allardjd 1,853 Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 That type C looks like what would happen if they began serving beer in the canteen at the Lancaster works. John Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 LOL, you should see some of the other aircraft they came up with! read; British Secret Projects, Fighters and Bombers, 1935-1950 by Tony Butler published by Midland Publishing, ISBN 1 85780 179 2 It's a great book and one of several I have regarding aircraft of this type. Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted February 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Suprise suprise, Alan is right! Must try harder next time! Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 LOL ! sorry Kieran, Ok Try this one, I'll reply when I can as got my PC on a full scan. Using my wifes lappy for this pic. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Keiran already knows what it is but we're waiting to see if anyone else does. Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted February 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 I'll wait until Friday evening - that alright Alan? Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 It's hard to tell, your camera lens is dirty. Link to post Share on other sites
snowingairlines 0 Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Could it possible be the Arvo RJX Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Not that Snowing, this one was way way earlier. Keiran, that's fine mate. we'll give them a fighting chance. Brett, I've left a very important clue visible! Link to post Share on other sites
rob16584 42 Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 This one's driving me crackers Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 It was a victim of the Sandy's white paper ! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Help...my eyes just fell into the back of my head....I just can't search anymore (tonight anyway ) Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 943 Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 It's the Armstrong Whitworth AW.681. Also known as the Whitworth Gloster 681 or Hawker Siddeley HS.681, it was a projected British long-range STOL military transport aircraft design by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. The green light for the project was given in March 1962 with a prototype to fly in 1966. The project was cancelled in February 1965 before the prototype was completed. Cheers Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 It is indeed the AW681, It would have been an awesome aircraft had it got into production and was years ahead of other tactical airlifters. Sadly the government were so short sighted they cancelled it. In a bid to save the project, a cheaper version was designed using the entire wing and engines from the Comet 4 mounted across the top of the aircraft, sadly it too was a non runner. Over to you Andrew. Just a thought, I wonder where the plans went for this aircraft....as the Ilyushin IL76 certainly bears a striking resemblance! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Well done Andrew I looked at the Ilyushin and it was the closest to it but with a few key features that didn't add up. I also looked into the Sandy White papers and searched through all the aircraft companies that were affected by it. Looking back at my searches I see that the Whitworth Gloster was not listed in the Google list under the Armstrong company. I did a jump around search through the Hawkers too and there is this plane still in light blue where I had jumped over it because the other models on either side were not close to what I was looking for. Missed it by that much. Eyes started tearing when I was in the N's...... Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 943 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 OK guys and girls, here's the next one. Cheers Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 C-119 flying boxcar (Fairchild) Cheers March Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Or the C-82 Packet by the same company. Yeah, more likely the Packet. But it could be the Boxcar, depending on the photo time period. Cheers, March Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 943 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Sorry March, It's neither of those. Cheers Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
snowingairlines 0 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Could it possibly be the Nord Noratlas? Just found one of these for fsx, and the screenshots look very similar. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Fairchild XC120 Packplane http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_XC-120_Packplane Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 943 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 You are " on the money", Alan. I am sure, one day I might actually find one to stump you with. March was so close, but didn't mention the third "twin boom" that Fairchild developed. Back to you Alan. Cheers Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 LOL, oh dear, here we go again, Ok try this one, there is a big clue as to the manufacturer, the trick is to working out which one! Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Well, the wing looks kind of Heinkel-ish. John Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 943 Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Definitely Heinkel and the Heinkel He 116 to be exact (and if I'm not mistaken, more than likely the He 116A variant). Cheers Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
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