Now, with that being said,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


A Grumman Ag-Cat? :p

Sure ain't no crop sprayer, but sure was built to do a job of work, and what a job of work this pioneer turned out to be pioneering. They had no idea at the time...

Boeing Model 40C

As ever, evansb is the authority. The Boeing 40C, arguably the first of the Boing airlners, just restored to flight.

As I rather tramped on windriver should he not have the next shot?

hopeless trying to win here!

Thanks Agar! Sure, windriver can have control!:) Over to you.

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...g?t=1214857536

http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/c...us/th_b40c.jpg

After having accused that historic aircraft of being a crop sprayer I expected to be expelled from the thread.. however here goes...

I'll guess Parnall 382 Heck III ? Is the cut-and-paste photo from a company brochure?

Sorry evansb... not a Parnall

I don't know what it was about Agaricus bisporus's post, but I found myself wanting to know more about the strangely elegant Boeing 40C. I came across this video. At 48 MB it may take a time to download, but I think that it's worth it. It opens in Windows Media Player.

http://www.hangarbuddy.com/downloadf...tflight640.wmv

It looks a bit magisterial to me, but the rear windscreen is wrong.

How about the predecessor - Miles Hawk Major?

Sorry India Four Two not a Miles... 1/2 a mark for the working though.

Sorry S'land not a Fairchild...

Consolidated A-11 ?? Keith.

Nope.. sorry (not from the USA)

The instruments certainly imply a British aircraft, so this the last open cockpit monoplane trainer i can think of - the General Aircraft Owlet.

Well done India Four Two... :ok:

Thanks, windriver. Where did you find that picture? Owlet pictures are few and far between and all the ones I've found are too small to make out much detail.

Obviously the ad was not very successful, since no more were built after the the prototype.

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Right, here it is. I'll confess in advance that we've had this type before, but I think this variant is sufficiently different to be a worthwhile challenge.

I42

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ckpitJuly1.jpg

Re The Owlet - Reading between the lines General Aircraft gambled on the next generation of RAF Heavies having nosewheels and operating off hard runways, and there being a requirement for nose wheel trainers - One could see the Owlet potentially replacing the Tiger Moth and Magister. Didn`t work out that way. Many more Owlet ads at Classic Aviation Ads Series: General Aircraft Company 1947

Re the challenge..... It looks like it's piston engined, and quite sporty if the ASI is anything to go by... Tucanoesque

NDN 1 Firecracker?