BLERIOT 110.



Contuation of: http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...240849&page=18

Sikorsky Ilya moromets

evansb has it again. Your go.

Blériot 110, a duration and distance record holder, was also known as Blériot Zappata.

I'm glad I didn't waste any more time trying to get that one - and I thought I knew my old aryplanes too!

Neat.

Can someone post something more pretty - the last two aircraft have been real 'dogs'!

The Bleriot made for deep research! This one is a bit grainy, but its the best I could find of type.

Looks like the rear cockpit to a 1940/50s aircraft, however seems a great deal of instrumentation for a rear cockpit?

Both front and rear cockpits are visible in the photograph. The placards are in English.

American English?

It's a stumper. I've a Grumman feel though.

Curtiss SBC 4 Helldiver perchance?

Curtiss SBC-4 Helldiver it is! The last bi-plane to serve the U.S. military. To "oncemorealoft", beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the Helldiver is a bit of a dog too. Pehaps Mel will post a beauty..

Thanks for that. I do not think this aircraft could be called a dog.

Mel

Seems to be harder than I expected.This aircraft first flew early 1940s and was said to be of considerable refinement over its predecessors.

This aircraft was used by two axis air forces.

Tricky.
I see it has Italian instruments. Combining that with your clue about it being an improvement over its predecessors, I guessed Macchi Mc205, but it doesn't seem to match the pics I have for it...

Close?

Reggiane Re-2005

That was my second choice, but THAT didn't match either

Italian operated Junkers Ju87?

Tim, cringe has it It is the cockpit of the Reggiane Re-2005 see attached photograph.
http://www.aldini.it/re2005/performances.htm
The Reggiane Re 2005 was defined by many as "the most beautiful fighter of the axis".In fact,the Sagittario was a really beautiful airplane, with a clean and fascinating shape,but moreover it had exceptional flying charaterisics ,very powerful armament and exceptional handling.It was "the fighter" but it was limited by a slow production during the war, also due to the american bombing runs over the Reggiane factory.
You have control cringe
Mel

Thanks, Mel. Here we go: