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mrobeson
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Posted: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 12:05 PM UTC
COol... Here goes the next one... Name of the plane, and what two things was it the first to do?

LongKnife
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Posted: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 07:40 PM UTC
At first that looked easy, but when it's not an XP-54, -55 or 56, and not even a SAAB J 21 then it gets harder.

Could it be an early Kyushu Shinden? But the two firsts I have to leave for someone else.

Tony
grubbyfingers
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Posted: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 08:40 PM UTC
Hi Matthew,

Try again, buddy, but rename the pic file this time.

It's an ambrosi ss-4 according to your file name!


Back to you.

Grubby.
jaypee
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Posted: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 09:51 PM UTC
ooooh you sneak Graeme. See Matthew you'll have to rename all your files, "nopeekinggrubbyfingers"
LongKnife
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Posted: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 09:55 PM UTC
Yepp. Finally that smug smile is in the right place

But the plane looks cool though. Got to check that up a bit deeper.

Tony.
grubbyfingers
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Posted: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 10:04 PM UTC
That smug smile came about because the biggest mug of hot chocolate I have ever seen has just been placed in front of me!
grubbyfingers
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Posted: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 10:05 PM UTC
Oh, and Yes, I am a sneaky bastard, no denying!
LongKnife
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Posted: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 10:40 PM UTC
Roger that. That's always good for the mood.
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Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 08:55 AM UTC
Hi all

What a shame it was spoiled question - it was a good 'un! I must admit I'd never come across the SS-4 before - it's seriously tempting as a subject for a scratchbuild, if there's sufficient info out there...

All the best

Rowan
mrobeson
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Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 09:03 AM UTC
Well... While he did cheat, and get the name of the plane, that's not the whole question. The question is also, "what was this plane the first to do???"
And for the record... It's Ambrosini... Not Ambrosi
mrobeson
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Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 09:05 AM UTC
There needs to be a kit of this.... Would look good next to the Czech Model XP-55
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Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 09:09 AM UTC
Hi Matthew

According to the web pages I looked at, the Ambrosini was the first fighter monoplane canard - and one of the first with a tricycle undercarriage.

All the best

Rowan
mrobeson
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Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 09:31 AM UTC
There you go Merlin... Got the second part of the question!!!

Over to you again
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Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 09:33 AM UTC
Hi Matthew

Sometimes it pays to come in late on a question!

I'll go sort out the next one.

All the best

Rowan

EDIT - We seem to have hit overload with the length of this thread, so I'll start a new one.
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