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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:24 pm

So, longshot I know but is it the not very well known Australian Cattle Mover?
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Saracenman » Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:26 pm

:ymapplause: Australian indeed - but not necessarily designed for transporting cattle - it may have been used for that task though!

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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:35 pm

Transair PL12 AIRTRUCK
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Saracenman » Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:40 pm

:ymapplause:

correct!

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beautiful machine! =))

actually - that pic looks as if that a/c DID undertake some crop-spraying!

your turn XPL

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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:49 pm

I will start looking for something FIENDISH and will post soon!
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Dan4th » Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:23 pm

Whoever designed that aircraft was
obviously under the influence of LSD!

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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:27 pm

Dan4th wrote:Whoever designed that aircraft was
obviously under the influence of LSD!
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That's good, coming from across the pond!
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Ducati Boy » Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:29 pm

It looks like a load of other aircraft parts from a scrap yard, hideous :-o :D
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Mon Apr 13, 2009 2:56 pm

So,

What is this then, one of my favourites!

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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Saracenman » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:01 pm

it has a Frog look to it - Mirage of some sort?
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:03 pm

Not sure that FROG made a kit of this aircraft!
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Saracenman » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:04 pm

eh? =))
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:07 pm

FROG

British plastic kit manufacturer of the 60s and 70s! :p
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Saracenman » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:11 pm

:p you know what i meant!

so what's the answer then? is it FRENCH? a Mirage?
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Stevieboy » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:16 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:Not sure that FROG made a kit of this aircraft!



If not FROG how about Heller? :p
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:21 pm

Heller might have
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Saracenman » Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:30 pm

is it this Dassault-Breguet Mirage IV?

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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Prometheus » Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:40 pm

Looks like you could be right SM :ymapplause:
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Xplumberlives » Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:58 pm

That'll teach me to tell you it was used as an engine testbed role similar to the Vulcan! :p

Here are some other images of it in the test role and in anniversary colours.

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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Saracenman » Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:58 pm

thanks XPL :)

right, this might go quite quickly, it might not - what's the betting SB knows it with his eyes shut? :p

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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Dan4th » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:10 pm

Longshot:

Aerocommander?

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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Saracenman » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:18 pm

negatorious Danf
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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Dan4th » Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:38 pm

Well, due to the starboard wing I think I
see out the pilot's window, I think we
may assume it is a JET-powered aircraft.

Two-holer?

Or just really teensy props?

Bizjet of some kind?

Or additional LSD?

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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Stevieboy » Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:53 pm

Saracenman wrote:thanks XPL :)

right, this might go quite quickly, it might not - what's the betting SB knows it with his eyes shut? :p

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Re: Identify the Aircraft

Postby Saracenman » Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:12 am

yep - two engines apparently

looks like SB might already know the answer - surprise surprise =))

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