The What is it? Game

[Airframes]

Not a Kestrel, and beware of the 'colour' !
Remember, without a distinct reference, such as scale, background etc, colours can be perceived far differently compared to how they would appear in the 'full picture'. Also, cropping and enlargement can display grain, corrupted pixels etc. not apparent at 'normal' size.

 

[Geedee]

With five wheels, I'm wondering if its got two 'bumper' wheels at the rear for those 'enthusiastic 'take off / landing moments. ?

Working on that and its a :-
Single seat (plus trainer variant)
Jet
Western
Bigger than my lunch-box...ooeerr missus !
Etc etc

Saab Draken ?

 

[Airframes]

Not a Draaken. What you are looking at is at the front end of the aircraft ......

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

 

[Airframes]

Shall we continue for a day or so, or would you all prefer the answer?
EDIT- final clue - versions of this aircraft have been, or are being used by three nations, one of which is Spain. Now, no cheating by using 'Google' or similar - this is supposed to be a quiz, he he!

 

[Geedee]

Hold fire on the answer until we get it sorted !!

 

[Airframes]

Okey Dokey.

 

[Tankworks]

It has the nose (I think!) of a GR7-9, someone else can find the proper designation of the one in the pic!

 

[Airframes]

OK, I'll let you have that, as I presume it's your answer. It's the laser ranger/designator on the sharp end of a Harrier GR9.
You got there eventually, well done!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Damn! Would have never got that! I thought the yellow was a propeller tip!

 

[GrauGeist]

Well I'll be danged...I had thought perhaps a Harrier when the clue regarding the wheels was posted...but I couldn't recall ever seeing yellow on one!! (I am used to seeing our harriers which were all haze-gray...lol)

Great challenge, Terry!!

 

[Tankworks]

I kept thinking it was some part of some nose-art on a museum aircraft! Airframes, you are one sick puppy! Dare I say 'next'...?

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Way to go TW and heck of test there Terry!

 

[Tankworks]

OK, I will put this one up as no one else has come forward.

 

[Airframes]

Well, it was your turn! Don't think I'm right, but I'll guess a Westland/Sikorsky Dragonfly ?

 

[Tankworks]

I wasn't taking credit for any of that! Anyhow, sorry, no (I had to look that one up to see what it was!)

 

[Airframes]

Didn't really think it was a Dragonfly ! How about a Tefal Mk2 twin-slot Toaster ?!!

 

[Tankworks]

Be careful, I just about laughed half a beer all over the key-board!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Tefal makes toasters?

 

[Airframes]

I think so - maybe it's a Phillips Mk2, they look so similar !