dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 Thats all the clues you're getting folks. thinking caps on. I know Andrew has got it, but lets see who else can. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,310 Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 I am much more confident with this guess. The General Aircraft Cygnet has a cockpit that resembles your pic and a cygnet is a young swan. The earlier version had a single tail but the later version added the twin tail setup. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 At Last! LOL, Yes you are correct, it is the GAL Cygnet. (the bigger thing I refferred to was the Hamilcar Transport Glider of WW2) this is the original picture Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,310 Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 Looks like more cockpit than plane but still is a cute little thing. Ok, this should be an easy one... Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 Hmmmm! (scratches chin and curls imaginary beard!) Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 Wild guess - Grumman F4F Wildcat? John Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,310 Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 Was in the same War as your wild guess John but not the same manufacturer. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Bell P39? Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,310 Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Sorry I have been MIA for a few days, had a long weekend Birthday celebration with my twin brother. Why keep it confined to just one day. You are on the money Alan, nice job. More info on this 1941 aircraft can be found here. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Jeez, that was just a wild guess! I'd based on the fact that the windscreen uprights were non convergant as on most fighters and the fact that it seemed to have car door type exits. Worked out it wasn't an early Typhoon so that just left this one! ( I also happen to have the superb Simtech P39 in my hangar! ) Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 OK guys, try this one, agian its flown in FS so you won't find this pic in Wiki! Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 No guesses yet? Ok a clue, the factory where this aircraft was built now produces one of the most well known machines in the world! Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 That vertical stabilizer rings a bell but can't quite place it. Obviously the cockpit eyebrow window and the copilot's "picture window" are defining features but haven't been able to chase that down yet either. John Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Their other aircraft also had that distinctive tail fin. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Another clue then, It's NOT American. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,310 Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Since I am not having any luck so far, how about a real wild guess......Airspeed Oxford trainer? Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Good guess Brett, right country, but not the Oxford I'm afraid. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Another clue, .......transit. Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 943 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Alan, As usual, I have been lurking quietly in the background, hoping the obvious would come for someone. A tricycle undercarriage with Y-0222 being the prototype and G-*KB* used for an extensive sales tour through Europe. Capacity wise, this aircraft was really out of place for the time. I have had this aircraft in my FS "hangar" for some years. Based on your latest clue, I actually had to go back and research the company's background - wasn't aware of that. I guess, in the end, no one could afford their 12 seat medium range aircraft offering. Suffice to say, they weren't very successful in the aircraft manufacturing business. They are lucky they had a bat. Cheers Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Andrew obviously knows this one, but does anyone else. There are plenty of clues there now. Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Cunliffe-Owen Concordia It had been nibbling away at me since you posted it Alan, but Andrew's post gave me the correct answer Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Correct, It is indeed the Cunliffe-Owen Concordia. an ill fated design that found itself in stiff competition from the likes of the DH Heron and the hundreds of war surplus DC-3s that were available to the small feeder airlines. The aircraft were built at a factory on the edge of Eastliegh, Hampshire. The factory was at the time on the edge of what was to become Southampton Airport. when the company folded the factory was sold on to various owners , eventually becoming the home of the Ford Transit Van..and now sadly that too is coming to an end as Ford are moving production to Turkey. Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Here's the next one. Shouldn't be too hard: Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,310 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Andrews clue brought me pretty much right to the answer. I will also give others a chance to answer before posting as I find this a good way to learn about aircraft and hope other will join in as well. My knowledge was sorely lacking before I started following this site and although it is still pathetically limited, it is improving slowly thanks to this thread and all the folks here. Thanks all. I followed your original clues Alan and was closer than I thought, name wise, but it petered out when looking for the factory. That particular model is not as well known here because it has a different body style and name here.(if that is what you were referring too ) EDIT: Oh well, to late. Good job Chuck. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,310 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Looks like the drawings of that new LSR-B bomber but I didn't know they actually built one yet. Link to post Share on other sites
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