An easy one for me as Ive actually seen the aircraft ...its the Yeoman-Hanes passenger conversion of the Yeoman Cropmaster
An easy one for me as Ive actually seen the aircraft ...its the Yeoman-Hanes passenger conversion of the Yeoman Cropmaster
That is the one Naki! :salute:
I wonder whether this aircraft still exists?
Controls over to Naki.
I believe the Yeoman still exists and is in storage somewhere in NZ....
Finally found a picture of the aircraft I wanted to plop in here...
Espana...
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Darn ..too easy!
Not sure if it is easy or not. Just happened to know that one readily.
Here is a rare one...
Here is a side view. Part of the rear lower fuselage looks missing due to the damaged photo. This one was designed for a particular purpose...
Three names pop into my head. A little bit o' Blackburn, a little bit o' Westland, a lot of Fokker.....and one BIG mystery. The front view appears to have what I think are 4 wind driven generators on the sides of the fuselage. I can't make out what is mounted diagonally on the left side behind the cabin door. Almost looks like it might be some kind of antenna? I'm probably WAAAAY off.
Was it designed for mine detection or possibly ASW??
Good eye on the wind generators. This was actually designed for crop spraying duty- especially bananas. No Blackburn, Westland or Fokker influences. One built.
I figured out the cropduster rig but then hit a wall. The only reference I couldn't get to was a reported "Tebaldi-Zari" ( or Breda) design but I can't find any details
"To some the sky is the limit. To others it is home" anon.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
Something created by Desmond Norton (Of Britten-Norman fame) maybe? I know he designed several undocumented models....still looking for details.
Was wondering if anyone was going to pick up on that hint.
Have at it John-
This should go quickly
Nice of you chaps to let poor old Lefty back in ! (no excuses - was off the ball completely - good one on the Bach, Kevin, and well scouted out, John - interesting that Aerofiles seems to think the banana-bombing conversion was a single-engine job).
Anyway, looked at John's new one and immediately thought 'Brit' ( bland and stodgy). Right enough, it is the Newbury A.P.4 Eon. Sadly, destroyed in a 'pilotless take-off'. Woops.
Here's another wee plane.
Remembers me of the Air Sud Est ASO-1070 Griffon (F-WCDG).
That one met a swift end - please continue, sir.
(Although I think you'll find it was Air Sud Ouest !)
of course you are correct. Ouest and not Est. Sometimes I lose my bearings
next one is a light twin
Hi Kevin, yes the AGO Ao-192V1 (first prototype):salute:
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