Quickmarch 488 Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Terrific, I'm going to switch eras. The "business end". Here's the next offering: Cheers, March Link to post Share on other sites
Dizzy 0 Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Easy one, I think, CF-105 the infamous Arrow. Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Had to be another Canuck! Dead right - over to you Link to post Share on other sites
pacinka 0 Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Love the Arrow. Is that the Xtreme Prototypes model? Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Yes, it is the Extreme Prototypes one. I'm staying true to form as well. I always said I was only interested in "Round" engines - these qualify. I'm really happy with it. The rendering is fantastic and, although I've never flown anything like it, it seems to be quite realistic in its flight characteristics. There's nothing quite like a vertical burn to FL350 even if it is simulated. Extreme Prototypes has done a ton of research as very little of these aircraft remains. They even include RL-206 which was the first of the MkII, Iroquois equipped, Arrows. RL-206 never flew and all that remains is the severed nose-section that is in the Canadian National Air Museum. Lots of reading available and even a movie for those who might be interested. As an aside; as a young engineer I worked in a machinery design studio that was owned and operated by an ex-Orenda Engines engineer. This man worked on the design of the Iroquois engine that was to be the power plant for the Arrow. Needless to say, we were not working on jet engines. Most of it, as I recall, was for the John Deere Tractor Company and Goss Printing Press. The Arrow story is quite a read and a huge embarrassment to most Canadians whose politicians definitely dropped the ball on this one. Check out the panel Over to Dizzy............... Cheers, March Link to post Share on other sites
Dizzy 0 Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 I'll post something in a short order. I love the Arrow, even got to touch the nose of 206 and the wing section of 203. I agree with you March, it is quite a read about the Arrow and a huge embarrassment to our country. But some good did come of the cancellation, many of the designs of the Arrow made it into other aircraft. Link to post Share on other sites
Dizzy 0 Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 This airplane is a little different. It's an airframe based off another airframe based off another airplane. I'll take the designation of the airplane in the picture, or the airframe it's based off. Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted September 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Canadair CL-5 North Star, aka a DC-4, one of the few Canadair-built DC-4-esques with radials and not Merlins Link to post Share on other sites
Dizzy 0 Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 You are correct. It is the Canadair CL-5 North Star. Only one was built for VIP tansport. The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp was chosen for the CL-5 because it was quieter then the Merlin. I say heresy! Your up Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted September 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Cheers Sean Next up, a real tough one (I think - but I said that before and it was got in 2 hours....) Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Canberra...? John Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted September 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Correct John! Lasted a bit longer than last time though - nearly 3 hours...... Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Prototype MGB-GT? I know it's British by the wire connectors. Nuts! John got in there just as I was typing (the difference is, his answer was right). Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Kind of a surprise this time, that was not much more than a SWAG. The "bow" of the top of the panel seemed to have about the right profile and the vintage looked about right. The RPM gauge had me fooled for a while - was thinking single-engine and doing some serious head scratching - finally realized it's a dual-needle gauge. Does anyone know what that toggle thing in the middle of the yoke is? Built in gust-lock? John Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 OK, here we go - I'm inclined to think this one is pretty hard but maybe not. You guys surprise me all the time. John Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Ryan Navion Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 No, not a Navion, March. The first time I saw this AC I thought the same thing but was proven wrong. John Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Looks a bit Piper-ish, Especially the wing and gear. Is it too much of a hint to tell us whether or not this was a production aircraft? Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Yes it was, but had quite a short production life. John EDIT - There were only about 120 of all models built by two different companies, one of which bought the rights to the AC from the other. JDA Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 This one's doing well, John, It's got me stumped. I was almost wishing it wasn't a production unit - easier to swallow when it might have been an experimental. For a second I was thinking Peter Garrisons' Melmoth I, but I think that was a T-tail. Cheers, March Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Not a Melmoth either. For what it's worth, I've been an aviation buff all my life and never even heard of this thing until I saw this one. I took the photo during a tour of the new control tower here, a week or two before they opened. I thought it was a Navion too at the time but a friend who was with us and is a retired airline pilot set me straight. I did the research based on what he said and he was right. Another clue in a day or so if no one makes any progress. John Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Looks kind of like a Beechcraft B19 Musketeer Sport (but to be honest it doesn't really fit with the rest of your description)... Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 No, that's not it either. I guess this really was a hard one. John Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 I guess we'll just have to wait for Kieran to come online again Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 This is a toughie - can make out the word on the tail to start with 'P', then ending in about 3 numbers? Link to post Share on other sites
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