The What is it? Game (2 Viewers)

[Airframes]

It's the Handley Page test-rig, experimental 1/4 scale thingy, Can't remember the HP number off hand though.

 

[Geedee]

Handley Page HP.115

looked at it 115 times LOL!

Dont forget the ...

If you follow the clues on this handy page, you'll be sure to find it !

Was getting kinda desperate there for a little while, but was havin fun !

You got it dude. It is the Handley Page HP 115. The HP115 was a slow speed research aircraft designed to investigate the handling characteristics of a very slender delta, flown in the evolution of Concorde !

 

[herman1rg]

Blimey that was a struggle.

 

[herman1rg]

Here you go, puzzle away

 

[T Bolt]

It's the air conditioner in my back window.

 

[Crimea_River]

You beat me to that one Glenn. I was thinking along the same lines.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I think this one has been done before.

 

[tbfighterpilot]

I haven't the slightest clue what that could be.

 

[Airframes]

Sea King auxiliary cooling gills?

 

[herman1rg]

Not Sea king Terry

 

[Geedee]

Its a Westland Dragonfly.

First thoughts were Arrow Active an such like, then onto a Rapide, but the gills are too small and it looks likes on a slab sided thingie.

 

[Airframes]

I think Gary has it. The vents on the rotor housing, above and behind the cockpit I think. (Haven't looked at a pic yet).

 

[herman1rg]

Yup Gary got it

This example at Chatham Historic Dockyard

 

[Geedee]

I think Gary has it. The vents on the rotor housing, above and behind the cockpit I think. (Haven't looked at a pic yet).

I was convinced it was from an early car like a Bugatti racer or similar. Couldn't figure out how an 'plane would have such a slab side 'side' to stick some vents in. Then I convinced meself it was an inline like on the DH88...nope... Fairchild Argus....nope...Rapide...nope. Then decided the gills looked too close and quite small for a 'plane so started looking at choppers. First thought, like you , was the Seaking, then having another look, it looked vintage, like when choppers were spindly things.

Still not quite sure I've got it tho.

Oooops, cross post !

 

[Geedee]

For a change, instead of a 'close-up'...here's a 'far-up' !

As soon as its recognised...and you shouldn't need Special Branch to look up its family tree (thats a re-leaf !)...I'll show the pic that followed this one.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Ok, it's official, Gary has lost it.

 

[herman1rg]

B-52

 

[pbfoot]

c130

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

C5?
I see five trees, well five and a half.

 

[Crimea_River]

BBMF Lanc.