The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Moses03]

I'm really weak on these types. White flag.

[lefty]

Me too - thought it was a HAL type, or one of those Indonesian jobs, but can't find it.

[Naki]

Its the Turkish KIBM MAVI ISIK G-1 agricultural aircraft

[lefty]

Brilliant, Naki, looks like you got it (although I've found it as the Mavi Isik 78-XA)

Interestingly, one of the things Wout has photoshopped out is the Turkish Air Force insignia. Maybe he can tell us what an air force is doing with agricultural aircraft ???

[wout]

I think we must give Naki all credits. How did you find out?
To be precise the aircraft shown is the Mavi Isik XA-78, the trainer prototype. The later developments were the Mavi Iski B and Mavi Isik G-1 ag-planes, the diference being the construction and engine (mixed on the B with 210hp Continental O-360 and all metal on the G-1 with 250hp Lycoming O-540)
The reason for the Turkish insignia was that the original model (the trainer) was developed by personnel of the KIBM, a Turkish AF maintenance unit at the Kayseri AFB.

The next attack is yours Naki! Our enemies already have the white flag ready

PS: May be out for a while. Sending my PC for holidays at the PC shop and hope he will return in much better shape.

[Naki]

Cheers guys - I am on a another mystery aeroplane thread on a NZ aviation site and coincidentally thats the current aircraft (the AG version anyway) I have up (and nobody has guessed it yet) - I also have an old Janes Pocket Book which is helpful..plus AG aircraft are in my blood

Hope this hasnt been posted before..(sorry about the quality of the pic)

[Moses03]

This one is bugging me. I have seen it before (might have been in here previously) but can't remember it offhand.

[lefty]

I posted it about a year ago - Wout guessed it - anyone else have a go before it drives Moses nuts ???

(By the way - my appearances here a bit spasmodic - lost my telephone line a couple of days ago, but mysteriously, broadband works occasionally, but very slowly. My ISP, who appears to be a lady in Bombay, is on the case........)

[DHC2Pilot]

Welcome Naki - the more the merrier. We have 4 or 5 regulars in here so new sources are always welcome!!

[Moses03]

Naki spotted the Everson Evo III in this thread:

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...ad.php?t=28555

Appreciated that.

[lefty]

OK no takers - Naki's mystery is the Fletcher FL-23, a one-off from the 50's.

Here's a monoplane of a different ilk..

[Moses03]

Lefty has wandered into deepest darkest Eastern Europe with the DAR 10F.

[lefty]

Lefty has wandered into deepest darkest Eastern Europe

Can't stay away, Kevin. You got the vulgar Bulgar...... (quickly, too...)

[Moses03]

Uh oh, prepare for more Bulgarian horrors lads! (See post in aviation book thread)

Here is one not from Eastern Europe...

[DHC2Pilot]

I spy what I think might be a Japanese roundel, but I'll be buggered if I can find a match for it in any Japanese manufacturers lineup.