Who / What / Where Game

[Eichhörnchen]

So is that a win for Marcel?

[Buddahaid]

Well I was looking for the actual device name.

[Aktungbby]

About to leave for work but I snuck this in.

What is this?
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/oHoMlg.jpg

No to both. The device is so famous people make replicas of it.

DOES IT START A ROCKET MOTOR?

Part of Apollo 11 capsule control panel?

Well I was looking for the actual device name.http://thedsky.com/product/product-11/ (http://thedsky.com/product/product-11/) HE PICKED RIGHT I MERELY NAMED IT: DSKY.... MARCEL WINS!!:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up: THE 'RT' IN THE LEFT OF THE PHOTO GAVE IT AWAY: "RT": IE 'START' OR IN THIS THIS ''RESTART'' HAD TO BE ROCKET RELATED...AND IT IS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY...:shucks:
.....PURE LOGIC BBY!:O:

[Buddahaid]

:Kaleun_Salute:
I think this is a replica image.
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/5273/PsEnhW.jpg

DSKY
Apollo Guidance Computer


Screen shot of in mission TV.
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/204/swVJZt.png

Ah, I see I missed a post about a game console and answered the previous question. Sorry for the deflection.....no really............

[u crank]

So do I get the win?

[Buddahaid]

Take it away.

[u crank]

Take it away.

:salute:

Ok what is this? Looking for object name or the event related to it.

https://i.imgur.com/dyMurmu.jpg?2

[Catfish]

No idea. But since it's black and white, diagonal and a bit deranged, low quality and generally not a very good picture... :hmmm:

Chernobyl ?

[u crank]

Nope.

[Aktungbby]

SHIP'S BRIDGE?

[u crank]

Yes.

[Jimbuna]

Cuban missile crisis?

[u crank]

No.

[Jimbuna]

Torrey Canyon?

[u crank]

No.

[Eichhörnchen]

HMS Campbeltown & the St Nazaire raid

[Jimbuna]

WWI?

[u crank]

HMS Campbeltown & the St Nazaire raid

You got it Sir. Not home right now to post full pic.

Over to you Glynn.

[Aktungbby]

Not home right now to post full pic.
DONE!:O: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/USS_Buchanan_1936.JPGTHE POOR KRAUTS LEARNED 'SOMETHING WICKES USS BUCHANNON DD-131 THIS WAY COMES"....THE HARD WAY:arrgh!: http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/pix1/0513118.jpg

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Thanks, Aktung

https://i.imgur.com/nEG2CiX.jpg Precisely what are these and where (there is a second, faintly visible to the right)

[Catfish]

"Antennas on a plane" ?
(no vertical snakes i think)

[u crank]

@ Aktungbby. Thanks.

I was a little disappointed that Eichhörnchen got it so quickly. I had a great clue to use. Photo was taken while ship was in drydock. :D

[Aktungbby]

^ Thanks, Aktung

https://i.imgur.com/nEG2CiX.jpg Precisely what are these and where (there is a second, faintly visible to the right)

@ Aktungbby. Thanks.

I was a little disappointed that Eichhörnchen got it so quickly. I had a great clue to use. Photo was taken while ship was in drydock. :Dmy pleasure~Eich just beat me out; I' d seen it was an armored bridge and also seen the movie or episode of "greatest raids" on the history channel but... forgot 2 take my damn Aricept! :Kaleun_Crying:

[Eichhörnchen]

You've got to be quick to beat the squirrel. It was the odd angle that set me thinking... so many photos of this ship in 'dry dock' :haha:

@ Catfish: correct, but precisely what kind and on what plane?

[Aktungbby]

You've got to be quick to beat the squirrel. It was the odd angle that set me thinking... so many photos of this ship in 'dry dock' :haha:

@ Catfish: correct, but precisely what kind and on what plane?WW II night fighter?

[Catfish]

You've got to be quick to beat the squirrel. It was the odd angle that set me thinking... so many photos of this ship in 'dry dock' :haha:

@ Catfish: correct, but precisely what kind and on what plane?

A detector or jammer array? I'm not sure here.. only two?
Douglas Digby?

