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Most certainly a helicopter, powered as you suggest, by a turboshaft. this is not the exhaust end though. Currently in service.

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Noyade

18th Nov 2013 08:41

A Military attack helicopter? European? The vertical louvers - are they normally there?

Kitbag

18th Nov 2013 12:07

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Military attack helicopter?-Yes
European? - Sort of (go East young man)
The vertical louvers - are they normally there?- yes

These louvres, I may have misled you (mainly because I've only just worked out their purpose myself). They are intakes for an engine exhaust system - makes sense to me.

Noyade

18th Nov 2013 18:54

Ahhh.....thanks mate! :)

Took a bit of finding, but I found a 'walkaround' site with the illustration below. But even then I had to increase the contrast to see those louvers. Intriguing!

I'm hoping it's the Mil-28?

http://imgbin.me/image/SBJKOVGD.jpg

Kitbag

18th Nov 2013 19:51

No need to hope, it is the Mil 28 attack helicopter.
YHC

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Noyade

18th Nov 2013 20:28

Thanks mate.

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No need to hope

I dunno mate, sometimes I think that's all I have in life.

Sticking to the oldies...

http://imgbin.me/image/YRMLASZK.jpg

Noyade

19th Nov 2013 21:12

Couple of clues then.

An armoured close-support aircraft from WWI. According to wiki, over 200 were built and none were lost in combat. Must-a-been tough!

Karlark

20th Nov 2013 01:14

Hi Graeme. Thanks for the clue, the armour confused me.
I think now it is the Junkers J.I:

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps69cfc1a7.jpg

Noyade

20th Nov 2013 04:58

Well done Karl. Your control. :ok:

Karlark

20th Nov 2013 18:16

Thanks Graeme. Here's a pair for perusal:

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps58ddcd35.jpg

Karlark

21st Nov 2013 16:55

More of the picture:

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...psd81ef49b.jpg

SincoTC

21st Nov 2013 22:56

Hi Karl,

I think that's the Monsted-Vincent Star Flight before it got a bad attack of the wind :sad:

Sorry, but it'll have to be an OH if correct as very busy tomorrow!

Karlark

21st Nov 2013 23:46

Yes indeed Trevor, it is the Monsted-Vincent MV-1 Starflight. :ok: Only one produced....

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...pse56fd3b4.jpg

....and in later life flipped over in hurricane winds. She may still be in a warehouse somewhere but ultimate fate unknown.

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...psead37d73.jpg

Open House per SincoTC

Terry Dactil

22nd Nov 2013 03:58

It got clobbered twice.
Obviously it did not have enough "hurricane resistance" in the design :{

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This aircraft was at the Wedell-Williams Memorial Aviation Museum at Patterson, La

In 1992 hurricane Andrew wrecked the aircraft.

After the remains of this aircraft were put in a storage hanger, in 2005 the hangar and aircraft were destroyed by hurricane Rita.

from this site with some more photos

Karlark

24th Nov 2013 02:29

Thanks for the link, Terry Dactil! Sounds like it was blown to smithereens on the second go around.

Here is another one for the open house:

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps46e46299.jpg

sycamore

24th Nov 2013 14:55

SHORT SC-1,either XG900,or 905....OH if correct

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