Just for fun...as its Aeroscale launch day...

Does anyone know which aircraft this is?



Cheers
Peter
:-) :-)

Heinkel 280 ... first jet ?

Hi Steffen
I must admit it does look like he He 280, but no, its not that aircraft.

Cheers and thanks
Peter
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it looks like a gloster meteor fitted with 262 engines, and as this is my first aeroscale post, i think it looks great! (aeroscale that is, not peters mystery machine!)

A FW-P II ? The wings don't look the same...but, best guess from me for now. My curiousity is up, though...I'm trolling the net

Mike

Me109TL?

come on peter! put us out of our misery! (and did i get the right answer?)

:-) OK...OK already... :-)

Its a British concept design from 1947.
The Hawker P1048 Interceptor.

Some good guesses...

Cheers and thanks
Peter
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Whatever it is, it'd be a swine to control, with only one aileron.
Edgar

Well spotted Edgar...
maybe thats why it was never built... :-) :-)

Excuse No. 1....the illustration is still in process and has yet to recieve more detail including the missing flaps etc :-) :-)
must have been a tea-break.

Cheers
Peter
:-) Tea?

Sort of a PS...

If I can find that starboard b****y flap thingy, it may be part of a future profile set.
We'll see.

Cheers
Peter
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Hi again
another view of the Hawker P1048



Cheers
Peter
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of course i would have recognised the side profile straight away! :-)
on a side note i have a book called cold war prototypes that is full of aircraft like this. except the p1048 did'nt warrant a mention, although all the aircraft in the book had at least one flying prototype built. its full title is cold war combat ptototypes by robert jackson, and i think its a book thats right up your street peter, if you have'nt already got a copy!

Hi Phil
... up my street and ringing the door bell ...

I don't have it...but I will certainly be looking to buy a copy.

Thanks for the heads up...a pint for you on the slate in the cyber bar.

The ref I have for the P1048 is from Tony Buttler's book British Secret Projects, Fighters since 1950. Great book.

Thanks again
Cheers
Peter
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i was going to buy that one too! but for one reason and another never got round to it