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Back to you Mel.

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American twin?

The twins are american. The airframe isn't.

More than 10 built?

Just the one.
And sometimes described a "homebuilt" too but I think that's overstating the case. It appears to be a very competent looking piston twin indeed.
There's a strong clue to its cultural, if not immediately geographic roots in the pic...

Is there no-one but Asturias following this thread any more?
It's beginning to seem a bit of a monoculture here...

Don’t be lonely, mel, plenty of us are out here but we’re not much good with little cockpits!

It’s got a compass where the horizon should be, is that a gear lever outboard where RHS can’t reach it and at 0103 or 1303 the sun is quite low? Apart from that… huh?

I was starting to feel the same way..................

This is not from a country known for manufacturing aircraft.

Is it in Europe?

Is that a church tower in the distance?

Upon review of this challenge I have concluded that it is too obscure to be found. There is next to nothing on the internet to aid sleuthing and very little info available. In order to revive this thread I declare open house.


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Lithuanian "Homebuilt" Kensgalia VK9

I was surprised that no-one spotted the obviously Russian instrumentation though - that yellow centred one is unmistakable and the chaotic flight instrumentation layout is surely not Western.

Boy - that's a new one........................ doesn't look too bad from the outside. as for instrument panels there have been some real horrors on here from western companies - admittedly tho not on aircraft with long production runs

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Surely that'd be overly esoteric even in the Which Airfield challenge?

One thing I've learn't is never to underestimate the people on here - there are some who may be able to give the reggie number from that shot............................ and actually the airfield is a clew in itself

I think at that rate I'll repost my Kensgalia photo in Which Airfield in the hopes that someone might identify the 'church tower', and maybe supply the vicar's name too!

I thought I'd get some trees in at the start..........

lets try another.................


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I have a feeling the aircraft in the background is a significant clue.

It might be but its not intended - I have no idea where that picture was taken.

SAAB 29 Tunnan!
asw28-866 has the right feeling. Visible in the back is the tail and engine of the SAAB 21 pusher aircraft. This points to Sweden. I have not been able to find out which museum, however.

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can't comment yet

Yes it's the Torun - well done - as I said - you have to be very very careful what is in any challenge you post on PPRUNE - there's always someone who has been there, seen that....................

Over to D26 :ok:

Thanks all. The SAAB 21 in the background was quite special, as it started off powered with a piston engine and later was converted to a jet engine. Had one of the first ejection seats for obvious reasons.

Open house, please!

You wanted a bigger coskpit? You've got one!


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artistic.... looks like England's green and pleasant land?

and that 's a hell of a set of industrial window latches to port

also awful lack of instrumentation on the left side side - pre 1939??

It does look rather English. Hampshire?
Post '39

Ahhh - that makes it a lot easier -

#1 Google British Aircraft Hampshire

#2 Assume it's something totally obscure

and we finish with the Cunliffe-Owen Concordia - an aircraft which has not graced my knowledge in times past. You learn something new on here every time!!
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Can we please restrict challenge submissions to actual cockpit photos only? No flight sim screenshots or manufacturer's artist's impressions!

Inaccurate flightsim rubbish I entirely agree with, but what's wrong with manufacturer's artist's impressions? Would you object to a Munger drawing? If it's accurate I don't really see the problem, but I'll try to avoid them in future.

Anyhow, I gave that one away too easily but Asturias has the challenge.

Actual photos only please! Nothing else.

I agree with meleagertoo - it was a nice change - and it's a very good drawing. After all people have but up silhouettes before in What Aircraft?

but it's OH - maybe someone else other than us two can have a go?

I kindly disagree, we are in the Nostalgia forum and this was an historic picture. I would not be surprised if it actually was a painted over black and white photograph. We have had drawings out of manuals before also original and historical.

For computer renderings of modern jets I completely agree with you!

I like any medium.
Photo in this case...


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that looks a bit rough - pre 1945 first flight?

By the logo it could be a Aeronca.
Aeronca 9 Arrow?

Yes, pre-1945. Wiki says the company went bankrupt in 1937.
Not from Aeronca.

Kinner went bust in 1937.........................

Yes, they did...


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Moving on, the cockpit belongs to Walt Dobe's Kinner R-5 Playboy from northern California.
Open House.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinner_Playboy


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