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VX275 9th Oct 2012 08:14

That top wing has a Fokker look about it yet the undercarriage dosen't :confused:

SincoTC 9th Oct 2012 08:21

Morning VX275


That top wing has a Fokker look about it
:D

Lightning Mate 9th Oct 2012 10:11

S2.

Daniel Brackx Collection

SincoTC 9th Oct 2012 10:27

Morning LM,

You have mate, the Fokker S.II


The S.II was designed by Reinhold Platz as the second Fokker primary trainer, but unlike the earlier S.I monoplane the S.II was an unequal-span single-bay biplane with a fixed cross-axle landing gear. It had side-by-side seating for an instructor and pupil and was originally powered by a 82 kW (110 hp) Thulin rotary engine. The engine was later replaced with a Le Rhone-Oberursel engine.

The aircraft was ordered by the LVA (Dutch Army Aviation) who purchased 15.

One aircraft was modified to use a Curtiss OX-5 engine to elicit a response from the United States Army Air Service but they were not interested and the aircraft was returned to standard configuration.
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...psac8091fd.jpg

Lightning Mate has control :ok:

Lightning Mate 9th Oct 2012 10:50

How about a silhouette for a change....

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/u...psce11884d.jpg

ICT_SLB 10th Oct 2012 03:51

TEAM Minimax?

Lightning Mate 10th Oct 2012 06:05

Good shot - the MiniMax 1100.

Your thread. :ok:

ICT_SLB 12th Oct 2012 04:18

As I'm effectively on the night shift for the bulk of participants (Central Time Zone in the US), I have to reluctantly declare Open House.

MReyn24050 12th Oct 2012 09:30

Here is an AviaQuiz type challenge:-
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6.../Airquiz26.jpg

SMOKEON 12th Oct 2012 17:04

Grumman A-6?

MReyn24050 12th Oct 2012 17:09

That is the one SMOKEON
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...-6intruder.jpg

The Gumman A-6 Intruder. You have control.

SMOKEON 12th Oct 2012 17:16

TKS,MR50.
Open House

SincoTC 12th Oct 2012 23:13

Good call SMOKEON and welcome to the thread :ok:

Nice one Mel, more interesting than the other side :)

Here's one for the Open House:

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...psc7c95195.jpg

Karlark 12th Oct 2012 23:51

Hello Trevor,

That looks like a Curtiss twin engine P-40C. :)

+1 on the A6 challenge. Didn't think of looking at the other side of the Grumman!

SincoTC 13th Oct 2012 03:58

Evening Karl,

You got it mate It is indeed the Curtiss twin engine P-40C :D


Twin P-40 : Probably the most unusual variant, it was a P-40C outfitted in 1942 with a pair of 1,300 hp (969 kW) Packard V-1650-1 Merlin engines mounted atop the wings, over the main landing gear.

One pulled from ex-service condemned units and modified into a twin mock-up for preliminary evaluation, [41-13456]
Karlark has control :ok:

Karlark 13th Oct 2012 04:18

Good Morning & Thanks Trevor.

Here is the next challenge:

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...2012/33-14.jpg

SincoTC 13th Oct 2012 19:56

Afternoon Karl :),

Interesting this one!! Been busy today, so not too much time to look, but had a quick look in Aerofiles on the grounds that it's a trainer with no luck!

The tail, particularly the one-piece elevator has a distinctly Arado look about it, as does the hint of an inverted gull-wing, the Ar.80 is close and a V3 was fitted with two open cockpits and was involved in testing flaps, but I can't see any mention of it being fitted with what appears to be a seven-cylinder radial.

In need of a clue I think :O

Karlark 13th Oct 2012 21:41

Evening Trevor,

Not American or German, it is European, though. (Go South from Germany :))

Here is the front view:

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...2012/34-14.jpg

SincoTC 14th Oct 2012 00:17

Thanks Karl,

Been out and only just got back, I've got an early start tomorrow, so I'll take a look then :ok:

SincoTC 14th Oct 2012 04:58

Evening Karl (if you're up late), otherwise good morning :)

Early start arrived and feeling refreshed enough for a quick look before I have to go!

Good old Fright archive :D seems it's the Caproni Sauro-1 aka Caproni Tricap

fitted | aeroplane works | caproni aeroplane | 1933 | 0376 | Flight Archive

FA used to be my first port of call for a broader search, but I had to abandon it when I changed my browser to Chrome as a bug prevented it from displaying search results, but I just tried it again and the bug has been fixed ,yipee!!

Good Challenge mate! Nothing much on the English Wiki and it's NOT listed there on the "Inverted Gull-Wing list, but it's on the Italian version with some pictures :ugh: I thought that Graeme might have pounced while I slept as it's sure o be in one of his many books and he's pretty sharp on the Italians!


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