It's similar to that one (it's a pusher :p) but it's not French mate!

American? Civil? Twin booms?

Wing root at top left?...

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/7...allenge027.jpg

American yes, civil yes, twin-booms no!

Not their first pusher, maybe the second and their next was to be a whole lot bigger and more!!

Edit: Yup, that's the wing root!

Fascinating challenge mate! :ok:

Going round in circles here and I mustn't be entering the search criteria correctly in Aerofiles. My immediate thought was a Convair product but it has twin booms. The search goes on...

Early start tomorrow mate?

A very good thought that!

I'd recommend that too mate and stick on the same page, 'tiz not a very good challenge though as all the keywords are there :( !

Yup, another early start and a busy day, but the night's still young as yet and you're nearly there, but watch out, watch out, there's a Ken about :)

Single engine?

Am I going wrong here? I'm thinking B-36, XB-35, XB-42 sort of big? (as in pusher-props).

Convair 111 I guess?

Yes mate, a single Continental C-65

The only thing you're doing wrong is to go straight past my challenge, look UP ;), but not too far!

Edit: I see it's too late now and you can't say I didn't warn you :)

You crafty cropping bastard! :ok:

Evening Ken,

No need to guess mate! It is the Convair 111 Aircar :D

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...ircar111-1.jpg

skytrain10 has control :ok: (and very timely too as a neighbour has just called with New Year Greetings, so I'll have to go now). So Good Night gents and have a good day Graeme, hard luck mate, you were soooo close

Thanks Trevor...here's the next one:

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/53a7f3d2.jpg

Closing down soon, so usual rules apply...if someone thinks they have it and it's supported by someone else please move on.

Morning Ken.

Cleverly cropped and not the obvious? :)

Not sure about the clever bit, but probably not the obvious:)

A slightly expanded view:

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/i...c3eada1a-1.jpg

Evening Ken. Is it a Russian "Ekranoplan?"

Morning Graeme...not an Ekranoplan but a surprisingly common aircraft....in fact this would have made the Noyade500 :) You would be hard pushed to visit a major airport without seeing one of these aircraft :)

I am a dejected man Ken. So no engines straddling a vertical fin?

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6429/img333h.jpg

You're drawing reminds me of the Fireflash in Thunderbirds
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...5eu9eLGkRzD0dg
But sadly nothing as exotic...in fact the aircraft is rather ordinary. Stand-by for another explanded pic.

Let's reveal a little more!

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/3211049b.jpg

Civil aircraft, not military....and yes those are windows you can see!

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/382/img334v.jpg

Sorry Ken, just can't grasp what I'm looking at. Now it looks like two jet engines on TOP of the forward fuselage? Very clever challenge indeed.

:(

Must be an engine test bed... Boeing 757?

Edit: looks like it;
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...02b1cLarge.jpg