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MReyn24050 29th Mar 2007 12:51

evansb's challenge
 
SAAB JAS-39D Gripen perhaps.
Mel

evansb 29th Mar 2007 13:23

Akubra, sorry it is not a Buckeye.
MReyn24050, sorry Mel, it is not a SAAB.
The aircraft was not made in the U.S. or Sweden.

India Four Two 29th Mar 2007 16:21

This seems to be a reverse of the earlier Pilatus Porter trick photo. In this case, what looks like one throttle is two. It's a Pucara.

Tiger_mate 29th Mar 2007 16:31

It is a Pucara, and the throttle is below the handle seen on the left (out of picture) I think the handle seen is a canopy lock. I-F 2 has it methinks
http://todoaviones.esmartweb.com/arg...cara/urug2.jpg
This explains the red on the side.
Anybody know what the red stripe through the flag indicates? The panel mounted GPS was a surprise unless it is an ex-military aircraft.

Speedpig 29th Mar 2007 17:25

"Anybody know what the red stripe through the flag indicates?"

It could be the flag of the Entre Rios Province....... it just happens to have a red diagonal stripe. Could it be that a/c based there would indicate the fact by having the provincial flag?

evansb 29th Mar 2007 17:28

evansb's challenge
 
Spot on, India Four Two!:ok: It is an IA-58 Pucara. Well done. :D You have control.

Tiger_mate's photo is a Uruguay Air Force IA-58 displaying standard markings. As well, Argentina, Columbia, Mauritania, and Sri Lanka also operated the Pucara.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...640/pucara.jpg

India Four Two 30th Mar 2007 05:48

I have to say I wan't sure about the throttle. The ergonomics seemed wrong. Canopy lock is much more convincing.

Here's an interesting one. I wasn't able to connect to Cringe's list but I don't think we've had it before.

I had never even heard of the manufacturer, never mind the type:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...cockpit1-1.jpg

Tiger_mate 30th Mar 2007 06:23

Caproni?

....or the american GMB which was a copy.

aviate1138 30th Mar 2007 06:37

Don't you love the control lock/thin rope/thick string? :)
Aviate 1138

MReyn24050 30th Mar 2007 10:12

India Four Two challenge.
 
I believe it is a Keystone B-6A. The last Biplane Bomber in the USAAF.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...ystoneB-6A.jpg
Mel

India Four Two 30th Mar 2007 15:05

Mel wins again
 
Yes, it's a Keystone B-6A. However, I agree with Tiger_mate, it does have a "European" look to it. It also has a surprisingly modern instrument panel (turn and slip) for an otherwise "WWI" bomber. Quite an anachronism.

Aviate1138. Yes, I liked the control lock too. More in spirit than practical value. Let's hope they had something stronger when it got really windy.

The throw over control wheel must have made it interesting for instructors.

Looking at the panel, I was wondering if the Captain flew from the right seat?

Over to you Mel.

MReyn24050 30th Mar 2007 17:00

Next Challenge
 
Thanks India Four Two.
The following link is to a site that outlines some information concerning the Keystone Aircraft Corporation.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/arch...ht_sec_15.html
Next challenge, I am sure this one will not last long.
Mel
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...pitquiz248.jpg

India Four Two 30th Mar 2007 20:02

Sorry folks. I cannot resist this piece of backwards thread creep.

This image from http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/sha...-1234P-006.jpg
clearly indicates why the B-6 was the last USAAF biplane bomber:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...-1234P-006.jpg

Possible Caption: "Captain, when we get in out of the rain, let's make sure this is the last open cockpit bomber we buy!"

MReyn24050 31st Mar 2007 19:30

Mel's Challenge
 
24 Hours many viewers no takers. Surely not that difficult.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...pitquiz248.jpg

Early 1930s single engine.

evansb 31st Mar 2007 21:59

MReyn24050's challenge
 
Is it of Italian origin?

MReyn24050 1st Apr 2007 09:50

Mel's Challenge
 
Bri. Sorry for the delay no this aircraft was not Italian. It was not a European aircraft.
Mel

India Four Two 1st Apr 2007 10:13

South American or Mexican?

MReyn24050 1st Apr 2007 10:16

India Four Two
It was a South American aircraft.
Mel

India Four Two 1st Apr 2007 13:40

Mel,

For some reason your Photobucket image is not displaying for me (Sunday 1340 UTC), so I cannot check, but I think the Altimeter might be labelled in Portuguese - so to narrow it down a bit further - Brazilian?

MReyn24050 1st Apr 2007 14:05

Sorry to hear the photograph is not showing for you. Not sure about the Altimeter being labelled in Portuguese, this one came from further south.
Mel


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