dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Slip wing Hurricane? Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Close, but not quite Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 In that case it is the Hillson Bi-mono http://www.aviastar.org/air/england/hillson_bimono.php Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted July 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Correct Alan Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Thanks Kieran, OK guys, have ago with this one. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Some kind of test bed that is towed maybe? Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Not that Brett, this aircraft flew under its own power. Only 3 were built. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Yak-32? Am I getting closer...... Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Strange bird - no evidence of inlets, yet it must be a jet. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I think that's an inlet with a cover over it at the root - very small though. Could this thing be rocket powered, and the inlet(s) just for some kind of cooling function. Something about it suggests "Bell" to me but there seems to be a faded logo on the nose that looks a lot like an old McDonnel-Douglas logo. It also resembles a Boeing logo, but not an exact match for either. I just noticed some more clues... John Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Right, John, neither of these, but something close. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 The empennage and nose gear doors suggest Supermarine, something around the vintage of Scimitar or Swift, but it doesn't really match either of those; both are a bit beefier in the rear fuselage area. There's something parked behind it with a very expensive looking paint job that seems to have a very similar shaped empennage. I'm guessing our mystery plane was some kind of developmental prototype or test bed that supported the design of the one behind. Totally out of left field, the Russians love red for non-flight components, even more than others. I note red wheel chocks and a faded red inlet cover at the root. Could this thing speak something Cyrillic? Where's Andrew when we need him. Alan is becoming the master of the obscure. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Damn! It looks like Chuck had it all along - Yak-32 it is. John Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I kept out of this one. I always thought the Yak 32 looked vaguely like a hunter from a frontal aspect. Quite different from the rear which looks like the engine has been bunged underneath as an afterthought! Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Well done Brett. It is indeed the Yak 32 Mantis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-32 Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 Let's go with a cockpit this time around, Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 Vauxhall Corsa as driven by a Chav on GTA! Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 Hope this little dog has a nice warm kennel ! Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Allan you old dog, for once you are not talking bull 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 It is a Beagle Pup reg G-AXMX Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 And there was me thinking it was a Bulldog... Oh wait a minute 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 OK Guys and Gals, Have a go with this one. Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Blackburn Firebrand? Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Very close John Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 It will be the Blackburn Firecrest then. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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