LM...unfortunately I dont think there is anyway of seeing the exact time difference.

evansb....my BushCaddy challenge generated a few other pictures of aircraft wtih rudders on the floats. Guess that may have caused some confusion. But yes, for what its worth, the picture posted by RR is an Avid floatplane.

Shutting down now guys, will check in later and see if RR's offering has been solved.

Sorry evansB!

Why evansb, when they look nothing at all like the challenge?

I'm supposed to be the geriatric old git on this thread - please don't try to look like me mate, because you are merely a youngster. :O

All seems very quiet...no guesses, no clues!

German?

not a German

But European, yes?

it depends how you define Europe!

Russian then?

Yes, Russian

G'day Martin!

Not sure but maybe the "Anadwa VKh"...?

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5601/595460435.jpg

G'eveninig Graeme,

Good to see you back on the forum mate!

I'm just whiling away some time until Martin confirms your answer.

digging a little deeper about the VKh. Seems that it was rebuilt fairly early on, using Anasal fuselages with Salmson 150hp water-cooled radials and was also called the Khioni-4 after designer V.N.Khioni who helped Anadwa

Morning LM, Yes I just found that one too, just above an un-pronounceable quadraplane!

Good morning TC. I'm whiling away time too.

You are correct methinks, but I know where the image came from:

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/u...wa_VKh-1sm.png

TC,

Saveljev - pronounced Saveljeef I think.

Thanks for that LM.

Still digging and learning all the time! I was involved in the "infernal combustion engine" business for more years than I care to remember, but I've only just found out that these Salmson radials didn't have the usual Master/Articulated Slave-Rod assembly, but had a patented (Canto-Unne) arrangement of gears to keep all the identical con-rods in respectable order and alignment. Judging by the numbers produced, they must have been fairly reliable but the system was ultimately abandoned.

Thanks mate. How's life with you?

Well, I was just lucky. It looked a little "Anatratish" and found a mention of the Anatra D and googled images and lo and behold that photo popped up. :)

Yes boys it is the ...
http://www.pprune.org/drawings/Anadwa_VKh-1sm.png
Anadwa VKh

The construction of the Anadwa VKh used two Anatra D fuselages, joined by a new wing that was still using elements of the Anade wing. The left fuselage was occupied by the pilot, and the right by an observer. The aircraft's gunner was located in a nacelle attached to the center of the upper wing providing an excellent defence capability. Early models were powered by a pair of 100hp Gnome-Monosoupape engines. Test flights started on July 9, 1916. The tests results were very favorable, but aircraft did not go into production. The reason for this might have been due to its weird design.

However I'm not so sure that the photo you posted is the ame machine? It looks bigger. Any way Noyade YOUR CONTROL ..... BUGGER!!!! I thought it was a sure thing for a long challenge! A curious machine !

Nice to see you back Graeme!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe it isn't?! I just posted as fast as I could. lol. Maybe the photo I posted is the VKh Anasalya? (below)...

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4154/anasalya.jpg

Anyway, I'll accept the trophy! ...

New challenge...

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8360/returnmaybe.png

WTFO?................

I feel that Graeme is now :zzz::zzz::zzz:

I think the challenge is Russian, and that's not a nosewheel in the centre.

That is not a scanned image, it's a low resolution image from the net I feel.

So guys, where is it from? :\

It's from the Wizard of Oz mate, that's where !!! :confused::confused:

The closest I've got is the Caudron R-4 but that doesn't have enough inequality of span and I couldn't find a picture of the scaled down but similar R-6, but I doubt that's it.

I've had a pretty good look at Russia with no luck and had similar thoughts to LM about that "nosewheel", but then I may have missed something!

I've got go now 'til Monday, keep up the good work guys

Good Challenge Graeme; I'm fine by the way thanks and I hope the answer to your image's name is in the affirmative :ok: