Ducted fan or Townsend ring?

Not Russian Martin.

Uhh...Reg, on the basis I had never even heard of a Townsend ring until just now, I would say its ducted!

Abrams Explorer - survey/photo aircraft

Not that I would say this is your challenge, this is where I stumbled into it…..

Ok, I see what you mean Reg. In the case of the challenge aircraft, it's described as a ducted fan.

Stock questions:

- Was/is it manned?

- Has it flown?

Reg

It was manned.

Yes

First clue...a European design from the 1970's.

I guess it'll probably be good morning Ken now :)

First chance of a look-in for a couple of days.

Im pretty certain that it's the Whittaker MW2B Excalibur, built at Bodmin Airport, Cornwall in 1975 and flown only once!

Open House please if correct, still on the dog-watch!!

Morning Trevor.

That was the year I saw it at Bodmin! Visited the airfield on a very warm summer's evening and it was parked outside the main hangar! Well done, it is of course the Whittaker MW-2B Excalibur:ok:. Here it is at the PFA Rally in Sywell in 1976.

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/cceb0dd6.jpg

Now (or it least it was) on display at the Trago Mills centre in Devon:

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/e4a63948.jpg

Hope the dog sitting will come to an end soon!

SincoTC has declared Open House

Too much wind is a house if it is left open for too long…

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/...age001-1-3.jpg

Home built, Reg??? European??

Homebuilt, yes.
European, no.

Reg, is it the Barnard M-19 Flying Squirrel?

Yes, Barnard M-19 Flying Squirrel, a U.S. homebuilt

Oscar Zuniga's M-19 Info Page

Over to you :ok:

Thanks Reg. ,Maintaining the light aircraft theme:

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/016bd720.jpg

Hi Ken. Is this baby a Bolkow Bo.209 Monsun?

Hi Graeme, no not a Monsun.

Like the Monsun, it is a standard production aircraft, not a homebuild and not a one-off. European design, but manufactured elsewhere.

Is this perhaps a Czech design? Has a Zlin like Tail) Something quite SOCATA-ish about this too?! (yes i know Socata is French)

Hi trucky
Not Czech or French design, but you are not far away with the latter:ok:

Clue. Over 100 produced, first flown in the 1980's. Primarily a military trainer although there are some civil examples.