Sorry,having lunch and fending off anklesnatchers,Open House. Remnants of the `Raj` in that cockpit,M-B leg restraints and all..
Have you got the other side view ?

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...sporus/IMG.jpgHe's back with another one!

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...orus/IMG-2.jpg

Mil Mi-24 Hind perhaps?

Ooh La! La!

I really thought this would last a tad longer. OK Mel, all yours, well done!

(Helitech, Redhill, c.1989) This exhibit scared the crap out of a lot of military guys who'd only known this monster from recognition lectures. It really was made of half-inch boiler-plate, was armed to the teeth, and was very, very impressive in the air too.

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...s/IMG_0003.jpg

Cameras weren't allowed so close to the Hokum though...but heck, what kind of blindspots must there be behind those huge canopy frames? Still, if the Hind's just a big nasty dangerous bruiser, this thing's a screaming psychopath!

Just as an attack helo should be.

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...s/IMG_0002.jpg

Next Challenge
 

Thanks Ab. Here is the next one:-
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...pitquiz348.jpg
Mel

No takers? This aircraft first flew in 1973.
Mel

Possibly ,judging by the clock ,Russian ?

Not Russian but certainly from Eastern Europe.

Could it be the Romanian I.A.R 823?

It certainly is the IAR 823.:ok:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...23Aircraft.jpg
You have control.

Thanks Mel, as usual an interesting challenge.

Here is the next one, although it is a much older flying machine.
http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p...g?t=1252235613

No takers, except by PM?

This aeroplane came in two versions.

Still no takers?

The cockpit in the photograph is the civilian prototype. The aircraft was a departure from previous construction by this manufacturer.

Junkers Ju-86 ?

Well done evansb. It is indeed the Junkers JU 86. To be precise it is the cockpit of prototype airliner D-AREV. The divergence in design/manufacture was that this aeroplane was smooth skinned, it did not have the usual corrugated skin.

You have the helm sir.

Thanks S'land. Here is the next challenge:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...a8_landing.jpg

Clue: It is a co-axial design.

aeroplane,gyro,or helo ?

Pitcairn X0-81?

Sorry, not a Pitcairn, nor a gyrocopter.

More clues: Three were built. Powered by a Lycoming O-290 engine.

The Hiller Commuter?

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/...er_chopper.jpg

Simon! You are alive! I will cancel the rumors of your demise. Well done:ok:. It is officially a United Helicopters (X)UH-4 "Commuter". An all-metal co-axial design, it was a tricycle gear beauty that appealed to the post-war dream of a flying machine in every garage! Engineer Stanley Hiller Jr. went on to form his own company. You have control.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...83_landing.jpg

Thanks, bri. Yes, still alive and well in SGN, but I have been concentrating on a new job, which has "cut into" my ppruning time. I had been absent so long, I was getting reminders from PPRuNe to make a post!

What a lovely aircraft - I had never heard of it before. I found a nameless picture taken at the San Carlos Helicopter Show, well before I stumbled on the Popular Mechanix article. Do you know if there is one at the Hughes Museum? Their website is useless.

Here is a cockpit that I have fond memories of:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ckpit-10-9.jpg

Looks like a Piper Colt to me....

Glenn

Aviat Husky?

A PA-22-108. The first aircraft I ever soloed. I still remember flying downwind at White Waltham ("aim for Windsor Castle"), looking at the empty seat beside me in amazement.

Well done, Glenn. Over to you.

PS Thanks to Alex for permission to use his photo: Photos: Piper PA-22/20-108 Colt Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

First solo flights are definitely special. After all, you can only do it once!

Here's the next challenge. An interesting aircraft, with a unusual design feature.

I'm off to bed now, but I'll be back on deck in seven hours or so.

Glenn

[IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/PK/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png[/IMG]http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...f/wotzit23.jpg

Globe Swift???

No, guess not, we have already had the Swift.

Never mind.

Sorry, not a Swift.

Based on the compass, how about Polish or Czech?

[Thinks for a while]

In fact, specifically the L-40 Meta Sokol. The unique design feature would be the "inverted tricyle gear". I wonder what the landing characteristics were like?

L-40 MetaSokol?

Yeah- "thinks for a while", sees answer posted and edits own post with answer- classy!:yuk:

If he had amended it there would be a note on the post to say so! It looks to me like he got it fair and square! RR

OK - my lesson for today! I'm still sceptical though! RR

RR, I did in fact edit my post but for some reason the edit time does not show up. However, it was before g21agoose's post because I refreshed the page before editing, just to make sure no one had beaten me to it.

After Glenn has woken up and confirmed the answer, since I don't have a suitable picture to post, I'll hand over control to our amphibian friend.

OK, I42. I was just trying to be fair for you. It appeared to be unjust to make such comments. BRgds, RR

Unless there is aproblem with PPRUNE servers (and if there is I apologise) or you edited and I posted at the same time, I assure you that your post contained no edit when I posted and did not appear until sometime afterwards.

It REALLY doesn't matter and if you want the truth I researched based upon your answer so.....................................but I still know that your 'edited' answer was not there when I posted.

A new post to avoid any confusion.

You are entitled to your opinion but if you have been following this thread for a reasonable amount of time, you might have seen that I've had enough successes ( although not in bri's or mel's league), that I don't feel the need to steal someone else's answer, for five minutes of AH&N fame.

As I said, the floor is yours, once Glen confirms the answer.

Simon

Simon- I have followed this thread and you are obviously an experienced and knowledgeable person. I am not want to accuse without cause and my post WAS done before your edit appeared.

However, I have been wrong before and will be wrong again (likely before the day is out) and if you tell me that's the case I believe you and apologise for my doubts and harsh response.

From one pilot to another: I am sorry.