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Old 5th January 2020 | 18:05
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From: Nanaimo (CAC8)
Though close (alphabetically speaking ).
I see what U did there!

PS The cockpit and windshield seems like a scaled-down DC-4.
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Old 5th January 2020 | 18:54
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A W-12 like a Napier Lion?
Nope. Not a boxer/horizontally opposed either.
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Old 5th January 2020 | 20:20
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So; a straight (in-line) twelve? That has to be one long and heavy engine.
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Old 5th January 2020 | 20:38
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Originally Posted by Herod
So; a straight (in-line) twelve? That has to be one long and heavy engine.
Not that either. Two coupled sixes, side-by-side.
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Old 6th January 2020 | 10:20
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How about Vega Starliner 22?
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Old 6th January 2020 | 11:39
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Originally Posted by JENKINS
How about Vega Starliner 22?
That'll do! Very interesting machine, flown in single and twin-tail guises. I do really like the look of it and wish someone would make a nice kit of it in 1/32 scale.






Engine was a Menasco Unitwin:



Over to you Jenkins...
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Old 6th January 2020 | 12:29
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Originally Posted by Quemerford
That'll do! Very interesting machine, flown in single and twin-tail guises.

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Old 6th January 2020 | 13:07
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Wonder what the vibration levels were with that beast slung up front..............
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Old 6th January 2020 | 16:47
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A very very belated Happy New Year to everyone.
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Old 6th January 2020 | 17:00
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Welcome back Dook - you've been missed
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Old 6th January 2020 | 17:48
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Thanks, lovely search. I had posted an OH for I was away from 1210Z; just passing through home again and still away, so OH. I found a British Pathe for the machine, and some interesting development info., mostly concerning the crashes!

So, OH I fear.
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Old 6th January 2020 | 19:46
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Seems like a good idea. Two engines without the asymmetric problems. I wonder why it never succeeded?
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Old 6th January 2020 | 20:33
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Originally Posted by Herod
Seems like a good idea. Two engines without the asymmetric problems. I wonder why it never succeeded?
Underpowered, lack of any real market, and more pressing uses for Lockheed/Vega's production facilities in 1940.
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Old 6th January 2020 | 20:55
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You're probably right, Dave, but perhaps a shame nobody took it up post-war
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Old 7th January 2020 | 04:59
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but perhaps a shame nobody took it up post-war
Perhaps that was the inspiration for the Double Mamba!
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Old 7th January 2020 | 05:01
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Originally Posted by India Four Two
Perhaps that was the inspiration for the Double Mamba!
And the PT6 Twin-Pac
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Old 7th January 2020 | 07:10
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Here's another one - certainly NOT a twin.....................


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Old 7th January 2020 | 08:06
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Here's another one - certainly NOT a twin.....................

Is there more to the photo?
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Old 7th January 2020 | 08:28
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Of course but that has the registration!

This had an extended development life and may have been modified to a tricycle u/c I believe. There were plans to build an awful lot of them but they all eventually fell through


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Old 7th January 2020 | 09:50
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Reminds me of an Argentine type, can't recall what though. Also slightly of the Avia FL3...
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