The What is it? Game

[Airframes]

Ah, but just look what it led to - flying cars are now a reality. Ok, so .. er ... yeh, I wouldn't like to try flying a Land Rover '90', fully loaded, and with a full compliment of survival kit ( 2 kegs of 'Spitfire Ale' and a spare ciggy lighter + a Donna Kebab), but what the H*ll, it could be fun!
I'll dig out a suitable piccy and post tomorrow - bit knackered and can't see at the moment - must be that cheap quality Messerschmitt Mead, or whatever the 'local' was serving tonight !

 

[Airframes]

OK, have a shot at this one - clues on request.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

 

[T Bolt]

Looks like a window in an airplane.

 

[Geedee]

Thought it was the space shuttle photgraphed from Terry's back yard using his 12 Million Telephoto...explains why its upside down

I think its the double glazing on a 'Boomers' office underneath the Rsend of a KC10 ?

 

[Airframes]

Not a Space shuttle, weaving shuttle or KC10, but it could be a comic book hero .....

 

[Capt. Vick]

Is it russian?

 

[Geedee]

Not a Space shuttle, weaving shuttle or KC10, but it could be a comic book hero .....

Oh....I know what it is...its a Ilyakmigyakovitch 000 (NATO codename = superinvisbatspiderhulktorchlanternthorwolverinesurfermabob !)

In other words...wtf !. Thought it was a Victor at first, then a IL76, then a KC10, so as I'm out of ideas at the present, I'll leave it the experts to solve. Hurry up guys, its annoying me as I'm sure I know what it is but can't place it....grrrrrr

 

[Airframes]

It's not Russian, and it's not a Ilya ... one of those things! But it is multi-engined.

 

[GrauGeist]

The "comic book hero" clue has me stumped...

Hell, the whole dang thing has me stumped :/

 

[Airframes]

The type's first flight was in 1951, and it was the first of it's class.

 

[Tankworks]

Valiant, one of the 'V' bombers (that little dome under the nose)?

 

[andy2012]

Bell X-5?

 

[Airframes]

Tankworks has it.
It's the bomb-aimers window on the Vickers Valiant, first of the 'V' bombers. (the 'comic book hero' was a reference to a British comic book called 'The Valiant', from the 1950s and 1960s, another comic being 'The Victor' - a bit cryptic, and of no earthly use to other than Brits!)

 

[Capt. Vick]

That was a good one! Thanks Terry!

 

[Tankworks]

This will probably be a quick one for the sharp eyed out there.

 

[Airframes]

Another one which seems familiar, but I've thought about it, looked at it a few times, and still can't figure it out.

 

[GrauGeist]

That almost looks like the tail section of a Tupolev TB-3

 

[Geedee]

Junkers W33 ?

 

[Tankworks]

American.