Of course but that has the registration!

This had an extended development life and may have been modified to a tricycle u/c I believe. There were plans to build an awful lot of them but they all eventually fell through

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....3d3eb50882.jpg

Reminds me of an Argentine type, can't recall what though. Also slightly of the Avia FL3...

Indeed - but not either

A sort of identikit small tourer trainer that people churned out hoping to emulate Piper. This was touted heavily for a major training contract with the National Air Force but never came up to scratch apparently. The country still builds a lot of aircraft but not this manufacturer

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....17759f4a2f.jpg

Good morning everyone.

I think it's the Revathi Mk2 - found on Avia Deja Vu.

Open House please if I am correct.

The Return of the Master.........It is indeed the Revathi but quite how you tell the Mk I from the Mk II I'm not certain.

It was first flown in 1967 and lived a sort of ghostly existence until killed off in the mid-70's. The Indian Govt Auditor had some harsh words about the continued use of national resources when it was clear that the IAF didn't want it and had never been asked to offer any input to the original design... sounds familiar.......

dook,

Please note that at least 24 hours is to pass before a new contender be announced for this thread, along with the other two ‘Competition’ threads. This is an international forum and the quick turnaround of the (predominantly) UK members has become quite off putting to many others.

Plus it is up to the poster of the image to declare a winner!

I offer my apologies - noted for the future.

I'm only seeing half of your photos (the left half it seems)..:confused:

all trimmed to protect the innocent from getting an easy clue - like the registration or a company logo

The Revathi was tough as there are only a few pics on the web - and many of them showed the reg. or an obvious sub-continent background

I think I got the original from an old copy of Jane's tho'.

I have the original image but am unable to post it.

It's here at avia deja vu
Civil Aviation Department Revathi

One tends to think, with a collection of post-war Observers books, several well-thumbed "Simply Vast Boys Book of All The World's Aircraft Ever", and a copy of Rod Simpson's GA book, that there'd be a limit to how many types which had appeared prior to about 1980 or so that could have escaped one's attention - wrong, wrong, wrong! As this thread keep proving!

Absolutely but remember those where the days when the USA was producing thousands of GA aircraft every year - people really thought that it would go one forever and that it would spread worldwide.

Plus of course you didn't have the safety & licensing rules you have now - just about anyone could build something in their garage and declare it suitable to fly in...............

Asturias,
I think you can now safely indicate the winner of this challenge?

AS per post #720 it is the Revathi and Dook has control and can post immediately

Good morning/afternoon/evening all.

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....2a238b5c8f.jpg

Is it a glider?

Yes - a glider

I searched quite extensively for flying wing gliders but could not locate.
Might it have been a non motorized scaled prototype?
I think we need another clue.

It's not an Armstrong Whitworth project is it?

Nice to see two people taking some interest.

It was part of a series of Russian research/experimental machines.