allardjd 1,853 Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Bravo, Andrew... John Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Well done Andrew, I had a feeling you'd get it. It is indeed the ME264. Over to you my learned friend. I'm away for a couple of weeks so you'll have free rein! Play nicely now!! Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 JG could be correct with the Boeing B50, the Russian TU 44 I'm not sure, but the Russian's did reverse engineer some B29's that crash landed in Russia during WW2 which had the same cockpit window configuration but were about 1% heavier due to them not being able to manufacture the alloy sheeting to the same composition or thickness. These were designated as the Tupolev Tu-4. I did actually mean the TU 4, a case of Parkinson's finger on the keyboard there. (And no I don't suffer from it!) But a miss is as good as a mile. The wings on the TU4 and the B50 are lower in the fuselage anyway. Well done Andrew! Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 945 Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 Sorry about the size of the image. Cheers Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 it looks like a Stinson Reliant, but the nose is too long. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 it looks like a Stinson Reliant, but the nose is too long. That's what it looks like to me John. Could be the angle of the shot or a later variant like the Vultee that they customized with the old bump style cowl. I have been looking for a look-a-like type aircraft that might account for the long nose look that we see in the picture in case it is not a Stinson. Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 I'm supposed to know this one, aren't I? Fokker Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 I'm supposed to know this one, aren't I? Fokker and as the Irish man said "And what Fokker is that then?" Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 I think it is a Stinson....... I think it is a Stinson V77. Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 945 Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 Sorry guys, not a Stinson of any type nor is it a Fokker. It is European though. Cheers Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 945 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Hmmm, looks like time for some more hints. The aircraft in question was built by an airline company and the aircraft is sometimes known by the designers name. Hint specific to the airline only. The airline is still operational and not only operates an entire fleet of the same aircraft, but has simultaneously operated every variant of it's current fleet aircraft, being the first and only airline in the world to do so. Cheers Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Sorry guys, not a Stinson of any type nor is it a Fokker. It is European though. Cheers Andrew Hmmm, looks like time for some more hints. The aircraft in question was built by an airline company and the aircraft is sometimes known by the designers name. Hint specific to the airline only. The airline is still operational and not only operates an entire fleet of the same aircraft, but has simultaneously operated every variant of it's current fleet aircraft, being the first and only airline in the world to do so. Cheers Andrew To sum up..... A European Airline that has produces an aircraft of its own, and the airline has a fleet of the same aircraft and has used every variant of that aircraft. The aircraft is known by the designers name. Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Its not Lauda Air, or Ryan Air although there are Ryan Aircraft. It is not Thomas Cook Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 945 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Its not Lauda Air, or Ryan Air although there are Ryan Aircraft. It is not Thomas Cook Oh John, I think you would need to go back a lot further than those airlines. Cheers Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 945 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 OK, let's see five clues: the aircraft is more commonly known by the name of the airline company that built it; the aircraft is less commonly known by the name of it's designer; there is a certain polar connection; the airline company is a regional airline in Europe, which currently operates an entire fleet of the same aircraft, and simultaneously operates every variant of that aircraft, being the first and only airline in the world to do so; and the airline company shares it's name with that of it's primary founder and was founded in 1934. Short of actually giving you the manufacturer's name of the aircraft (and the airline company), the other nomenclature of the aircraft in question is embodied in the text above. Cheers Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Shorts Brothers doesn't fit. Looks the cats whiskers if you wanted to mount some skis and go exploring in the snow Can't find any German connection, ditto Soviet. This one's a winner Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 945 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Looks the cats whiskers if you wanted to mount some skis and go exploring in the snow No way! I reckon if you mounted floats on it, as an amphibian, it could handle some real "heavy water" as well. Cheers Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Hønningstad C 5 Polar. It fits.... Built by Widerøe (founded in 1934) a Norwegian regional airline that flies only Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft. As of 2012, Widerøe is the first and only airline in the world to operate every single variant of the Dash 8 simultaneously. The aircraft was designed by Birger Hønningstad. You gave me a massive clue when you mentioned Heavy water, which of course, the Germans were producing in the fiords during the war! Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 945 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Well done John. I was running out of ideas for clues. There was one other clue you missed in the post - No way! Which is, of course, Norway without the "r". In the earlier post, I had used "see five" as a play on words for C.5 and gave Polar in the list of clues. Cheers Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 My next guess was going to be Avionlee Manzo Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Next one up.... not as hard as Andrews! Link to post Share on other sites
M.I.B. 39 Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Boulton Paul P 119. One mockup (the one pictured) built, never entered production. Too bad, looks like a miniature B1. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Nice work Dorel, looks like the one. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 ...looks like a miniature B1. I had exactly the same thought when I first saw the pic. John Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Well don Dorel. Your go! Link to post Share on other sites
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