Originally Posted by treadigraph
(Post 11173530)
Who was that and what was the design?
All but a carbon-copy! Powered by - guess what - five Sapphires! What was the attraction with 5 engines for this configuration I wonder? https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....1a5fd65d94.png |
Thanks, that is similar... also both designs scream "Caravelle" though I think that was designed about the same time though possibly slightly earlier?
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Caravelle was concieved c.1952 and flew in 1955.
The AW167 was reportedly a project from 1955 but there is precious little to be found about it. The first thing I thought looking at the Condor was Caravelle influence and that project allegedly started in 1951 but at what stage it began to look so like a Caravelle is anyone's guess. Of course they all must have been heavily influenced by the Comet which was the Daddy of them all; we know the Caravelle was part Comet anyway. |
Originally Posted by meleagertoo
(Post 11173685)
Of course they all must have been heavily influenced by the Comet which was the Daddy of them all; we know the Caravelle was part Comet anyway.
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Oh, it's dutch colonial alright, and a very interesting design, though about as obscure as any challenge we've had here.
Shame it didn't survive the war, it might have made a name for itself. |
Very accurate suggestion of Allan!
I should have started with this beautiful tailwheel: https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....7551a00e7.jpeg |
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Well, since PK was Dutch East Indies one can conclude it was one of Laurens Walraven's designs and I'll say it was Walraven 2 - found on the internet so unreliable. but it's all I can offer.
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Originally Posted by Allan Lupton
(Post 11174411)
Well, since PK was Dutch East Indies one can conclude it was one of Laurens Walraven's designs and I'll say it was Walraven 2 - found on the internet so unreliable. but it's all I can offer.
over to you. |
Thanks SLB! I can't offer such an elegant aeroplane and I expect this is well-known but here it is anyway:
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....6e8e0265ad.jpg |
Beardmore Inflexible.. OH if corect.
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I think I cannot reply until it's been posted for 24 hours, so 19:24 this evening
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Originally Posted by oxenos
(Post 11174912)
Beardmore Inflexible.. OH if corect.
Here's a more straightforward view: https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....f1dba734c1.jpg Oxenos has declared Open House |
I have already called OH in this.
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Well my previous offering having been quickly solved I'll try another one. How about the forward view from this?
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....1495b75aa1.jpg |
Pretty certain that is the DH-71, the original Tiger Moth one-off 1920s racer.
Wasn't there a reproduction underway? |
Allan L , all the T1s, 1Es , 2s and 3s I walked around for 12 yrs had small plate on each engine 1 and 3 stub . '' Licenced built from Sud-Aviation '' .
rgds condor |
Originally Posted by treadigraph
(Post 11176619)
Pretty certain that is the DH-71, the original Tiger Moth one-off 1920s racer.
Wasn't there a reproduction underway? I think two were built, but neither survives. With that cockpit I can't see the attraction of a reproduction, but what do I know? |
Originally Posted by condor17
(Post 11176689)
Allan L , all the T1s, 1Es , 2s and 3s I walked around for 12 yrs had small plate on each engine 1 and 3 stub . '' Licenced built from Sud-Aviation '' .
rgds condor |
Ah, yes, 2 DH-71s built, one went to Australia where it eventually crashed, the other was destroyed by bombing during the war. It seems there are two reproductions; one in the US has flown, while Mike Souch had one under way in conjunction with Nick Parkhouse, now with another owner. Looked to have been pretty complete a decade or two back.
Here's the next challenge, though I expect it won't last long... https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....bbabaf3c43.jpg |
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