are we back in the 1930's here?

No, this one first flew early 1940s

possibly French??

Not French

Is that a Ju-52/3m back right?

The challenge is very smart - Italian?

But who was building aircraft like that in WW2?

isn't it some sort of Caproni in the background ?

The challenge aircraft is not Italian. However, the aircraft in the background could well be of Italian manufacture but not necessarily a Caproni.

Sorry SLB this aircraft was neither East nor West European

Looks like an early version of the PT19 - Fairchild M62?

Not from the USA.

Wild speculation. Argentina?

Not from Argentine Simon

Mexican built TCAM "Sea TezIuitlan" Basic Trainer ? By the way, the aircraft in your photo post look so appealing to fly, I just might buy it and fly it within the remaining calendar days of the Festive Season.

Another great challenge :)
My missus reckons it is a Brazilian CAP/IPT Planalto

A really cute little aeroplane :)

https://i.imgur.com/gY86xTh.jpg

Not that one I am afraid.

Your misses has it it is indeed the Plaqnalto CAP.1 You have control.

Thanks MReyn
I have passed congrats to the boss :)
Unfortunately we are a little busy at the mo to find a difficult challenge so am afraid it will have to be a boring OH

Nice looking machine, Ryan ST meets Bolkow 207, front end nicked from a Luscombe.

looks horrible!!

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....5ba729a8d9.jpg
A definite resemblance

Convair...?

I wonder if it's been cropped and in fact it's some sort of research ?glider? under the wing of something a lot bigger?

Not a glider and not under a wing; it's twin-engined.

Piston or jet?

Prop-driven.

ah-ha - so possibly a turbo-prop...........................

almost the front end of an A-26 Invader - but not quite...............

Judging by the tow bar, the nose wheel must be a long way from the nose. Is this an aircraft that has had an experimental cockpit grafted onto the front?

While thinking about my previous post and the possible scale of the aircraft that nose was attached to, some of my "little grey cells" whispered Convair.

Bingo!
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....46034c6c1.jpeg

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Vi...imulator-tifs/

Sitting behind all that perspex, I would have been a bit worried about birdstrikes.

...or my post #510...

I was so put off by the picture of the Naked Mole Rat that I missed your post, Quemerford! Perhaps I took it in subliminally. :)

For some reason my smiley emoji appeared at the start of my reply rather than the end: apologies if it came across as a bit abrupt. Anyhow you have it (emoji re-inserted) :) :ok:

Lots of hints from Quemerford, but I 42 was the first with the full answer. Over to you

Thanks oxenos.


https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....917a511c4c.jpg

Is that a Griffon engine on maybe a Shackleton?

The awesome Nomad.