The following nicely meets all your wishes :)

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/086cb25c.jpg

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Blimey!!! It really was built and flew? Or was it a model, Ken?

Edit:

Twin-jet?
High wing?
T-tail?
V/STOL?

Blown wing?

Believe it or not, this was built and it did fly! However the picture I have used is an artists impression largely because I could not find a decent useable picture of the real thing. So there could be some differences.

Twin jet, high wing, T-tail, STOL. Not a blown wing (that I can see) David.

I'm guessing there are few countries that have tried this kind of thing out so can we start thinning out the odds? Is it American?

Edit: planned as a military transport? Rear-loading door/ramp, perhaps?

Is it an Antonov, by chance?

Not American or Russian Martin.

There were both civil and military applications, but development was stopped. It did have rear doors but no mention of a ramp. However I am sure that was a possibility.

I'm guessing at Japanses mate but I really can't find anything other than a reference to a "japanese STOL research project"...... :(

edit: scrub that, I've been misled!!

To put your mind at rest, there is no connection with Japan that I can see. However it was built in an Asian country.

Such as China?? :)

Logical thought, but no.

That leaves few others I guess..... not Aussie 'cos it looks too sophisticated (;) Graeme), not Indian 'cos I thought I knew all their machines (maybe not) and so... Korea????????

None of those mate, although I guess you would get there by a process of elimination :). I should explain that the design is European. The company built and flew the one and only example in Asia, presumably to keep costs down.

OK... I have 30 minutes to go and then ... eject!!!!! So.......

German design?

Good evening Ken and Martin.

Reading with interest since I left.

Presumably the Asian country in question would have sophisticated aircraft production facilities, and in my mind that points to Taiwan.

So maybe the AIDC XC-2?

Edit: er... no!!! Stupid me!!!!!

Evening all :),

Apologies for absence, been a helluva week!!

It's British (or was :() the AVCEN Jetpod, I guess the project died with it's inventor. AVCEN Jetpod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Welcome back David...not Taiwan. This country is not really known for major aircraft projects, although interestingly this would not have been the first such venture whereby it has hosted production of a non-home grown machine.

The manufacturer is not German.

Blimey! So it is!!! And ..... I'm off ..... bye eeeeeeeeee :)

Edit: A very nice challenge, Ken!!!!!!!!!!!