hurricanemk1c 195 Posted December 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Avro Manchester? Am I even barking up the right tree? Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Avro Manchester? Am I even barking up the right tree? It's too narrow for a big bomber Kieran, that thing is either single seat or tandem. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Republic P43 Lancer. Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted December 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 To me, the part in the far right is a turret, hance my bomber ideas And here's another one - A-W Whitley? Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Hint: It is not a British made aircraft Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 How about if I expand the cockpit shot for a better look. The picture isn't that good but the glass ends and the skin starts on the left side of the picture. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Is something cropped off above the cockpit? John Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Not very neatly but yes I did block out the background of the picture. I did not want the background to help identify the aircraft pic. Is this Ok to do? Nothing that is part of the aircraft has been taken away or hidden. When I expand the pic again you might see where I edited out some of the markings on the fuselage only. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 There are so many aircraft with the canopy layout like that, Many WW2 aircraft were retro fitted with clear view canopies in the field to give a frame free appearance. Are there any distinguishing features that are unique to this aircraft? Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I don't see any problem cropping out background or fuzzing up certain things. Can't figure out that diagonal feature that appears to be inside the cockpit - dead horizontal in the image but at an angle to the aircraft axis. Reflection, or someting actually there...? John Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Not a Spitfire, is it? Wild guess... John Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I don't see any problem cropping out background or fuzzing up certain things. Can't figure out that diagonal feature that appears to be inside the cockpit - dead horizontal in the image but at an angle to the aircraft axis. Reflection, or someting actually there...? John Could be something in the background... the wing of another aircraft comes to mind... Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Hey, even a wild guess will sometimes hit the mark. Hint: This is not a plane that ever went into production as far as I know so I would put it in the experimental category. Not a Spitfire, is it? Wild guess... John Doubt it is John Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Apparently it wasn't in mainstream service, so that narrows it down, still looking though. The early P47s had a windscreen like that but there were hundreds of those in service. could be anything! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Your right that the cockpits can all look very similar so how about if I expand it even more Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 John, That horizontal looks a bit like a railing in the background March Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 I don't see that same bar in other photos either. It looks to be a result of another aircraft in the background. Sorry if it took you off the scent. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 would it be the ME-328 German pulsejet powered fighter Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 Or even the soviet BI-1 Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Well done Alan, not an easy one. Figured that nose would help give it away. The Bereznyak-Isayev BI-1 to be exact. There were a couple of more markings under the canopy but I edited them out and never kept the original pic, add to that I forgot where I found the original so this is all I have. Sorry 'bout that. See here for info on the aircraft from Wikipedia. Over to you....... Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 The mystery "horizontal line" in the cockpit area appears to be the leading edge of the wing of the AC behind it. Tough one - never heard of it. John Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 It was quite a beast, they only made a few flights withthem, I've got a model of one in 1/72 scale, It's tiny, about the same slength as a Tiger Moth but the wingspan a lot smaller. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 OK Guys, thanks again, That last one was a deusy! this may be a bit easier!! I'll accept either of it's designations or both if you want to. Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted December 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Looks sort of commerical, so I'll take a punt at the 707 Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Not the 707 Kieran. Link to post Share on other sites
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