Silhouette challenge

[irishair2001]

Possibly the The Heinkel He 274 high altitude bomber,only one ever built by Farman

[evansb]

teusje is correct Well done: Over to you.

[teusje]

It'll have to be another Open House. Nothing ready yet.

[SincoTC]

Somebody please explain to me in simple terms how these CAPRAs and MATRAs were supposed take off and land

Reg. I expect that this was to be the same as the CAPRA/MATRA I got a couple of months ago, that is, it was to be launched from a catapult and to Glide-land onto water with the props locked horizontally. This was probably a weak point in the plan, as it would need a long catapult to keep the acceleration within reason and you can't change your mind and go-around or taxi once down, although, I believe the one I got had another engine and a water-screw at the back to enable it to taxi back to a recovery jetty. Also, it would need launching and recovery gear at each place to be served, although I seem to recall it was aimed at a very specific route.

Missed out on a couple of good ones today as breaks fell wrong

Edited to say well done (again) Ton! I'm off home now and may not have a workable connection, so I won't respond to the OH, sorry!

[RegDep]

Thanks TC!

[evansb]

Here we go again:

[Noyade]

G'day Bri!

Pretty sure it's an early Dornier Do 17 V series with the solid nose, but I can't give you the precise number...?

[Noyade]

Not the Challenge...

G'day Martin!

Your challenge/image on the previous page...



...just reminded me of two photos from magazines I have. I guess there are lots of semi-complete 4-engine piston airliner prototype/mock-up photos about but I thought these were similar in a way and since I found them again I thought I'd post them as we're all friends and interested in aircraft...right?

[evansb]

Noyade is correct. An early civilian version of the Dornier Do.17. Your turn.

[Noyade]

Thanks Bri, but I'm having computer problems this evening so I'll have to make it open house...

Cheers.

[Lightning Mate]

Good morning / evening / tag.

So many open houses!

Early bird.........

[Ridge Runner]

how these CAPRAs and MATRAs were supposed take off and land

A good point, Reg! I hadn't thought about that! I looked but i cant see any insght anywhere. Maybe they were retracting hulls?

RR

[RegDep]

Good morning gentlemen,

Not asking for a clue, just musing:

I wonder if this is manned because it looks so much like an unmanned one, or vice versa…..

[Lightning Mate]

Nice to see a couple of stalwarts on thread.

Manned RR.

[Ridge Runner]

I'm buggered because I saw this, I think, while searching earlie this week... but i can't remember where!!!

[Lightning Mate]

I wonder what you were looking for then.......

[RegDep]

Happens to me every time (except now )

I wonder what you were looking for then.......

Sinco's duster derivative or hum's solid titanium ultralight?

[SincoTC]

Good morning gentlemen,

Nicely lined up for coffee time!

Is it the Verhees Delta??

[Lightning Mate]

Bingo TC.

All yours mate.

.....and I'll catch you up in years this weekend.....

[SincoTC]

Thanks LM,

Sorry about the poor quality of this one, but it's better than another OH I guess! Need to get my sleeve sorted