The What is it? Game (17 Viewers)

[Clayton Magnet]

It is NOT a bomber, sorry. Those are fuel tanks

 

[Clayton Magnet]

Sorry about the pic, ill try to post a larger one at work tomorrow

 

[Geedee]

Raptor ?

 

[Clayton Magnet]

Not a raptor. Forgot about the bigger pic, sorry. Ill give a hint, its not a fighter either.

 

[tengu1979]

I keep on thinking it might be Tornado IDS. But probably wrong.

 

[Ilyushin IL-2 Sturmovik]

Hey, it's a fixed leaning gear.

 

[Clayton Magnet]

Actually not a combat plane at all

 

[Geedee]

So its not a combat plane, but could possibly be one that has civilian uses...bit like the c130. However, straining the optics, I'm beginning to think that it was maybe something on the lines of a 'Blimp' but didn't think any-one would be that wicked

So, nothing ventured, nothing gained and a totally wild shot in the dark, I'm going to go with my gut feeling its a chopper of some sort. Looking at the fuel tanks, they look military to me so i'm going to suggest the Erickson Skycrane. The Skycrane has both mil / civ operators and could explain the color scheme and the military drop tanks.

Yup, I know....wrong (again )

 

[Clayton Magnet]

Well its not a helicopter per se, nor a blimp of any kind. Here is a larger picture. Shouldnt be long now...

 

[Airframes]

Still a small pic. I'm thinking that tilt-wing rotor prototype from the 1960's, long before the Osprey, but can't remember the name/number. Think it was from Ling-Temco?

 

[Capt. Vick]

Terry is on the right path, but this one is from Canada I think....

 

[razor1uk]

Mmm, the tailplane also tilts, could it be a Hiller X? if I got it, someone else post a pic.

 

[Geedee]

B**dy autocorrect !. When I typed in 'Osprey' it put Erickson Skycrane and I didn't check before submitting

 

[Clayton Magnet]

No one has I quite yet, however close

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Canadair CL-84 Dynavert?

 

[Capt. Vick]

There you go!

 

[Clayton Magnet]

Thats the one!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Wow, ok. Let's try this one.

 

[Airframes]

Ah, that's a wind farm generator, after a hurricane had passed through ............

 

[Geedee]

Beech 18 ?