The control columns are surprisingly tall. Are they the same in the Bulldog? I flew one once, but I don’t remember the stick geometry.

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....473a388640.jpg

Green = Russian?

Or Douglas...

Sings prettily, does it?
On second thoughts those radios look entirely peaceful, so it's probably just a - well - let's just say it's a couple of digits short of its BAC counterpart, Doug?

An-124.......

It is..... :)

Then it must be a DC9.

How about C9 nightingale?

Hard to tell from the pic but the flap handle appears to be more MD80ish. The DC9-30 had a flap/slat handle (two components) that could be split to operate the flaps independently of the slats in abnormal conditions. OH if I guessed correctly.

You can see (sort of) in these pix:

https://www.google.com/search?q=dc9-...SEul5au1ZQMiGM

Yes, it's the 35th McDonnell Douglas MD-82 constructed in China.

The MD-82 was assembled under license in Shanghai by the Shanghai Aviation Industrial Corporation (SAIC, today's COMAC) beginning in November 1986; the sub-assemblies were delivered by McDonnell Douglas in kit form.[6][page needed]

OPEN HOUSE

Gosh, I hadn’t realised how long ago the Chinese started making the MD82. Well done Bafanfly.

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....5cf52b697.jpeg
I’ll seize the OH if that’s OK. Just over 100 of these were made, far fewer than its predecessor.

The competitor for B29 :)

I think Beamr has it. The B29 plus 3.

What happened to the intervening types?

Yes it's the Consolidated B32 Dominator. Well done.

I currently have nothing worthy posting so OH on my behalf.

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....d35629641e.png

Moving back...


https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....d37795b0a2.png

American amphibian - 1928.

Outside...


https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....0ca8a79084.png

Now that IS ugly

My eyes, my eyes! That Loening C2 designer must've had some strange mushrooms...

Leoning C-2H - apparently one of two for the US Navy - XHL-1.
Over you Beamr. :ok:

Have a go on this one:

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....01ed8943ad.jpg

C-82/C-119...?

Neither, sorry.

Hint: These had been modified to fully pressurized fuselage.

Does that make it a Canadair 4?

Looks to me to be a twin.....

Yes, it's a twin. The Canadair is a tad too big, these were intended as exec transports, hence the fully pressurized fuselage was done. The modification included DC-6 flat windows in the cockpit.
On a side note: the DC6 seems to have been a popular organ donor for multitude of projects, this had many parts from a six as did the Canadair!

On Mark Marksman?

well done! The changes are quite massive as originally these were A26 Invaders. Only 8 conversions made, of which two were delivered to Air America, of which only one saw any action in SE Asia. Apparently it was more often misidentified on the ground as an armed military aircraft causing missions to fail. As the fuselage was pressurized, they changed longer nose on to it to create luggage compartment.

Heres a few pics inside. And a pic of one that still exists in somewhat poor condition, but shows the modifications from Invader rather well.

Noyade, all yours!

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....a05ce25ccc.jpg
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....d62b3bf064.jpg
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....b25057c6b3.jpg

Thanks Beamr.
Another interior/cockpit shot - but with less wood paneling and room than the Marksman.
Only five built.


https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....e9ca6476dc.jpg

USA.
Pusher-prop.

The AASI Jetcruzer fits the bill but I could not find any cabin picture to confirm.

Nicely done Bear - over to you. :ok:

Thanks Noyade,

Next challenge

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....819b73089.jpeg

Hopefully this will push the challenge along ...

That certainly gave at least 44 hints

It is NOT a Robbie 44
That looks different:

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....c6ef5ffa7.jpeg

Quite right. The aircraft in the challenge climbs more like a homesick angel.