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Old 15th Jun 2011, 08:18
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Sure........
Can you name me more than a couple of business "jets" having piston engines in place of turbines?
This one has even been built!
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Old 15th Jun 2011, 08:30
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I can think of Beechcraft........
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Old 15th Jun 2011, 08:34
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Keine Beechcraft.
Europäisch.
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Old 15th Jun 2011, 08:40
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I have a bad feeling about today................
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Old 15th Jun 2011, 08:45
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At least I will be away by 12 GTM so I will not be able to cause more harm than this...

V8 diesel engines installed in the fuselage
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Old 15th Jun 2011, 08:48
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Ah so - alles klaar.....
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Old 15th Jun 2011, 08:50
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TT62 Alekto ?
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Old 15th Jun 2011, 08:51
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Das ist doch wohl klar, nicht wahr?



The Alekto TT-62, one built, flown, renamed Baltic TT-62, modified, never completed, company shut down (a script which sounds fairly familiar...).

LM has the thread!
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Old 15th Jun 2011, 09:01
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Nice one mate!

Try this one - not what it seems.....

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Old 15th Jun 2011, 09:12
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Morning.

Is it the Tecnam P2006T...?

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Old 15th Jun 2011, 09:13
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Evening mate.

I said it was not as it seemed. Push the numbers up......
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Old 15th Jun 2011, 09:18
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Sod it - I'll give it to you.

It is in fact the 2012.

Graeme has control.
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Old 15th Jun 2011, 09:21
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Thanks mate, very generous.

Gotham city here we come...

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Old 15th Jun 2011, 09:21
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Is that a two-view or some APU on the left?
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Old 15th Jun 2011, 09:26
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No it's not the Batcopter...

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Old 15th Jun 2011, 09:27
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Hi Reg.

APU on the left?
On the left wing? A 50 hp pusher engine.
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Old 15th Jun 2011, 09:42
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B.J. Schramm's Helicycle

A "Compound Helicopter"
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Old 15th Jun 2011, 09:45
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Helicycle
All yours Reg. My source calls it the Eagle Helicycle.

Eagle Helicycle
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Old 15th Jun 2011, 09:48
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Thanks Graeme.

The sad story of the designer has been told in the last sentence in your link.

Not the best resolution but should be enough to get the gist

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Old 15th Jun 2011, 10:09
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Zenith CH701?
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