The What is it? Game

[Grampa]

Sorry airplane, not a chopper

 

[norab]

Edgley Optica ?

 

[Grampa]

that whas quick, norab has it, It's the Edgley Optica, even called the flying "light bulb" because of it shape.

 

[norab]

Ok, here is the next offering

 

[rochie]

is it an alouette III (dunno if thats spelt right) that french helo with meccano looking tail ?

 

[norab]

No, afraid not

 

[norab]

Here is a clue. It is an. American design

 

[norab]

Another clue, it is a design from the largest producer of airframes

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Sikorsky XR-5?

 

[norab]

not a Sikorsky, it is a four seater used by the US Army, Guatemala, and Iran

 

[Airframes]

I was going to suggest Kayuse (Roach), but it doesn't look quite right for that.

 

[norab]

Not a Cayuse, not a design by Bell

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

It is not a Lynx either, must be French.

 

[norab]

It is not French, It is an American design

 

[Airframes]

Kaman Husky?

 

[norab]

nope, there was a really significant clue a while back

 

[Airframes]

It's niggling me, as what can be seen seems familiar, but isn't the obvious choices !

 

[Capt. Vick]

You tricky bugger, it's a Cessna CH-1 isn't it? "Largest producer of airframes" = Cessna?

 

[norab]

Captain Vick has it and got the clue correct, sorry all but I can't resist being a little devious at times, Cessna's only helicopter design and it still holds a few world's records

 

[Airframes]

not at all what I expected! Good going Jim !