[Aktungbby]

EH/ THE ANTENNAS DON'T SEEM AS TAPERED https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Douglas_B-18_sits_on_airfield_in_Panama_%2800910460_139%29.j pg/800px-Douglas_B-18_sits_on_airfield_in_Panama_%2800910460_139%29.j pg

[Eichhörnchen]

The first part of your answer is correct, Catfish, in that they form part of a jamming/confounding system, but what system and on which aircraft (not a Douglas Digby). There are three of these aerials carried on the plane

[Catfish]

Seems the B 18 'Bolo' has a similar pair of antennas :hmmm:
Or a Wellington B1 ?

edit belay that, just saw your last post..

Not a Sunderland either, no such antennas.

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Not a Digby, Wellington or Sunderland

[Catfish]

Is it even british?
Lancaster 'cigar' mounts 'ABC' (airborne cigar)?

To jam german radar, some bombers were fitted with jamming devices, scattered over the bomber swarm. If one was hit, the rest was able to still effectively jam german radar. When the germans learned how to overcome this, there was 'corona' filling the frequencies with all kinds of voices and noises to disturb german ground radar from guiding the german night fighters. The latter also had active radar, but for closer action.

When british bombers received an active tail radar system to alarm the crew from incoming german night fighters, the latter switched off their radar and used this signal with their detection systems to find the bombers. It was a cat and mouse 'game'; later Mosquitoes equipped with night fighting instruments began to actively hunt the german night fighters.

But only 2 antennas here on the back of the fuselage, and one below the chin :hmmm:
"Blade aerial on the chin is for the 50-Watt transmissions, and the twin masts on the top of the fuselage for the 40-Watt transmitters."

B.t.w. found this very interesting, and the bomber crews did not even know what was waiting for them..
https://steveblank.com/2009/04/27/the-secret-history-of-silicon-valley-part-vi-the-secret-life-of-fred-terman-and-stanford/

[Jimbuna]

@ Aktungbby. Thanks.

I was a little disappointed that Eichhörnchen got it so quickly. I had a great clue to use. Photo was taken while ship was in drydock. :D

:haha:

[Jimbuna]

C-47?

[Eichhörnchen]

Catfish you've got the system correct ('ABC') but not the aircraft in my photo (neither is it a Lanc or a C-47)... keep guessing, mate :haha:

[Jimbuna]

Mosquito?

[Catfish]

^ Pffft :hmmm:

Only two possibilities left, and i doubt it's a 'Stirling'.
Halifax?
Halifax B. Mk. III ?

http://centralblue.williamsfoundation.org.au/a-new-attitude-towards-electronic-warfare-travis-hallen/

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/3eZbWIk.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/2XdD1OP.jpg

RAAF Halifax of 462 Sqn. I could've gone for a 'Lanc' but that would have been too easy :03:

Over to Kai...

[Catfish]

I was so sure about the Lanc lol
Thanks Glynn :D

[Catfish]

So what is this.. probably easy :03:


https://i.imgur.com/djgdXszl.png

[Jimbuna]

Avro 707?

[Catfish]

Avro 707?
Afraid not.

[Jimbuna]

Armstrong Whitworth (Gloster) Meteor F.8. prone pilot.

https://i.imgur.com/KmH8MzL.jpg

[Buddahaid]

Nice! I was thinking Hawker Sea Hawk.

[Jimbuna]

^Yep, that did originally cross my mind.

[Catfish]

Yes, of course that's it! :up:
Gloster 'Meteor' prone Pilot

https://i.imgur.com/WaPVDvPl.jpg

Sry for being late, just came home.
Over to Jim :salute:

[Jimbuna]

Another easy one. What is this?

https://i.imgur.com/JOgk8Am.jpg

[Aktungbby]

FROM YOUR 'COPTOR COLLECTION?

[Jimbuna]

Nope but I did take the picture.

[Buddahaid]

Looks like it's flyable so not a static museum piece I would guess.

[Eichhörnchen]

It's a Nimrod

[Buddahaid]

It does appear so. I looked that over briefly and thought it wasn't for some reason.

