Morning HQ,

No guns on this one, 'tis a trainer/tourer biplane of the period you mention. Be advised that the source of the photo (airliners.net) uses the double-barrell name, some sites only use the second, another well-known manufacturer and show nothing for the first who did not manufacture this model. Wiki list it under the double-barrelled name, but they don't have any info :)

Going off-line for about an hour, another clue, it's French

Edit: Monitoring resumed; I will add that both names are well known to aviation minded individuals and the first is known to everybody!!

Could it be the Blériot-SPAD S.34?

Correction: It seems to be the 54?

Morning TheiC,

It was a derivative of the S.34 and is indeed the Bleriot-Spad 54 Well done :D !

This is the Aviafrance photo (under Spad) with a cowled Clerget engine; the many photos on airliners.net show the uncowled machine F-AHBE in the Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...afe/Spad54.jpg

TheiC has control :ok:

Thank you... One of the best aviation museums, I think, and with the very best restaurant. Le Bourget day-stops were always pleasure!

Here's the fresh challenge:

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/...C/8Feb2012.jpg

Indeed, a very good museum!

Back to work now, will look back during breaks :)

Looks like a Tupolev TU-154?

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/.../8Feb20122.jpg

...because it is! A Tu 154B, to be exact. Amazed it wasn't on the list!

Time to get onboard with Skytrain, who now has control!

Thank you.

Won't be room for many on board this aircraft :)

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/2858ca26.jpg

Interesting canopy arrangement; it is a weird shape to slide, has very high sills for a car door style. Is it a rear hinged clamshell?

Evening Harley...not rear hinged, but it could be considered car door style, should your car happen to be a DeLorean:)

Guess you don't mean its made from stainless steel, so gull wing doors?

Apologies had to attend to a few things....yes, gull wing doors:ok:

Struggling. Cessna 350?

Not the Corvalis Harley. But it is an American design. 1960's.

Looks to me like the Lake Buccaneer.

It is indeed Mel, well done:ok:

Here's one with the gull wing doors open:

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/1bda466f.jpg

You have control Mel

Thanks Ken. Sorry for the delay.Still trying to shake off this bug, cough and cold. Will have to be Open House I am afraid.

Try this for size:

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/.../10Feb2012.jpg