The What is it? Game

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Paul, I would not ever have thought of that if you hadn't headed in that direction. I had forgotten all about that craft until you brought it up and thank you for the inadvertent clue. Allright, been waiting to get one correct so here goes, HAVE FUN.

 

[meatloaf109]

Wright Brothers 1909 flyer.
Dang!, that's not it...

 

[GrauGeist]

hmmm...that looks like Marvin the Martian's Illudium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator

 

[Grampa]

I whould say by joke's it's a bombfuse but Im also glad to see it's a good sharp and clear foto, better than the last one.

 

[Airframes]

That could be anything from a part on a Caterpillar tractor, to a machine tool cog - but I'm certain it's a xenon fine tune adjuster for the cross-hair graticle on a Dalek's vision scope ....

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

No guesses yet? Hmmmm.

 

[meatloaf109]

Whatta ya mean? There've been three guesses by my count!
O.k., I know it's some sort of photo-electric gadget, could we have a clue?

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

The aircraft is part of the United States of Americas Defense system. How's that?

 

[Airframes]

I was right, it is a machine part! It's the hyper drive cog for the gates on the Mexican border!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Terry, it is an aircraft. Don't tell me I finally posted one that has you guys STUMPED.

 

[norab]

It's the frapalitic adjuster on the prevously top secret Harvey wallbanger OMG-1 aerial surveillance bus

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Ok, another hint. It is a U.S. Navy craft.

 

[meatloaf109]

It looks so high-tec klunky, with the caulking and what-not, hard to believe it's on an aircraft!
Got me stumped.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Well, let's see if some others join in and if know one gets close or guesses before I log off tonight I'll post a larger shot of it. This photos is cropped.

 

[GrauGeist]

naw, leave the photo as-is...the clues are good enough, too...ok...is this part of the weather measuring equipment aboard the U.S. Navy's Storm-chasers P3 Orion?

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Nope, it is a carrier based piece.

 

[GrauGeist]

Alright...carrier crate...hmmm...

Is the aircraft a fixed wing or rotary wing?

 

[wuzak]

S-2 Tracker?

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Fixed, but not a Tracker. If I'm not mistaken, it's still in service.

 

[T Bolt]

E-2 Hawkeye