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Old 26th Apr 2011, 14:16
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Good day everybody!

Now in days long gone by, a certain fighter pilot would have jumped in at this point...
I second that!
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Old 26th Apr 2011, 14:19
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oh well......

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Old 26th Apr 2011, 14:23
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Shoulder wing, twin float, twin boom? A project or did someone actually build this!?
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Old 26th Apr 2011, 14:42
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Pre-WWII maybe?

(Ship-borne? Recon?)
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Old 26th Apr 2011, 14:56
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Levasseur PL 201
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Old 26th Apr 2011, 14:58
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Pre-WWII maybe?

(Ship-borne? Recon?)
...embarqué d'observation. Premier vol en octobre 1935
At least I was on the right track... RD I bow before You...
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Old 26th Apr 2011, 14:59
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Shoulder wing YES,
twin float YES,
twin boom? YES
A project NO

Pre WW2 YES
Shipborne MAYBE
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Old 26th Apr 2011, 15:01
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You have it, Reg

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Old 26th Apr 2011, 15:02
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Coffee time; thanks for the kind words skytrain, I just noticed that the Flight illustration I posted had the name "Chimera II" for the SM-110, but I didn't notice it in my haste !!

PM for skytrain!!

RR's challenge looks very interesting, but it's back to work now for me

Edited to say: Well done Reg
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Old 26th Apr 2011, 15:32
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Good call on the PL-201 Reg. So what have you got for us?
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Old 26th Apr 2011, 15:38
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Thanks RR!

Gentlemen, thank you for your patience:

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Old 26th Apr 2011, 15:55
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a WIGE machine, Reg?
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Old 26th Apr 2011, 16:03
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RR not a Weekend in Gothic Earth.

Not a Wing in Ground Effect, either.

As you can see, Giggled the abbreviation
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Old 26th Apr 2011, 16:06
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So what are the u/c extensions? Water skiss??
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Old 26th Apr 2011, 16:06
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Looks more like a... hovercraft? Something with a BRF (Big & Round Fan) device and two pusher props?

Edit: RR's proposal also seems logic
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Old 26th Apr 2011, 16:09
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I was thinking VTOL with 2 pusher props, with a T tail? Russian?
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Old 26th Apr 2011, 16:13
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skytrain

- VTOL yes
- 2 pusher props yes
- a T tail two
- Russian yes
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Old 26th Apr 2011, 16:40
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Manned? Troop transport?
Has it anything to do with snow?
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Old 26th Apr 2011, 16:55
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Manned, transport, not necessarily snow.

Has it anything to do with snow?
Was planned for areas with no roads and no aerodromes, though.
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Old 26th Apr 2011, 17:24
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Running out of ideas... and time (dinner in a little while).
I'm sure I've seen those odd looking supports/stands/whatever somewhere...
At least I've run into a whole lot of possible challenges for my sleeve (still to be checked against MEL's List, however).
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