Name that Flying Machine
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From: Ferrara
Indeed - but not either
A sort of identikit small tourer trainer that people churned out hoping to emulate Piper. This was touted heavily for a major training contract with the National Air Force but never came up to scratch apparently. The country still builds a lot of aircraft but not this manufacturer
A sort of identikit small tourer trainer that people churned out hoping to emulate Piper. This was touted heavily for a major training contract with the National Air Force but never came up to scratch apparently. The country still builds a lot of aircraft but not this manufacturer
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From: Ferrara
The Return of the Master.........It is indeed the Revathi but quite how you tell the Mk I from the Mk II I'm not certain.
It was first flown in 1967 and lived a sort of ghostly existence until killed off in the mid-70's. The Indian Govt Auditor had some harsh words about the continued use of national resources when it was clear that the IAF didn't want it and had never been asked to offer any input to the original design... sounds familiar.......
It was first flown in 1967 and lived a sort of ghostly existence until killed off in the mid-70's. The Indian Govt Auditor had some harsh words about the continued use of national resources when it was clear that the IAF didn't want it and had never been asked to offer any input to the original design... sounds familiar.......
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From: PPRuNe
dook,
Please note that at least 24 hours is to pass before a new contender be announced for this thread, along with the other two ‘Competition’ threads. This is an international forum and the quick turnaround of the (predominantly) UK members has become quite off putting to many others.
Plus it is up to the poster of the image to declare a winner!
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From: Wilts
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From: Ferrara
all trimmed to protect the innocent from getting an easy clue - like the registration or a company logo
The Revathi was tough as there are only a few pics on the web - and many of them showed the reg. or an obvious sub-continent background
I think I got the original from an old copy of Jane's tho'.
The Revathi was tough as there are only a few pics on the web - and many of them showed the reg. or an obvious sub-continent background
I think I got the original from an old copy of Jane's tho'.
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From: Too close to Croydon for comfort
One tends to think, with a collection of post-war Observers books, several well-thumbed "Simply Vast Boys Book of All The World's Aircraft Ever", and a copy of Rod Simpson's GA book, that there'd be a limit to how many types which had appeared prior to about 1980 or so that could have escaped one's attention - wrong, wrong, wrong! As this thread keep proving!
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From: Ferrara
Absolutely but remember those where the days when the USA was producing thousands of GA aircraft every year - people really thought that it would go one forever and that it would spread worldwide.
Plus of course you didn't have the safety & licensing rules you have now - just about anyone could build something in their garage and declare it suitable to fly in...............
Plus of course you didn't have the safety & licensing rules you have now - just about anyone could build something in their garage and declare it suitable to fly in...............
