The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[DHC2Pilot]

Anatra Anadva - open house - I think I'll sit this one out - I feel like I'm hogging the floor lately.

[lefty]

Hog away, dear boy.....

I'll quickly dive into this whilst you lot are snoring - we haven't had a floater for AGES !

[Dave_Kent]

This is the attractive Bunyard BA-3X Sportsman.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>

[lefty]

On the ball there, Dave, Bunyard it is... A glass of Deuchars' I.P.A., finest pint in these parts..

[Moses03]

For John on the Big Russian.

[lefty]

Talking of Big Russians - here's the Russian Junior curling team, currently competing here in Perth.

Olga's the coach (on the left !) - the others, I think you old boys will agree, are rather cute.

[Dave_Kent]

Hi:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
<o></o>
I suspect that this is a bit too common for here, and that it has probably been used before. Here it is anyway.<o></o>
<o></o>
Dave <o></o>

[DHC2Pilot]

It's official....Dave is the new grain master! :mixedsmi:
Your latest one looks Hawker-ish except for the tail. Possibly a pre-Hurricane prototype? It's not the F.5/34 (K5083)

[Dave_Kent]

Sorry for the image quality. I will blame my technology, but in fact it is more likely the technician.

This is not a Hawker product, though there is a similar look.

Dave

[Dave_Kent]

Perhaps this will help

Dave

[Sopwith Chameleon]

..........its the Boulton Paul Defiant Prototype - before the Turret was installed

[Dave_Kent]

Exactly!!

Dave

[Sopwith Chameleon]

.......this one got around a bit .............

Attachment 33089

[Dave_Kent]

Not sure, but this may be the Bloch MB 157 in German hands.

Dave

[Dave_Kent]

Then again, apart from the markings, no

[Moses03]

A captured French Hanriot H.232.

Pretty sure on the Hanriot. Will keep things moving with this grainish number...

[lefty]

Looks very like one of those Kharkov designs.....

[Ferry_vO]

A military version of the KhAI-1, possibly the -6 version?

[srgalahad]

The source I have shows it as a -1VV

(according to -ugh- Wiki: The Soviet Air Force soon expressed interest in the design as an alternative to the Polikarpov R-Z then replacing the Polikarpov R-5 in the reconnaissance-bomber role. A single prototype was built of a KhAI-1VV (for Военный Вариант - Voennii Variant - "Military Variant"), armed with a rear-mounted machine gun, and bombs carried in internal racks. While performance was impressive, the bomb-release mechanism proved troublesome, and as development dragged on, the Air Force gradually lost interest.)

...but I wouldn't have found it without Ferry's comment

[Moses03]

I have it as a KhAI 1B. This is the one off conversion Rob mentions. Looks like Ferry dialed it in first though.

[Ferry_vO]

I was close, but Rob nailed it; according to Wikipedia the -1B is the same as the -1VV.

[Moses03]

Okay then, Rob have at it. Call it a group effort between Mike, Ferry & Rob.

[srgalahad]

quite happy to share the beverage (separate glasses) and post one that should last but moments...

[Moses03]

Better jump in before Walter resurfaces. This is a Emigh A-2 Trojan. :USA-flag:

[Moses03]

Rob must be off selling ice cubes to the Eskimos. Moving on with a floater.