The Mystery Aeroplane Quiz With No Pictures

[BEagle]

Well, bug.gered if I know. Neither the various AW, DH or other aircraft - not even the HP43 (no, not the 42) nor anything else I know of fits the bill.....

[Airbedane]

I'm with you on that one BEags - I've just spent an hour or so in Putnams various and nothing I can find has a name similar to a Saharian country.

I've just had a look at a list of Imperial Airways aircraft, (http://www.imperial-airways.com/Aircraft_page_1.html) and I can find nothing that fits the clues there, either........

LNS: Is the maker amongst the better known (like Shorts or Avro), or is it lesser known (such as Reid and Sigrist)?

[seacue]

Italian, I presume. But which? They stuck with trimotors long after most others.

[BEagle]

Quote: "Nope, British, pre-WW2 and built as a proof-of-concept for Imperial Airways I think."

Not likely to be Italian then..............

[seacue]

Oops, L&S's messages have been so few, I got confused... duh duh duh

[LowNSlow]

Airbedane very small company. I'd never heard of them until I tripped over this little beaty while Googling one day!

OK, here's a bigger clue:

monoplane, trousered undercarriage, 4 seater, 'scale model' for route trials for Imperial Airways.

and another one:

I sound similar to one of the Nile countries

PS Sorry about the lack of replies, I'm 4 hours ahead of you guys!

[Airbedane]

Thanks LNS, I'm off to work now, so if it's not guessed by this evening, I'll have a go then.

A

[BEagle]

Enjoy your day.

You are the Helmy Aerogypt! Not much info available, but here's a piccie:

http://www.jaapteeuwen.speedlinq.nl/...rogypt.jpg.htm

[LowNSlow]

Airbedane looks like Beagle has pipped you to the post. I am indeed the Helmy Aerogypt. As far as I can tell the site that BEags mentions is the only one with pics of the Aerogypt. What an odd little aeroplane with an even odder name!

[BEagle]

OK - my turn.

Lookin' ferr owt'......?

[Airbedane]

Yorkshire speak?

Slingsby...................?

[BEagle]

Nay, lad!

[Airbedane]

Nay lad Slingsby, or

Nay Lad York Shire?

[BEagle]

Both, tha' knows........

[Bre901]

Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer ?

[BEagle]

Nope - too many engines and fins!

[Bre901]

Scottish Aviation Prestwick Pioneer then ?

[BEagle]

Nope! Right number of engines and fins though!

[Bre901]

Arrre you at least Scottish ?

[BEagle]

One is most certainly not!