dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Not a P180 John, http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=fgQ&sa=X&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&channel=fflb&biw=1024&bih=600&tbm=isch&tbnid=TlR8LwIxmFepHM:&imgrefurl=http://www.jetbrokers.com/P180Avanti1015c.html&docid=FxGLQGiR6W8crM&imgurl=http://www.jetbrokers.com/P180Avanti1015c.jpg&w=640&h=480&ei=zrjVUNaxDOmo0QXn6oGwBw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=401&sig=107831757146857112833&page=2&tbnh=152&tbnw=195&start=14&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:21,s:0,i:157&tx=97&ty=73 Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 I'd say it's a Tecnam, probably the 2006 but could also be the Sierra as both panels are similar and both have been fitted with glass or analogue cockpits depending on the customer. I'd plump for the 2006T in this case. http://www.google.co...:87,s:300,i:265 http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?start=409&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=X&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&channel=fflb&biw=1024&bih=600&tbm=isch&tbnid=wI8VNdMeWj9dmM:&imgrefurl=http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm%3Fdo%3Dmain.textpost%26id%3Dcdd364e2-4f0d-4b1d-abdc-65f525837a2b&docid=fHJx3Qqa40vlfM&imgurl=http://www.aero-news.net/images/content/general/2009/Tecnam-Twin-P2006T-0709b.jpg&w=400&h=266&ei=zLvVUNOiE4qa0QXu04HYAQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=710&vpy=52&dur=109&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=197&ty=78&sig=107831757146857112833&page=24&tbnh=143&tbnw=201&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:400,i:43 Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 That looks like it Alan. Never heard of it but they have some nice looking aircraft. Although most of them look very similar to other manufactured planes. I went through a lot of pic's but couldn't find a yoke that looked like that. Most of them all have a center hub with something on it. Good job Link to post Share on other sites
pacinka 0 Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Yes, it is the Tecnam P2006T! On to you, Alan. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Thanks mate, I had a feeling it might be as got a good look at one earlier this year at Goodwood. What threw me at first was the CRT screen in the picture. It looked like the studs round the bottom were bolts like you'd find on boat windows hence me thinking it may be a hovercraft. Closer inspection revealed what the "window" really was ! Anyway, Have a go at this one. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Another clue, It was largely copied by another country and is in service with them! Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 come-on you lot, surely someone must know what this thing is ! I thought I'd be assaulted with ideas by now! Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 That tail is vaguely familair but I realy just can't place it. John Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 LOL, It will strike you like a thunderbolt when you finally get it! Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Could it be a PBN Nomad, a red-haired step-child variant of the PBY Catalina? John Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Not that John, Completely the wrong ball park! Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Here's a bit more! Another clue, it never saw service! Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Surely someone must have got this by now! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Still looking. They sure built alot of planes over the years. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Last clue, it lost out to something very famous in the aviation world! Link to post Share on other sites
GHAO 0 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Not a Russian something or other..? They've reverse-engineered a lot over the years. The 'not been in service' is really stumping me! Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Nope, it's not Russian.........however they definitaly borrowed a lot of design cues from it! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 I'll take a stab with the Saunders-Roe SR A/1 but I don't think it's right. I'm not reading the clues right because, to me, the three pic's look like totally different aircraft. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 the three pic's look like totally different aircraft. I agree, Brett. Can't seem to make heads or tails of this one. John Link to post Share on other sites
GHAO 0 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Fighter plane, high wing, one pilot. Nose looks like the F4 Phantom. Can't see them, so assuming there's two engines, one on each wing? EDIT: no, second picture shows the engine, long and thin, tucked right against the body, forming part of the wing. Looks like a Valiant (apart from cockpit), but according to Wiki that saw service. Also looks like a Tupolev Tu-16, but that also saw service. How close are we getting now? Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Nowhere near it yet guys, I thought this would be easy. I'll give you until Sunday, then if no-ones got it I will reveal it's identity. A few more hints; It has a very famous manufacturer, It was in a fly-off with a very famous winner. The Russians copied bits of it for a successful aircraft in service with them. If you can identify THAT aircraft it will give you a big clue as to what this one was intended for. all the pics so far are bits from the same large photo. Like it's competitor, and the Russkie, it's a single seater! One of my previous replies gave you a good idea as to where to look! Link to post Share on other sites
Dizzy 0 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 I know what it is. The Canopy gave it away and your clue about the competition. It's The Northrop YA-9. It partook in the A-X program with the YA-10. USAF picked the YA-10 that later became the A-10 Thunderbolt II. I think the USAF picked the better looking aircraft too because that YA-9 is just uglyer. Link to post Share on other sites
rob16584 42 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Damn you beat me to it Sean! A trawl back through Alan's replies and the 'thuderbolt' comment looked a bit out of the ordinary!. Link to post Share on other sites
GHAO 0 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Any time anyone feels like giving an easy one for us - go ahead! Well done Sean, looks like I was miles off Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Finally !! LOL, Yes it is indeed the Northrop YA-9 It was of course copied for the Sukhoi SU25 Frogfoot. The reason this aircraft wasn't chosen was due to the vulnerability of it's engines in the Ground Attack role. The A10 could lose one of its engines and a complete fin and tailplane yet still fly! this one couldn't. game over! Over to you Sean. Link to post Share on other sites
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