[Catfish]

First thought of a Harrier VTOL, but Eichhörnchen seems to be right :)

[Jimbuna]

Looks like it's flyable so not a static museum piece I would guess.

It is a static museum piece actually :)

[Jimbuna]

It's a Nimrod

Yep, as easy as I predicted :yep:

https://i.imgur.com/KjrzGkc.jpg

Nimrod MR2 XV250 at the Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, York.

Over to you Glynn :salute:

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/52Irzd9.jpg I need the exact name of this thing

[Catfish]

A cofveve machine.
Or a rocket.
A torpedo.
A child holding an apple, with a tin hat.

The picture could be anything. :O:

[Jimbuna]

Metal?

[Eichhörnchen]

@ Catfish: I'll take your first guess as the legitimate one and say that no... it is not a cofveve machine

@ Jim: yes... what you see is polished metal

[Catfish]

Wizard of Oz Tin man's hat?

[u crank]

Does it have a military application?

[Eichhörnchen]

No to both of the above

[Aktungbby]

does it move?

[Eichhörnchen]

Yes... good start, my boy

[Aktungbby]

IS IT ON WHEELS?

[Jimbuna]

Sun dial?

[Eichhörnchen]

Aktung: yes

Jimbuna: no

[Jimbuna]

A steamroller wheel?

[Catfish]

The belgian "La Jamais Contente" racing car?

[Eichhörnchen]

No to both of the above

[Buddahaid]

I need some feeling for scale. Is it larger than a car? I mean a real car not those little boxes you people drive over there.

[Eichhörnchen]

It isn't larger than a car

[Buddahaid]

LOL! Is it smaller than a motorbike?

[Eichhörnchen]

Nope

[Buddahaid]

Bigger than a whirling dervish?

[Buddahaid]

Cool....
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/5586/t3vn6I.png

[Jimbuna]

Lunar Rover?

[u crank]

Is this thing in use today?

[Eichhörnchen]

It's bigger than a whirling dervish

It's not a Lunar Rover

It's not in use today, although it could still be used... its heyday was a few decades ago

[Aktungbby]

It's bigger than a whirling dervish

It's not a Lunar Rover

It's not in use today, although it could still be used... its heyday was a few decades agois that steel or aluminum?...by 'few' do you mean three decades?:shucks:

[Catfish]

One of those "Silberpfeil" sportscars ? :hmmm:

[Eichhörnchen]

I don't know what metal it is so I shall allow the other one... I thought it was three but it's actually five decades ago, so I should have said 'several'

[Aktungbby]

is it an American contraption?

[Eichhörnchen]

British-American

Clue: there is a connection with James Bond

[Buddahaid]

Wallis WA-116?

[Eichhörnchen]

No, not an autogyro

[Eisenwurst]

British-American

Clue: there is a connection with James Bond

David Niven - James Bond???

[Jimbuna]

Sean Connery?

[Eichhörnchen]

Neither, but get the man at the controls and you'll soon have it

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

Is it a car?

[Jimbuna]

An Ice Dragster from the James Bond film "Die Another Day"

https://i.imgur.com/tToZ51a.jpg

[Eichhörnchen]

@ Kptlt. Neuerburg.... yes

@ Jimbuna.... no

[Aktungbby]

I thought it was three but it's actually five decades ago, so I should have said 'several' ^DIE ANOTHER DAY ISN'T FIVE DECADES AGO... IS WHATEVER THIS IS ACTUALLY IN A BOND FLICK?

[Eichhörnchen]

NO :har:

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

Is it the Ford Anglia 105E?

[Aktungbby]

IS IT A THREE WHEELER? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/1951_Bond_Minicar_Deluxe_Tourer.jpg/280px-1951_Bond_Minicar_Deluxe_Tourer.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1951_Bond_Minicar_Deluxe_Tourer.jpg)'BOND' MINICAR MARK A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_Minicar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_Minicar) :O:

[Eichhörnchen]

@ Kptlt. Neuerburg: Much as I love that car, it is not a Ford Anglia

@ Aktung: not that either... top marks for guesswork though, dear boy

[Catfish]

:hmmm:
"Chitty bang"?

