One For Aviation Peeps

[Duck n Dive]

Ah, then I'm drawn to thinking it COULD be the X29......??

Oh Boy...... Aidey, the crown has moved mate 'cause this one was not that obvious.

OK Rob.... you win.

It's actually the Grumman X-29 flown as a NASA/DARPA/USAF test bed aircraft.
Photo attached is from NASA archives taken in 1991.

As you can see it has all sorts of odd appendages added to it....

Well done mate. :bow:

 

[R2B2]

Cheers D & D. I did have to stare for a good while though...... it wasn't easy!

Whoa... what a picture! NASA pic eh?

 

[Duck n Dive]

Think I'll call it a night now and leave this one here for peeps to ponder on... loads of clues in it.....


It's actually one of my favourites... I think it looks quite "homely".

 

[BlackBirdBaz]

Think I'll call it a night now and leave this one here for peeps to ponder on... loads of clues in it.....


It's actually one of my favourites... I think it looks quite "homely".

Smokes Malboro & wears a Thunderbirds Jacket all in a very gay looking cockpit !!

 

[Duck n Dive]

Smokes Malboro & wears a Thunderbirds Jacket all in a very gay looking cockpit !!

Even got some nice curtains..... bit plain though...... obviously not Bert's.

Wonder if anyone will guess the aircraft......

 

[Murt]

Is it IanRobbo's Garage?

Murt.

 

[Trumpet]

Looks like a Tristar ....

 

[Duck n Dive]

Looks like a Tristar ....

HeHe... even the Tristar isn't that gay....... note the nice mahogony (?) table tops.....(that's a very obscure clue)

 

[scruffygit]

One of the big Antonovs?

If so, with only four engines it would have to be the An-124.

 

[Rolfy Dave]

Is it "Airforce One" ???

just a guess..

Rolfy
:beer:

 

[Aidey]

I reckon its Concorde judging by the shape of the window frames, with the nose lowered.

 

[Duck n Dive]

One of the big Antonovs?

If so, with only four engines it would have to be the An-124.

Hey - a new king in town - spot on scruffygit 'tis indeed the Antonov 124.:bow:

Oh dear Aidey - when you slip you really lose it mate...... concorde!! :}

Rolfy - airforce one - now there's a thought.....

 

[scruffygit]

Hey - a new king in town - spot on scruffygit 'tis indeed the Antonov 124.:bow:

Ok, slight cheat I must admit - I only knew because I spent several hours crawling over one a few months ago :blush: .

 

[Aidey]

Yep, D&d, youre right, my time in the spotlight has passed and I hand on the mantle to the better informed!




Now, come back with an easy one please?

 

[Duck n Dive]

Well.... don't know about easy but.......

If that's too hard I've put a second easy one in....

 

[R2B2]

Is it another Antanov........ the AN 225 Mriya ?

The other one is Fireball XL-5. I know that cos it's me sat in the co-drivers chair.......

 

[Aidey]

Got me again!



6 engines, black and white pic



No idea!

 

[Duck n Dive]

Well you got the six engines Aidey.....

It's the XB-70 Valkyrie..........

 

[Aidey]

Lovely bit of kit.

Just to let you know, my main area of "gen" is RAF stuff. All my knowledge is based on magazines and model making based over 40 years accumulated experience. All of the IDs I had correct were based on the frame shapes of the windows! Sad maybe, but at least we saw off Bert PDQ!

 

[Duck n Dive]

Nice one Aidey... good on yer...