The What is it? Game (8 Viewers)

[DFM+BB]

Okay, I am 100% sure I am wrong but I'll make an ultimate wild guess and let my other friends play : Lockheed Hudson/Ventura ?

 

[Airframes]

No, not a Hudson or Ventura, and not a Lockheed design. It's a larger aircraft than both of these types. Another clue - the throttles and prop controls are not in what would be considered the 'usual' location ..... and it can so be thought of as a coastal resort ....

 

[norab]

PBY Catalina?

 

[Airframes]

Yep! It's 'Plain Sailing's' Catalina (coastal resort?), taken at Duxford back in 2009. The PBY/Catalina was also built under licence - hence the other clue ' can so be ..', a clue to Canso.
Here's the full shot, and the aircraft itself. Those two instrument dials are within the circle of the 'Star and Bar' on the starboard side.

 

[Bob_Semple_Airplane]

C-46?

Ah nevermind.

 

[DFM+BB]

Gosh I went to see the catalina at this exact localisation and I missed it !!! I was so close !

Your turn Norab

 

[norab]

Let's try this one

 

[wuzak]

Add two of those numbers, and divide by the remaining number, and you'll get a clue ......

I take it that it is a PBY-5?

 

[wuzak]

Let's try this one
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Pilatus PC-12?

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

That was my guess wuzak. I think you have it but not sure.

 

[Catch22]

Geeze, when you know what you're looking at the Star and Bars just pop out at you, didn't even notice them before.

 

[norab]

Not a Pilatus, not a European design

 

[Geedee]

Twin Otter ?

 

[norab]

not a twin

 

[DFM+BB]

DHC3 Otter with a Pt6 ?

 

[norab]

not a DHC design, it has a high wing and single engine

 

[DFM+BB]

Quest KodiaK....? (last guess)

 

[Airframes]

I was thinking Fairchild UV-20 or associated series - but that's a licence-built Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter, a European design, so can't be that one.

 

[norab]

Congrats DFM+BB, It is the Quest Kodiak, your up

 

[wuzak]

Isn't progress amazing?

Here is a civilian aircraft that has a 750hp engine which weighs less than 300lbs! Imagine what WW2 aircraft designers could have done with such power to weights?

Half the power of a Merlin with 1/6 the weight.