[Eichhörnchen]

How did you get that.... How?!

[Catfish]

"Vee haff vaez" lol. I first thought it was some Bond Equipe kit car, but not one resembled that form.
I guess the crucial hint was that it was connected to Bond but never driven by him, nor seen in one of those british secret service propaganda movies (James Bond 1 to 6634)
Or your strange BOND [sic] to this Dick van Dyke fellow :hmmm:

[Catfish]

This could be a bit tricky..
What is this?

https://i.imgur.com/z6vn7yxm.jpg

[Eichhörnchen]

"Vee haff vaez" lol. I first thought it was some Bond Equipe kit car, but not one resembled that form.
I guess the crucial hint was that it was connected to Bond but never driven by him, nor see in one of those british secret service propaganda movies (James Bond 1 to 6634)
Or your strange bond [sic] to this Dick van Dyke fellow :hmmm:



https://i.imgur.com/qltXCuA.jpg

Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang was based on the last novel written by Ian Fleming... and of course it was famously driven by the hugely talented Dick Van Dyke, who in real life enjoyed the odd burn-up in a fast car:

https://i.imgur.com/4OpcZLH.jpg
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23763623

[Aktungbby]

This could be a bit tricky..
What is this?

https://i.imgur.com/z6vn7yxm.jpg stored 'copter blades?

[Buddahaid]

I can't look anymore. I'm traumatized over this one and need to go into therapy......

:k_confused:

[Aktungbby]

I can't look anymore. I'm traumatized over this one and need to go into therapy......

:k_confused:meet me at Red Hen for marguaritas!:D:doh:

[Buddahaid]

Manana? I'll be in town.

[Aktungbby]

Manana? I'll be in town.text me, all my apointments are cancelled; and my yard chores and sail-crewing are done for the week. Been going to the "hen" for all occasions for decades!:Kaleun_Cheers:

[Catfish]

stored 'copter blades?
Looks like it, but no.

Margueritas? Hmm no Tequila here, I guess i'll go for a Mojito this evening. Or some.

[Jimbuna]

Window blinds?

[Catfish]

Not window blinds.

[Jimbuna]

Oars?

[Catfish]

Well i'm sure no one will find this one out, i did not even find any internet info about it :hmmm:

ok a hint:
As said before it is not a helicopter, but it is part of a flying machine.
It never went into serial production.

[Eisenwurst]

So it's in some museum??

[Catfish]

^ Yes.

[Eichhörnchen]

Is the museum in the UK?

[Eisenwurst]

Would it be a Bolkow BO P 310 perchance? ( my keyboard's not umlaut friendly ).

[Catfish]

@Eichhörnchen: Not in a Museum in the UK.
@Eisenwurst: Not a Bölkow (Boelkow) BO 310.
Not a helicopter, so no rotors.
But it is an experimental plane.

It is not a Boelkow/Blohm Project. But like with the Derschmidt rotors of the Bo 310 and 46, the inventor of this thing patented his idea.

[Jimbuna]

German?

[Eisenwurst]

Is it a movie prop??

[Aktungbby]

50's French coleoptere?

[Eichhörnchen]

Is the museum in Germany?

[Catfish]

@Jim: It is a german plane.
@Eisenwurst: Not a movie prop, it's real.
@Aktungbby: Not a french coleoptera, but 1950ies is right.
@Eichhörnchen: The museum is located in Germany.

[Aktungbby]

verticle take-off plane?

[Catfish]

verticle take-off plane?
No. It may well be it never took off :03:

[Aktungbby]

IN AN AIR MUSEUM OR GENERAL MUSEUM?

[Catfish]

An aviation Museum.

[Buddahaid]

Civilian aircraft? I'm not finding anything under German military experimental aircraft.

[Eisenwurst]

Is it a sensible aircraft or something completely wacko??

[Buddahaid]

Here's a nice list of aircraft museums and I still can't find the object of our searching.
http://www.hobby-luftfahrt.de/cont/mus/museum.htm

[Rockstar]

De Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle?

[Buddahaid]

That looks safe! :o

[Eichhörnchen]

^ He says they're not rotors:

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2620597&postcount=8616

[Eisenwurst]

East German oar powered balloon??

