Blueadventures Posted February 19, 2018 Posted February 19, 2018 {Piper Pawnee X Pilatus PC-6} X Volksplane VP-1[ATTACH=full]53941[/ATTACH] X X = Looks like a crop duster business competitor eliminator :-) 1 1
kasper Posted February 19, 2018 Posted February 19, 2018 [ATTACH=full]53938[/ATTACH] Iomax strike - which is a thrush 660 redone for military.
facthunter Posted February 19, 2018 Posted February 19, 2018 It gets the "Fugly " prize hands down. My guess is it originally had a great heavy radial in it and replaced with a turboprop about 1/3rd the weight.. Nev 1
red750 Posted February 19, 2018 Posted February 19, 2018 My source called it the LASA T-bird (that's what is painted on the aircraft) - full title LASA (Thrush) T-bird 510G - original photo below. Same horse - different jockey.
red750 Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 No takers on this French Amateur-built 4 seater? A few of them around. Google images has 20 photos, 6 aircraft in all, with rego F-****. This one recorded with Construction No. 18.
Keith Page Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 Maybe they should start making the Dc3 again but with a turbo prop?David Couple of years ago I saw a DC3 with turbo props at Ayres Rock.. It was just sitting on the tarmac. KP.
Happyflyer Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 Basler BT-67 - Wikipedia File:Basler bt67 antarctica.jpg - Wikipedia
red750 Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 Google turboprop dc3. Dozens of photos. Here's the weirdest one. 1
facthunter Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 Probably an attempt to get the C of G back where it was originally.. Nev
derekliston Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 [ATTACH=full]53945[/ATTACH] Sort of has the look of a Robin Regent, but doesn’t have the cranked wing!
red750 Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 While you are all tearing your hair out (what little you may have left) trying to identify the above aircraft, can you answer this quiz question? Who thought up the idea of towing a glider behind an aircraft?
Oscar Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 Red: a Glider IS an aircraft... However, not to be an irascible pedant for too long.. I don't know. BUT, military gliders (mostly troop carriers, but also for heavy weapons transport), were used quite a lot in WWII. Military glider - Wikipedia . They were not designed to soar, but to glide to land following release from a tow aircraft. The Me 321 was the mother of all. messerschmitt me 321 - Google Search: And it spawned the 'Gigant' the world's most fugly but imposing motor-glider: messerschmitt gigant - Google Search:
red750 Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 Probably derived from. Just about all I can find is in French. I did Google translate some small bits. All photos I saw were F-xxxx rego. The plane is a Tissot-Charbonnier TC-180 Oceanair. There are TC-120, TC-160 and TC-180 models. Here is a link to a club blog covering the building of a TC-120, again in French. If you wish to translate the captions to the photos, in a separate screen or tab, open Google and type "translate french to english". Copy the caption, paste it into the first box and the English version will appear in the right box. Link: Projet Océanair TC120 F-PBTM | CAL An English language translated version of the page is available via Google but does not include the photos. Here is a sample of the caption by caption translation.
red750 Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 Red: a Glider IS an aircraft... OK, OK, I meant a powered aircraft. Prepare yourself - it was Barbara Cartland, the novelist. https://www.themarysue.com/barbara-cartland-gilder/
red750 Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 Now you've picked yourself up, (OK you knew all along), here's the next one.
old man emu Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 SNCAN Stampe SV.4B with a winter enclosed tandem cockpit.
red750 Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 Close enough OME. 5 websites I checked all had it as an SV.4A, but your are closer than I expected.I thought someone would say Thruxton Jackaroo. Next: By the way, how many knew about Barbara Cartland?
old man emu Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 Close enough OME. 5 websites I checked all had it as an SV.4A, but your are closer than I expected.I thought someone would say Thruxton Jackaroo. I bet a few thought it was a Tiger with a canopy as used by the Empire Training Scheme in Canada during WWll. I can't claim encyclopedic knowledge. It's just that I recognised the fin shape and I knew that this one used to be at Goulburn.
red750 Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 Lots of differences, OME. SV4A: A-Wire braced tailplane B-Fin shape C- Upper wing aileron D- wire angle brace E- Internal vs external control cables Jackaroo A-Solid brace B-shape C-no upper aileron D Strut angle brace E External rudder cables 3 view plan shows different wing, tail shape. SV.4a Jackaroo (this is a Tiger 3 view, but Jackaroo based on Tiger.)
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