Skytrain10....

"Of late it seems that this forum has become a testing ground for image posting, to a point where I am at risk of losing interest not to mention losing track as to what is a challenge and what is a test! Even now there appear to be 2 live challenges.

I certainly do not want to offend anyone, and I am not aware of the history of the competition before I started contributing last year. However I am sure I am not the only one who has observed the deviation in recent weeks from what was, in my view, an excellent competition."

Totally agree with you Sir. My intention for this thread/challenge was SILHOUETTE of a/c, NOT line drawings nor photos!!! I would respectfully request persons who wish to post on this thread, to take this in mind before posting.

Daz

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OK honourable Mr. Dazdaz,
let me ask you one simple question:
Suppose someone succeeds in guessing the proposed silhouette and receives confirmation from the challenger, is the challenger authorized to post together with his confirmation also a photo referring to the aircraft proposed with the original silhouette?
Or is this going to disrupt the forum's policies?
carson1934

Skytrain's post#2063
 

I'm probably wrong but this reminds me very much of the Liuchow Kwangsi Type 3, a chinese biplane of 1937 of which only one prototype was built.
In order not to start a querelle I won't post througha picture unless authorized.
Cheers
carson1934

carson1934. I don't think it is the Liuchow Kwangsi Type 3.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6.../liuchow_3.jpg
Judging from the drawing the aircraft would appear to have a five cylinder radial engine. Possibly a Kinner B-5?

A Fleet Fawn MKII maybe...?
carson1934

Is it possible to submit a photo of the Fleet Fawn or is it"verboten"?
carson1934

Carson1934...not the Kwangsi 3 or the Fleet Fawn
Mel...not a Kinner either, but the aircraft depicted was indeed powered by a 5 cylinder engine.

Could it be an early 1920's United States design (e.g. Boeing, Curtiss, Vought...) for a biplane civil (or reconnaissance) two-seats Aircraft ?

The apparently awkward positioning of the 5 cyl. radial engine, could have provided relatively better frontal visibility and, maybe more importantly, to mount one light sychron. machine gun centred over the "nose".
But these are all unfounded conjectures, not having been able to identify this Aircraft yet (if it was depicted by a proper silhouette, I would possibily be even more confused ;-) ).

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I respectfully demand a reply from a moderator to my post #2067 of yesterday's date.
Thanks
carson1934

P.S. If it isn't the Fleet Fawn it's awfully similar to it!

Vonbag...the aircraft is not of US manufacture...in fact its of European origin.

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Carson, please check your Private Messages. Ken

Would this be one of the many versions of the Potez 25?

S'land...not a variant of the Potez 25 and no connection with that aircraft that I am aware of.

Could it be a "Vilnius" KOD-1 ?

Not the Vilnius, and not of Lithuanian origin.

Time for a clue I think....the engine is of British manufacture.

Engine being the Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major perhaps?

Right manufacturer, but wrong engine!

Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose? As fitted to the Svenska Aero SA-12 Skolfalken?
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...mel/sa12-1.jpg

Spot on Mel...well done...it is indeed SA-12 Skolfalken. Designed as a basic trainer for the Swedish Air Force (under the designation Sk-8), however in the end only one was built, and the Swedes went with the DH-60 Moth instead. The sole SA-12 met a rather unique end in 1939 where it was set alight in a bonfire!

You have control.

Next Challenge
 

Thanks Ken. That was a very interesting and great challenge. Here is the next one.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...ettequiz50.jpg