[Catfish]

Moin.


@Buddhaid: Yes, it is a civilian experimental aircraft.

@Eisenwurst: A "sensible" aircraft :hmmm: It is not completely whacko, but sure unusual. It never got an license or permit to fly, so flights had to be done inofficially. Which is why it never flew officially, but reports tell it did, if not very well due to its weight. The inventor patented the special system, but it seems nothing much came of it.
My guess is that it would have been too complicated, too expensive, and it did not really work.

@Rockstar: not a De Lackner, civilian german invention built here.

@Eisenwurst: West-german, not a balloon, no oars.

[Catfish]

Here's a nice list of aircraft museums and I still can't find the object of our searching.
http://www.hobby-luftfahrt.de/cont/mus/museum.htm
All i can say is the museum in question is indeed listed here.
But the plane in question is not shown in any of the pictures in this link :hmmm:

[Eisenwurst]

Is it man powered? Or does it have an engine?

[Catfish]

Is it man powered? Or does it have an engine?
Getting closer.. From the reports the initial version was to be man-powered, but it is said that a very small engine has been added for better (or any) performance. They also say that two types were built.

[Eisenwurst]

OK. That narrows it down. ( joke ).

Did you take the photo of the "propellor"??

[Catfish]

[...] Did you take the photo of the "propellor"??
Yes. So most probably no Google picture search, but i did not try.
There are a few photos of the machine on the 'net, but hard to find if you do not exactly know what to search for.
Maybe Skybird ever heard of or saw it?

I am not sure how i shall even translate the german name or description of this thing lol.

I can add the museum is within less than 100 km of where i live.


edit: what you see on the picture is not a 'propellor' in the usual sense


will be online the next 5 or so hours and try to answer as quick as possible

[Eisenwurst]

Does the photo show the blades of a "flapping wing design" or are they stationary??

[Catfish]

Does the photo show the blades of a "flapping wing design" or are they stationary??
Flapping, what you see is one of the outer wing tips.

[Rockstar]

They are wing tips belonging to an orinithopter "Schwan Eins" found on pdf page 3. Its in some weird language, Swahili I think. http://www.ornithopter.de/daten/herzog/schwingenflug.pdf
(http://www.ornithopter.de/daten/herzog/schwingenflug.pdf)

[Buddahaid]

Emeil Hartman's ornithopter.

Just missed.

[Jimbuna]

Nice find :up:

[Catfish]

Rockstar yes that is it!
It is an ornithopter, but additionally the outer 'feathers' rotate back and forth along their axis while moving up and down, thus also driving the plane forward.

https://i.imgur.com/u6uZ0QMl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/USwIsBHl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/UVsBPVbl.jpg

Was a bit heavy due to all the mechanics, and the 4 hp engine assisting the pilot was too weak.
Anyway since it was a sailplane it flew but was not able to maintain altitude for long. Maybe with modern materials…

The inventor was Walther Filter, he patented it 1956 and the plane was called a 'Dreh-Schwing-Fluegler' since it was an improvement (ahem) to the ordinary ornithopters.

Over to you :up:


P.S. @Rockstar:
Its in some weird language, Swahili I think.
Since it was the Germans who invented the written Kisuaheli ('Swahili') during the time when the Kilima'njaro was Germany's highest mountain, there might be some accordance :O:

[Rockstar]

Catfish, hats off too you sir. This was (for me at least) the most educational and fun who/what/where mystery to solve yet. :salute:
I have been really busy lately. If the rules permit give me another day to figure something out. Otherwise if there are no objections, I will defer my options on 01 August 2019 at 1200 UTC to the runner up Buddahaid.

[Buddahaid]

Well I was still wrong but close so I'll find something to keep the game active. Stand by.

[Buddahaid]

Okay then what is this?
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/7734/7nZdoa.jpg

[Aktungbby]

a jet engine?

[Buddahaid]

There is one in the picture. What is the vehicle?

