The What is it? Game (25 Viewers)

[pbfoot]

The DH comet

 

[Airframes]

Not a Comet. A cryptic clue - a pair of these might lead the way.

 

[pbfoot]

Meteor

 

[Airframes]

Not a Meteor. It's a prop job.

 

[T Bolt]

You've got me baffled Terry

 

[Airframes]

Take a tour - you might find inspiration .......

 

[T Bolt]

Scottish Aviation 'Twin Pioneer'
I figured it was one from your recent trip but I didn't place it the first time I went through looking for it.
"Not English" Very sneaky Terry!!

 

[Airframes]

Yep, you got it Glenn!
It's the landing gear lower strut fairing on the port side, from the rear. Here's the aircraft, and a side view of the struts.
I guess the clues helped a bit?!!

 

[T Bolt]

They sure did!

Instead of a piece of a picture of a whole aircraft, this is a whole picture of a piece of an aircraft. What's it from?

 

[woljags]

looks large with a high wing and judging by the interest rare so maybe a dornier flying boat of some kind

 

[oldcrowcv63]

A pox upon you sir! That was just too dam*ed hard for the likes of me... Wow. If T-B hadn't gotten it, I could have spent my life trying to figure that one out. You've raised the bar WAY to high for me at least! Great challenge but, unortunately, not met except for the aformentioned T-B!

Way to go T-B

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

The Spruce Goose? The only one I can think of that was that big.

 

[woljags]

i'm going to say a Dornier do24

 

[meatloaf109]

PBY catalina

 

[norab]

X/Y- B-35 ? or YB-49?

 

[T Bolt]

None of the above. First clue: That's not the wing.

 

[Grampa]

The Convair XC-99?

 

[T Bolt]

XC-99 is correct! The one-of-a-kind transport version of the B-36. It's the fixed portion of the horizontal tail surfaces. My first thought when I saw it was that it was a DC-3 wing. It's that Big!

 

[Airframes]

That's one huge flying warehouse! Good one, and well spotted.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I never realized they made a transport version of the B-36.