wonwinglo
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Just to show I'm not all that mean' date=' here is an easier one to go on with.[/quote']*** Commonwealth Ceres,built from Wirraway airframe.
Just to show I'm not all that mean' date=' here is an easier one to go on with.[/quote']*** Commonwealth Ceres,built from Wirraway airframe.
*** Emair Diablo.Sorry, The Australian Transavia Airtruck , among other differences, is powered by a Continental IO- 540. While you're working on it have a think about this.
*** Is it an Hawker Siddeley 748 ( Andover) with a very rearward c of g ? if not then it is probably a YS-11 ?What do you make of this then?
*** Bennett that was the name that was eluding me,I knew that it had been built from Harvard bits and even remember seeing a photograph many years ago,I just could not get away from the Transavia connection,nice one Neville it taxed me I can tell you ! please dig out some more elusives,no matter how rare they are or were.Close enough, it's actually the prototype Murrayair MA-1Built by Air New Zealand, modified from a Stearman with a P&W R.1340, increased wing area, all metal center section with enlarged fuel tank, greater wing spacing and hefty struts instead of flying and landing wires. Load capacity was doubled. Taken to Hawaii where a further 27 were built as the MA-1"Paymaster" powered by a R.1820. Production moved to Harlingen TX as the MA-1B "Diablo 1200', with an even bigger engine, 48 of which were built.
To put you out of your misery the other is the Waitomo Airtruck. Designed by Luigi Pellarini ,Two were built in New Zealand by Bennet Aviation, utilising surplus Harvard parts. Pellarini then took the design to Australia where it was refined into the Transavia Airtruck. Designed so that the fertiliser loader can drive between the booms to load the hopper, hence no joining tailplane.
I'll see if I can find something else.
Nev
*** First thoughts are the Short 184/185 seaplane ?or how about this?
*** Pretty little aircraft that one Nev,will have to work on this one.Here's another.
*** Could it be a Boeing design,they built a replica a while back of one of their early products ?No military markings should rule the Shorts out.Nev
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