Hi Spook,

Let there be no doubt about it, it is a well known parasol-wing, designed by a renowned guru in the field of home-built and experimental light aircraft!

Would this Guru be Mr. Clutton?

No sir, not Mr Clutton; this one is closely associated with a hugely popular annual airshow!

Heath...Bakeng...I might not be getting anywhere...but I'm learning an awful lot!!

Sorry, not those guys either.

This machine is much later than the Heath Parasol, but its design was inspired by it.

Delve into the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) beginnings and you'll find his name (which was shortened for use in his aircraft) :ok:

Pober Pixie? Even if this is wrong, I've decided I want one of these!

Well done spook, you got there in the end and learnt a lot to boot :D

It is indeed the Pober P-9 Pixie

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...e/EAAPixie.jpg

The Guru is here: Paul Poberezny - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

spook has control :ok: Have you got a challenge for us ?

That was marvellous and I enjoyed that - Thank you!! I do..only it's a little more contemporary - taken during a C check

http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/o...lengejan12.jpg

My pleasure, thanks for persevering :ok:

I'm at work at the moment and have only been monitoring and pasting pre-prepared clues, so I won't be able to hunt your challenge down 'til work is finished. Hopefully there'l be others around soon, be patient :)

CFM 56...........?

Not a CFM 56...

Are we looking at a big "twin"....maybe an Airbus A330?

Evening Spook,

Finished work now, so time for a look. However, I think skytrain may have beaten me to it.

It looks like a wing-hung General Electric (or maybe a Trent) and you can just see part of a twin-axle bogie main-gear, so an Airbus A330 is a good candidate?

Is this your own photo, taken at or near your place of work?

If so, and you're not trying to put us off the scent in keeping with your "name", your "location" gives me a good idea where that may be! I didn't think they serviced anything that large there, but I've just looked on Giggle Earth and there's an Airbus parked nearby, so who knows!!

Must admit hadn't looked at the location...to the best of my knowledge there are no heavy maintenance facilities there (at least not for something of that size).so I'm presuming it's at a different location?

Edit to say calling it a night now....in the unlikely event that I'm correct it will have to be Open House.

Apologies - I got dragged away and have only just got back!
Sinco - not deliberately trying to confuse - I just hadn't updated my present location (my children keep track of me this way).
Skytrain - very close but not quite there - correct manufacturer though.

Afternoon spook,

I see you've upped-sticks from my favourite airfield :)

I think I'm going to up the number on the Airbus and take a punt at a RR-Trent on the A340 on the grounds of the proximity of the bogie type main landing gear!

SincoTC has it.:ok: YHC

Thanks spook,

Good challenge with a helpful bogie :)

Here's the next challenge:

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...allenge038.jpg

Auxiliary Power Unit? Another Airbus mate?

G'day Graeme :),

Not another Airbus and not an APU.