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Haraka 10th Jul 2020 07:26


Originally Posted by FlightlessParrot (Post 10833475)
What a remarkably pretty aeroplane. BTW, in cruising around the internet looking it up, I came across Maxine "Blossom" Miles, who was responsible for the design of the Sparrowhawk. Is it known if she had anything to do with the Hobby?

Blossom certainly was NOT responsible for the retractable undercarriage,according to Don Lambert Brown in his Putnam Miles book
OH from me BTY.l

fauteuil volant 10th Jul 2020 12:16

As to the Hobby's retractable undercarriage, Don Brown said that F.G.Miles 'decided to farm out its design and construction to a firm specializing in that work'. It was considerate of him not to say who the specialist firm was - having regard to the fact that the undercarriage it designed wouldn't retract into the wing rebates designed to accept it, which deprived the Hobby of the chance to compete in the 1937 Kings Cup race.

It appears that, by default, responsibility to post the next challenge falls to wub.

wub 10th Jul 2020 13:14

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....d16be0af9a.jpg


ea200 10th Jul 2020 13:32

That is the AK-1 Fethi now in the Turkish airforce museum Ankara. The name was the giveaway. Fethi (after whom the Turkish resort of Fethiye was named) was the first Turkish pilot. Killed attempting a flight from Istanbul to Cairo in a Bleriot. Two of these were built and flown in 2001.

wub 10th Jul 2020 16:03

Well Googled sir, over to you....

ea200 11th Jul 2020 16:50

Sorry for the delay. Let's try this one. Shouldn't last long.


https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....9790fe95e4.jpg

zetec2 12th Jul 2020 16:34

Looks like the bastard son of a Pilatus P2 and an Hindustan HT2

ea200 12th Jul 2020 17:29

I can see your point. The P2 not so much, especially around the nose. Had to look up the HT2. AFAIK this aircraft has no connection to either.

wub 12th Jul 2020 22:20

Looks a bit Zlin-ish

ea200 12th Jul 2020 23:21

Not a Zlin. Clue tomorrow if needed.

longer ron 13th Jul 2020 08:22

Hi ea200
My other half has ID'd it as an MKEK - 4 Uğur
Designed by
Türk Hava Kurumu and although all metal - probably partly based around the Miles Magister (look at side view LOL),powered by a good old Dripsy Major.

OH if correct.

ea200 13th Jul 2020 13:32

Mrs Ron strikes again! It is indeed the MKEK. Passing simularity to quite a few other types of that era.

Open house has been declared.

Self loading bear 14th Jul 2020 18:24

Double trouble
 
Please give the aircraft type bottom left here and the airport in the other thread
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....1931bc2e5.jpeg

Jhieminga 14th Jul 2020 19:22

I'll go with the Pander P-2.

Self loading bear 15th Jul 2020 16:56


Originally Posted by Jhieminga (Post 10837246)
I'll go with the Pander P-2.

Correct Pander P-2
You still can take the double.

Jhieminga 15th Jul 2020 19:19

I'll leave the location to someone else, and here's another challenge:

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....95f9f7cb6b.jpg

Herod 15th Jul 2020 21:39

No idea, but it's a pretty looking machine. A real "gentleman's horseless carriage" ; and room for one's lady friend as well.

sablatnic 17th Jul 2020 04:50

Looks a bit like a Donnet Leveque, but so does half a zillion other flying boats of that era.
Still googling

Jhieminga 17th Jul 2020 19:02

It is not a Donnet Leveque.

Jhieminga 19th Jul 2020 20:33

... but there is a link to the Donnet Leveque (I learned that today).


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