mk IV or Bristol Type 28 - the 3 seater Tourer of 1919?

It's neither but you are on the right lines.................

[FlightlessParrot]

Originally Posted by SincoTC

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I believe your challenge is Franz Xaver Mehr's Me.3 ?? ...

Another 106 iterations of the design, and it could be quite good.

[MReyn24050]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

MReyn - do you mean F.2B mk IV or Bristol Type 28 - the 3 seater Tourer of 1919?

It's neither but you are on the right lines.................

Sorry yes I did mean the F2B Mk VI should really change these glasses however it appears not to be correct.

[treadigraph]

I thought the Bristol Tourer was Peter Masefield's Chippy conversion....

[Asturias56]

There were a lot of Tourers................ they built 5 of this specific variant I believe

[SincoTC]

Well, the pattern and number of holes, louvres and details on the cowling appears to match the 180hp Wolseley Viper-powered Bristol Type 88 Bulgarian Tourer ??

Edited to say the numbers built also match! It would seem to have been under powered in comparison to other types which were 200 - 300 hp

[Asturias56]

Absolutely correct ......... 1923 I think


Over to Sinco

[SincoTC]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

Absolutely correct ......... 1923 I think

Over to Sinco

Thanks Asturias, a good challenge

Here is the next one! "All aboard for the holiday outing"

[Asturias56]

"We've only got to sort out the CoG issue and we'll be fine..."

[Self loading bear]

No wonder that cockpits have been cramped since a cockpit has been fitted.
It is the fault of command that they keep adding functionality.

[SincoTC]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

"We've only got to sort out the CoG issue and we'll be fine..."

No worries about the CofG !! There are about 30 cases of booze lashed to the tailplane (which is also a biplane)

[MReyn24050]

It is amazing how little Air Trooping has changed so little over the years.

[Asturias56]

Well it looks as if it had at least 3 seats?

[India Four Two]

Well it looks as if it had at least 3 seats?

... and a double-barreled designer?

[SincoTC]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

Well it looks as if it had at least 3 seats?

Yes, officially slightly more, but it did fly with almost as many as the photo above. but maybe one of them jumped out

Originally Posted by India Four Two

... and a double-barrelled designer?

I think I'm going to have to make you cross and ask you to be a little more specific to claim this one Simon!

Strictly speaking, the designer wasn't double-barrelled

[Self loading bear]

After it was shot down by a double barreled shotgun it did burn in the alley for hours?

[India Four Two]

Strictly speaking, the designer wasn't double-barrelled

Interesting. It just goes to show you can’t trust the Internet. Hyphenation notwithstanding, he is Number One in my book, or Nombre Trente, depending on your point of view.

I’m not sure where pyromaniac SLB is going. Up a blind alley, perhaps?

[SincoTC]

Originally Posted by India Four Two

Interesting. It just goes to show you can’t trust the Internet. Hyphenation notwithstanding, he is Number One in my book, or Nombre Trente, depending on your point of view.

I’m not sure where pyromaniac SLB is going. Up a blind alley, perhaps?

I took the designer's name from Wiki, but it is backed up by contemporary articles in the FA! I knew I was going to make you cross if I asked for the details, but their designations didn't go to Nombre Trente ASFAIK.

"pyromaniac SLB" Me neither, except that as the main airframe started out as Ash, it probably finished up as ashes!