[Aktungbby]

unpainted batmobile?:shucks:

[Catfish]

[...] This was (for me at least) the most educational and fun who/what/where mystery to solve yet. :salute:
Thank you!:salute:


@Buddahaid also thanks for posting the next :)
It is not accidentally a ground vehicle, like speed record or something like that?

[Jimbuna]

SR71?

[Buddahaid]

Not a ground vehicle and not an SR71.

[Jimbuna]

A rocket?

[Eichhörnchen]

Bristol 188

[Jimbuna]

Bristol 188

Nice one a reckon :yep:

[Buddahaid]

Bristol 188 it is.

[Eichhörnchen]

I recognised it pretty quickly... I built and reviewed the old Maintrack Models 1:72 scale vacform kit for PKC Magazine many years ago (my model below) so I'd looked at plenty of photos... and that was probably even before the internet

https://i.imgur.com/jkYCga0.jpg

I'll be along with something soon...

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/iykHhNe.jpg What's this?

[Catfish]

Italian car?

[Eichhörnchen]

Nope

[Armistead]

Type of aircraft

[Eichhörnchen]

Not that either

[u crank]

Is it a building?

[mapuc]

Ship ?

Markus

[Eichhörnchen]

@ Marcel: not a building

@ Markus: not a ship

[Eisenwurst]

Is it from a tv show?

[Buddahaid]

Good one. You said it's not an Italian car, but is it part of any car? :arrgh!:

Bristol 188 Cosford.
Supersonic research aircraft.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Bristol_Type_188_Cosford.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_188

[Catfish]

Good one. You said it's not an Italian car, but is it part of any car? :arrgh!:
If not it's a vacuum cleaner :O:

[Jimbuna]

Some kind of air intake?

[Eichhörnchen]

eisenwurst: not from a TV show

Buddababy: yes it is part of a car

Catfish: not a vacuum cleaner then

Jim: yes, I'd guess it's an air intake

[Aktungbby]

RACE CAR?

[Eichhörnchen]

Nope

[Eisenwurst]

Is it from a British car??

[Jimbuna]

Audi TT?

[Buddahaid]

Daimler SP250?

[Eichhörnchen]

eisenwurst: not a British car

Jim: not an Audi TT

Buddababy: not a Daimler SP250

Clue: find the name of the driver and it'll help

[Buddahaid]

What! Ian Fleming again?

[skidman]

MB 300 SL?

[Eisenwurst]

1956 ford thunderbird.

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/pZah7lf.jpg Yul Brynner's MB 300SL... Crazy!

skidman has got it... you're up next, buddy :up:

[Catfish]

Oh no! I knew i had seen this kind of grill before, but i always looked for front end radiator grilles, so no find :haha:

[skidman]

OK. What is this?

https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/y291/captess/0/aad9e94c-894e-4223-a325-f49b78e2a9ca-original.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds

[u crank]

Water pumping equipment?

[Jimbuna]

Oh no! I knew i had seen this kind of grill before, but i always looked for front end radiator grilles, so no find :haha:

Same here :yep:

[Jimbuna]

Canal lock gate operator.

[skidman]

A pump, yes. But a special one.

[skidman]

Not a gate operator.

[Jimbuna]

Used for flood control in the Netherlands.

[skidman]

No flood control device.

[Catfish]

Oil related? :hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

Dredger pump?

[u crank]

Irrigation pump?

[skidman]

Not oil related

Not used for dredging

Could be used for irrigation

Hint: The mechanism makes it special

[Jimbuna]

Bucket scoop?

[skidman]

No scoops, far more sophisticated.

[u crank]

Windmill powered pump?

[skidman]

Not wind powered.

[Jimbuna]

Powered by water flow/current.

[skidman]

Oh yes.

[Catfish]

uh, a water-powered pump :hmmm:
So it does not pump water?

[Eichhörnchen]

Is this tech from the 1800s?

[skidman]

It pumps water, runs on water and was invented in the 19th century.

[Eichhörnchen]

Was it for use in agriculture?

[skidman]

It could be used for agriculture, but actually it supplied drinking water.

[Buddahaid]

Was this used for hydraulic gold mining? Oops missed the drinking water clue. I thought of that too but hadn't found the item yet.

