pmccarthy Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Cute, looks like fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 This thread has gone quiet - how about this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 A Westland Wallace, also known as the Wapiti VII or PV-6. A two-seat general purpose biplane from the late 1920's, a further development of the early Westland Wapiti models, of which there were many, powered by a range of engines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Wapiti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 A Westland Wallace, also known as the Wapiti VII or PV-6. A two-seat general purpose biplane from the late 1920's, a further development of the early Westland Wapiti models, of which there were many, powered by a range of engines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Wapiti Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Here's a quickie without a piccy. What aircraft had a turboprop in the nose and a turbo fan in the tail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Here's a quickie without a piccy. What aircraft had a turboprop in the nose and a turbo fan in the tail? Test bed Lancaster - mamba up front and adder down the back plus 4 merlins on the wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Shoulda been more specific. Shoulda said "What civilian aircraft...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Well it was flown by Armstrong Siddeley so technically not a military aircraft at the time ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Bolkow Bo-208 Junior. aka Malmo MFI-9 That shoulder wing setup is just about the best compromise location to maximise pilots' visibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Similar to the Cygnet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 I'll make this one a little harder. Extra points if you tell us the girls name. (You can enlarge the photo by clicking on it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Cochraine? Has to be a Lockheed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 A lady friend of Howard Hughes, with his latest toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Pretty sure thats is the original Hughs B1 racer ... as for the lady who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) Either nobody knows the turboprop/turbofan, or only Kasper is prepared to have a shot. The answer is the Gulfsream America Hustler.Details here. Edited August 26, 2020 by red750 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Student Pilot - Correct on the ladies ID, her often mis-spelt name is Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran, famous businesswoman and aviatrix of renown. The first woman to break the sound barrier in an aircraft. As regards the aircraft ID - sorry, not even remotely correct, try again. Old K - Not really a friend of Howard Hughes - but he did lease the aircraft from her after much badgering, with an option to purchase. Not one of Howard Hughes toys, but he greatly desired the aircraft. Kasper - Sorry, not correct on the aircraft ID. Do you really suffer from misogyny that much, that you'd completely dismiss a famous aviatrix as unworthy of even being identified? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothguy Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Northrop Gamma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 (edited) Mothguy is correct. This particular Northrop Gamma 2G of Cochran's went through three major engine alterations. Initially fitted with a Curtiss Conqueror V12 (V-1750), this engine proved troublesome, and constantly overheated, and had supercharger problems. The Curtiss was replaced with a 14 cylinder P&W Twin Wasp during Cochran's ownership. I personally believe the original engine made for superb aircraft lines, but it was not a successful engine. During Howard Hughes lease period, he re-engined the aircraft with a 9 cylinder Wright Cyclone (SGR-1820-G5), specifically to win the long-distance speed race from L.A. to N.Y. Cochran did not sell the Gamma 2G to Hughes and she recovered it from him at the end of his lease period - and the Wright Cyclone was removed and the Twin Wasp was again re-installed, in April 1936. Oddly, the Wright Cyclone installed by Hughes was not certified, due to its newness, and the Gamma with this engine was never approved for flight by the U.S. Dept of Commerce. Sadly, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident in July 1936, and was written off. https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/northrop-gamma-2g/ Edited August 26, 2020 by onetrack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothguy Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Thanks for the background Onetrack. I knew it was a Northrop, but couldn't recall the name. I will confess resorting to Google for that detail... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Student Pilot - Correct on the ladies ID, her often mis-spelt name is Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran, famous businesswoman and aviatrix of renown. The first woman to break the sound barrier in an aircraft. As regards the aircraft ID - sorry, not even remotely correct, try again. Old K - Not really a friend of Howard Hughes - but he did lease the aircraft from her after much badgering, with an option to purchase. Not one of Howard Hughes toys, but he greatly desired the aircraft. Kasper - Sorry, not correct on the aircraft ID. Do you really suffer from misogyny that much, that you'd completely dismiss a famous aviatrix as unworthy of even being identified? It’s not misogyny- the thread is identify the aircraft not the pilot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vev Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Ok guys, this is a hard one and not a lot of the aircraft to see but I am keen to know what it is, as I have no idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Very good Arron25, I thought it might take longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Akaflieg Stuttgart FS.28 Avispa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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