What is it?

Discussion in 'The Lounge Bar' started by Kitty, Aug 4, 2006.

  1. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    What aircraft is this?
     

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  2. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    JRM Mars?
     
  3. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

  4. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

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  5. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    B-24 Liberator.
     
  6. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    Close but no cigar!
     
  7. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

  8. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    No Peter, sorry!
     
  9. adrian roberts

    adrian roberts Senior Member

    LB30, the transport version of the B24A used by BOAC
     
  10. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    LB30, the transport version of the B24A used by BOAC

    No Adrian, sorry.

    If you and Peter don't know it first off, I will have to check my source!

    BIG BIG hint!

    It is the hoodoo number in Australian cricket!
     
  11. Kyt

    Kyt Very Senior Member

    C-87 Liberator Express
     
  12. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    C-87 Liberator Express

    Well done.

    Do I give good clues or what?

    Your turn Kyt!
     
  13. Kyt

    Kyt Very Senior Member

    Well done.

    Do I give good clues or what?

    Your turn Kyt!

    Yes, and the "B24 close but no cigar" helped :) However, knowing nothing about cricket, I did have to google hoodoo - still not sure why 87 seems to be the magic number!!!! :huh:

    OK - what is this and who made it? And it's not the obvious.
     

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  14. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    However, knowing nothing about cricket, I did have to google hoodoo - still not sure why 87 seems to be the magic number!!!! :huh:



    13 to the century
     
  15. Kyt

    Kyt Very Senior Member

    Now, that is spurious!
     
  16. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    Hindustan Troop Glider
     
  17. Kyt

    Kyt Very Senior Member

    Hindustan Troop Glider


    :sign_wow: I doff my hat to you, PC. I was hoping for some spurious responses about the Waco, but you obviously know your aircraft.

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    </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <!-- #BeginEditable "Description" --> HINDUSTAN TROOP GLIDER - India's single aircraft-manufacturing company, Hindustan Aircraft Ltd, chose as its first indigenous design project a nine-seat troop-carrying glider. Of wood-and-fabric construction, a prototype of the glider was flown in August 1941. With no clear IAF requirement, and the availability of British and US gliders, planned produc*tion of 100 was cancelled, and HAL's priorities changed to major aircraft over*haul and repair work for the remainder of the war.

    Your go, PC
     
  18. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    Thanks K.
    Post WW2 and not James Bond. What is it?
     

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  19. adrian roberts

    adrian roberts Senior Member

    Hiller Flying Platform.

    Supposed to be steered by the pilot leaning in the appropriate direction. Looks very unstable to me, no Computer control in those days (1950's).
    Fortunately could only rise a few feet and only a couple were built.
     
  20. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

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