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Noyade 2nd Feb 2024 09:07

'Хорошая работа!'
Back to you Mel.

meleagertoo 2nd Feb 2024 13:36

Спасибо


https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....b4f90fa12d.png

Asturias56 5th Feb 2024 11:12

American twin?

meleagertoo 5th Feb 2024 12:26

The twins are american. The airframe isn't.

Asturias56 5th Feb 2024 14:21

More than 10 built?

meleagertoo 5th Feb 2024 23:10

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...

thnarg 6th Feb 2024 00:51


Originally Posted by meleagertoo (Post 11591067)
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?

Asturias56 6th Feb 2024 08:39


Originally Posted by meleagertoo (Post 11591067)
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...

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

meleagertoo 6th Feb 2024 11:23

This is not from a country known for manufacturing aircraft.

Asturias56 6th Feb 2024 13:07

Is it in Europe?

Shackman 7th Feb 2024 09:39

Is that a church tower in the distance?

meleagertoo 9th Feb 2024 10:23

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.


https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....a3b4d0da3f.png
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.

Asturias56 9th Feb 2024 14:57

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

Asturias56 11th Feb 2024 10:17

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....a3ced5502d.jpg

meleagertoo 11th Feb 2024 10:57

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

Asturias56 11th Feb 2024 13:08

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

meleagertoo 11th Feb 2024 14:14

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!


Asturias56 11th Feb 2024 16:03

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

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


https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....e567b421e7.jpg



asw28-866 12th Feb 2024 00:42

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

Asturias56 12th Feb 2024 07:48

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


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