Hi Graeme

Oh dear - far too easy!

Straight back to you for the next one!

All the best

Rowan

One for the rotorheads.

What is this?

I would say it's a Kaman. Probably an early Huskie. But then again, I'm not really a rotorhead.

By the way, isn't it a bit odd that the designers of the most unusual helicopters are almost named the same? Kaman and Kamov. Weird, huh?

Not a Kaman, sorry, Tony.

It does have intermeshing rotors, like a Kaman, but there are three blades per set rather than Kaman's usual two.

But you may be closer than you think ... Kaman ... Kamov ...

Since I really not like to Gooooogle the answers to this quiz, but prefer to work them like Sherlock Holmes did - by knowledge and logic deduction (and many given up ) - I feel a bit ashamed after fighting the net hard this time, but then again - the amount of time to find the Kellett XR-8 (you would not believe the paths I've thread) makes me feel like I can answer in good spirits.

The weirdest thing with this trainer is that it was taken out of service for being to easy to fly. Hows that.

And with that approach, I dearly hope I'm right. If not . . .

Indeed you are, Tony! My reference doesn't mention anything about raining and handling, just that it was actualy built!

Over to you, Tony ...


By the way, it's no discrace Googling things. I ask questions in such a away that you won't get an easy answer from a web search.

True Graeme, they are never easy. I'm going to think a bit, and come back with a question later today.

Ok, hard or easy, but here we go. The question is simple. What do this device belong to?

A "RAT" (Ram Air Turbine) for a F-104. It provides electrical power under engine out conditions......

Hi Matthew. You got the gizmo right, but the plane wrong. It.s not a Starfighter, but another speedster from roughly the same date.

But thanks for the name. I had no idea that it was called a RAT. In another neck of the woods it's called a "Milla".

Yes, I see what you mean. That will teach me not to try to do things from memory!

F-104 RAT photo here http://www.fzt.haw-hamburg.de/news/fl/exkursion2001/F104RAT.jpg

Yupp, memory is an illusive database, but i see what you mean too. They look like they have been made by the same subcontractor. The Lockheeds generator has the blades drawn closer in to the pod, but part from that it's really no difference.

But the plane is still unidentified. Any new guess, or anyone else?

Graeme, you made a question for the rotorheads last time.This would be one of them, I'd say. Do you know him?

Nope, no idea, Tony.

Are you suggesting the plane is from a manufacturer who does helos too?

G.

No Graeme. I guess that was a bit fuzzy. I just saw the generator pod as a rotorhead in itself. Sorry 'bout that.

They have not developed any chopper, but can possibly have built a few on licence from France.

Knowing your previous Tony, this must be a swedish plane. A Draken J35 has a ram on it.
like this one.

You've got it JP. I guess I tend to be too obvious with my swedities sometimes, but this took some guesses after all. By the way, the swedish name for it, "milla", comes from windmill.

Go ahead with the next JP.

Yeah well you know me too it'll have to be a celtic avation connection in there somewhere.
I like learning a little about sweden. My friend lives in Jonkoping, and got married to a swedish girl
on Vattern, her brother is a fighter pilot in the swedish air force. Vikings in planes is a wild thought!
Had a great time there in grenna it was the time of the floods 2 years ago we made the local news.

Ok what in heavens name is this?

Well JP, isn't the world small. I live in Jönköping since the last year and a half, and my dads part of the family comes from Gränna. However, I didn't make the swedish airforce, but then again, very few do. It's hard to close the canopy with all those horns sticking out. So I stick to motorcycle engineering in stead.

But, I still haven't got a clue about that kite, more than that it must be before Bleriots channel crossing.

Not working for husquvarna you tony? Great bikes.
The kite is the same year as bleriot. but later in the year so theres a clue.

another clue folks. It's Irish! Again!

Hi JP

Irish?! That stuffs my wild guess - I was wondering if it was some sort of Antoinette.

All the best

Rowan

shortly afterwards

Hi again JP

I found this quote on the Internet:

"Harry Ferguson - the first man in Ireland to make a powered flight. On 31st December 1909, at Hillsborough, Co.Down, he travelled 130 yards in a monoplane he had built himself from plans in a magazine."

Is that the one?

All the best

Rowan

more famous for the three point linkage.
And the massey ferguson 35
Which I learned to drive on. But never, ever that clean.

Ferguson is the guy. The first plane built and flown in irish airspace
A local hero!
over to you rowan