The What is it? Game

[Geedee]

Its stance ...thought it was on floats to start with !... and it looks like it has an un-cowled / semi-cowled radial at the pointy end (that's if you can have a radial on a pointy end ??) reminds me very much of a Rearwin Sportster ?

 

[nuuumannn]

Welcome back Gary... nope.

 

[Geedee]

Welcome back Gary... nope.

Not back fully until the weekend. I'll hazard a guess at a Travelaire...been thinking Monocoupe's as well, but not sure...so that's me until after wine-o'clock Friday eve

 

[nuuumannn]

Good on you Gary, hic! No dice on the plane front though, at least you're having a go! I thought someone might have gotten this by now.

 

[Geedee]

It might....just might possibly....with a bit of stretch of the imagination, be what I knew it was all along...lying toad ...

Methinks its a Portfield 35 Flyabout (based on the Wyandotte Pup !)

 

[nuuumannn]

I could say nope because you spelt it wrong , but... Tadahhh!

Porterfield 35/70:

Just as an aside, the Pup reporduction in the background of this shot now has 'Royal' connections; Prince Wills' bottom graced its seat the day before yesterday on his royal tour of En Zed, whilst his wife looked on.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Wow, sharp little plane. Not ever seen one or known about them. Very cool Nuuumannn.

 

[nuuumannn]

No worries Aaron; looks a bit like a Rearwin. Gary's up...

 

[GrauGeist]

Just as an aside, the Pup reporduction in the background of this shot now has 'Royal' connections; Prince Wills' bottom graced its seat the day before yesterday on his royal tour of En Zed, whilst his wife looked on.

Gumby posted a couple photos of the event here: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/errors-problems/image-posting-40505.html#post1116791

The owner of that crate should be mighty proud (I wonder if they'll hang a plaque on it?)

 

[nuuumannn]

The owner of that crate should be mighty proud (I wonder if they'll hang a plaque on it?)

Probably. It's the first Pfeifer Sopwith Scout built in the USA in the 60s, but came to NZ in 2007 I think, and has been modified a bit to make it look more like a genuine Pup.

It is decorated as A6192 "Peggy N.Z.", the mount of New Zealander 2/Lt Malcolm Charles 'Mac' McGregor of 54 Sqn, RFC.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Very sharp little craft Nuuumannn. Hey........................Gary...............................wake up man!

 

[Geedee]

Very sharp little craft Nuuumannn. Hey........................Gary...............................wake up man!

Ooops, my bad

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

For some unbeknownst reason I want to say Avro Vulcan but I really don't think that's it.

 

[wuzak]

de Havilland Sea Vixen?

 

[Capt. Vick]

Valiant?

 

[Geedee]

I'm noticing a distinctly Brit line of reasoning on this stellar one.

However, its not a Vulcan...they have big cast ones !...nor is it a Valiant or a Sea vixen.

 

[nuuumannn]

Stellar, huh? De Havilland Comet? Not the pretty little twin racer, of course.

 

[Geedee]

Stellar, huh? De Havilland Comet? Not the pretty little twin racer, of course.

No props on this one but she is still pretty

 

[nuuumannn]

Nice one Gary. You're right, the Comet airliner has a sleek beauty about it. Having a closer look at the image of the undercarriage, I can see a Lightning and Buccaneer in the background and in the one of the whole of Canopus I can see a Sea Vixen and the Bucc.

Here's one.

 

[Airframes]

Ah, a landing lamp! Don't know what type it's attached to though, but it's relatively fast, given the airfoil section. Perhaps a Canberra ?
Is that a Sea Vixen, right of the Comet's nose, as Grant suggested, or is it a Bronco ?