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Noyade 29th Mar 2013 21:18

Well done Karl. Your Control. :ok:

From what I've read it was the THK.15 in the beginning, but after the war THK became under-utilised and ended up making bathroom fittings and filing cabinets and was sold to MKEK - Makina ve Kimya Endüstisi Kurumu - the National Founation for Promoting Machinery and Chemical Industries. So then we had the MKEK Model 4 Ugur ("Good Omen" or "Good Luck"). Just a useless bit of trivia for ya. :)

Cheers

http://i49.tinypic.com/dgrq6b.jpg

Karlark 29th Mar 2013 23:07

Thanks Graeme. All I have to offer is a little boat:

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps3c00ec6d.jpg

Noyade 30th Mar 2013 21:15

Hi Karl.

I've ruled out the USA, I think...maybe Italy?

heshamh 30th Mar 2013 22:16

French,FBA ?.

Karlark 30th Mar 2013 22:33

Not Italian or French... don't rule out USA. :)

ICT_SLB 31st Mar 2013 02:17

The cockpit is different to the mailplane version but it looks like a Boeing B-1. There's meant to be one in Lake Washington - the owner brought it back to the Renton plant and it got crushed by the log boom.
OH in the unlikely event I'm right as it will be well past my bedtime.

Noyade 31st Mar 2013 03:29

Same here mate. I had a look at the Boeing but it doesn't seem to fit, exactly? I also tried Curtiss, in particular the F model, but again there are differences...

http://i46.tinypic.com/264jjie.jpg

Karlark 31st Mar 2013 04:22

Not Boeing or Curtiss.

A much lesser known manufacturer. The aircraft is in Aerofiles, however the exact photo is not.

evansb 31st Mar 2013 16:32

Ireland Amphibion ?

Karlark 31st Mar 2013 21:46

Hello Brian. The Ireland does look very similar but is not the one.

You could almost call the challenge aircraft a "metal-clad" close copy of one mentioned a little earlier.

evansb 31st Mar 2013 23:34

Rogers RBX Sea Eagle (original 150-hp Hisso powered version)?

Karlark 1st Apr 2013 00:45


Rogers RBX Sea Eagle (original 150-hp Hisso powered version)
Yes. That is exactly the one.:ok:

evansb control

evansb 1st Apr 2013 01:33

Thank you. An enjoyable challenge. Here is the next challenge:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps000f42c6.jpg

Noyade 1st Apr 2013 02:53

G'day Brian.

The Consolidated PB2Y Coronado?

evansb 1st Apr 2013 03:05

Too right! :ok: It is indeed a Consolidated Coronado. Your turn.

Noyade 1st Apr 2013 03:57

Thanks mate. Some distortion with this one...

http://i49.tinypic.com/34xgirs.jpg

Noyade 2nd Apr 2013 05:40

Another shot, hopefully you can read the rego.

http://i50.tinypic.com/2h7qec5.jpg

Karlark 2nd Apr 2013 18:41

Hi Graeme. It appears to be a Micco 26, according to the reg no. A little blurry but I got it on the third try. :)



Noyade 2nd Apr 2013 19:56


A little blurry but I got it on the third try. http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...lies/smile.gif
Well done mate! :ok:

Your control.

Karlark 2nd Apr 2013 20:14

Thanks! (I meant to say SP26)

Here is the next offering:

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...psd1ebfca8.jpg


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