The Mystery Aeroplane Quiz With No Pictures
Civilian ?
Light blue...?
Dark blue....?
Pre- WW2?
Still about....?
Light blue...?
Dark blue....?
Pre- WW2?
Still about....?
Edgar Percival E P 9 Prospector,,, 2 went to Pongos.
Correcto!!
Capt Percival originally designed it, but 't aerroplane werr laterr known as 't Lancarshirre Airrcraft Company Prospector, tha' knows!
Here's a piccie: http://www.sangbe.uku.co.uk/SANArchi.../April01p4.htm
You have control!
Capt Percival originally designed it, but 't aerroplane werr laterr known as 't Lancarshirre Airrcraft Company Prospector, tha' knows!
Here's a piccie: http://www.sangbe.uku.co.uk/SANArchi.../April01p4.htm
You have control!
Stealthy I wasn`t, but flattered to have such a name,
I also had a top bunk for crew rest, and the first to have an APU................? So early as well...
I also had a top bunk for crew rest, and the first to have an APU................? So early as well...
No, about 25 yrs before that!
Sorry,been out all afternoon....
LNS..No , I was Brit..
later edit... got to go again.Feel free to continue.......
LNS..No , I was Brit..
later edit... got to go again.Feel free to continue.......
Bre, nearer 1916/7 from what I can find........
Not a water-babe.....,only 1 a/c completed, if that`s a help.
Actually, more of a heavy night-fighter!!( No, BEags, not like the ones in Dakar !!).
Heavy(no pun) hint, My designer was thrown out of the other" other place"", later.
Heavy(no pun) hint, My designer was thrown out of the other" other place"", later.
Ahh - Dakar! Out of the hotel, turn right then run the gauntlet of a whole host of amiable but roguish local chums trying their luck on blagging a few blats from the Ascoteers, then down to the point and hang a left to the excellent restaurant for garlic-and-olive oil fried emperor prawns (too big to be called 'king' prawns!) and a bottle or few of white wine. Wonderful!
Oh well, back to the thread - WTF are you? Not a Nighthawk or Nightjar as the clues aren't right. A Spirit of some sort?
Oh well, back to the thread - WTF are you? Not a Nighthawk or Nightjar as the clues aren't right. A Spirit of some sort?
Half right, but which one?
Edited later-going to finish off some red, answers t.morrow, but hhyphenated might help !.....
Edited later-going to finish off some red, answers t.morrow, but hhyphenated might help !.....
Last edited by sycamore; 7th Apr 2004 at 21:47.
Supermarine PB.31E Night Hawk! Hideously ugly looking brute of a quadruplane - but yes, it had a bunk for an off-duty member and even a 5hp APU! But an hour to climb to 10000ft? Even Airbedane's Jags were quicker than that!
Some info here:
http://worldatwar.net/chandelle/v4/v4n1-2/ww1nite.html
Righty ho. My turn now:
I wasn't made of wood, although you might have thought so. But I had an unusual aspect.....
Some info here:
http://worldatwar.net/chandelle/v4/v4n1-2/ww1nite.html
Righty ho. My turn now:
I wasn't made of wood, although you might have thought so. But I had an unusual aspect.....
Last edited by BEagle; 8th Apr 2004 at 09:13.
Well done BEags... quite a good site that.
I was using as a reference that it was actually the Pemberton-Billing Nighthawk...The company later became Supermarine.
P-B was an MP and was thrown out of the Commons in `17 for creating an uproar about Defence issues, lack of, at the time and nearly causing a fall for Parliament. Seems like the sort of chap we should have around now !!!!!!!!!
I was using as a reference that it was actually the Pemberton-Billing Nighthawk...The company later became Supermarine.
P-B was an MP and was thrown out of the Commons in `17 for creating an uproar about Defence issues, lack of, at the time and nearly causing a fall for Parliament. Seems like the sort of chap we should have around now !!!!!!!!!