[Eichhörnchen]

In the U.S.?

[skidman]

Not in America.

[Aktungbby]

in a Dutch polder?

[skidman]

No, originally it was positioned on the bank of a small German creek.

[Aktungbby]

is it still in use today?

[Buddahaid]

Did this pump get added to an old Burg, or Schloss, water supply then?

[skidman]

It was in use till 1971 and supplied a small village.

[skidman]

OK, I'll be AFK the next couple of days (hiking in and near the Dutch mountains) and maybe my water pump puzzle was too specific, or water pumps are generally considered less sexy compared to ships, cars and planes. The closest guess came from Jim, so I would like to ask him to step in.

Anyway, take a look at this little beauty:

https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/y291/captess/0/6a55627e-a6c0-42c6-a9d6-44f9cd797f32-original.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/y291/captess/0/ce924d79-8261-499e-8e5a-4144aa84a5ef-original.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds

It's a Lambach pump, a special flavor of a hydraulic ram (Impulse pump). It is driven by the works water (from a river with sufficient slope), but not by the current (= kinetic energy) but by the hydrostatic pressure (=potential energy). In case of the pump near Vossenack (A small village in the beautiful Eifel region) the works water was branched off from River Kall 28 meters above the pump.

It was used to transport drinking water from a deep well to a storage tank 180 meters above the pump. More than 208 liters per minute of works water were needed to transport 27.7 liters of drinking water per minute.

The Lambach pump, an outstanding example of hydraulic engineering, was invented in Marienheide near Cologne. Some 100 units were built. They were famous for their low-maintenance and reliability and reached a degree of efficiency of up to 90%.

And this is how it works:

https://youtu.be/ow5kS_y0hP4

Some remarks:

- In reality both gears are on the same level but the lower one (in the schematic) is not connected to the axle, the small eccentric bolt (the red triangle thingy) is.

- The fast movement of the "hammer" ensures that the inlet/outlet valves (A E E A) for the works water open/close rapidly. Otherwise the pump would come to a halt.

- The four valves in the drinking water piping are simple back-pressure valves.

- The transport pistons (Förder-Kolben) have to be much smaller than the driving pistons (Trieb-Kolben) and this ratio had to be calculated individually for each pump (hydrostatic pressure, transport hight etc.).

[Eichhörnchen]

That was a good one, mate... it was starting to drive me nuts :)

[Jimbuna]

Nothing wrong with your choice skidman, just a little difficult for us I guess.

I'll be back in an hour or two with something.

[Jimbuna]

Okay, what is this?

https://i.imgur.com/Ol2qMuh.jpg

[Buddahaid]

An error message for me.

[u crank]

An error message for me.

Me too. Not seeing anything Jim.

[Jimbuna]

It's viewable at my end.

https://i.imgur.com/OaV6MxW.jpg

[Aktungbby]

A BOAT?

[u crank]

Ok now Jim. :up:

[mapuc]

It looks like those tracks you see on tanks and other military vehicle.

Markus

[Catfish]

@Skidman this was a fine riddle :up:
You could have get it going for some time :)

@Jim: Hmm. Damn. A dam? :hmmm:

[Eichhörnchen]

That looks a bit like a worm screw running through something

[Jimbuna]

A BOAT?

Afraid not.

Ok now Jim. :up:

Thanks Marcel.

It looks like those tracks you see on tanks and other military vehicle.

Markus

Half way there.

@Skidman this was a fine riddle :up:
You could have get it going for some time :)

@Jim: Hmm. Damn. A dam? :hmmm:

Nope.

That looks a bit like a worm screw running through something

You and Markus between you are just about there.

This shouldn't last long now.

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/wPpf192.jpg Screw-Tracked Vehicle

[Jimbuna]

Rgr that :salute:

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/RFTt70u.png What is this?

[Jimbuna]

A temple of some sorts?

[Aktungbby]

on the Asian continent?

[Eichhörnchen]

@ Jim... yes

@ Aktung... Malaysia

[Aktungbby]

@ Jim... yes

@ Aktung... Malaysiabuddhist or hindu?

[Eichhörnchen]

I regret that I don't know


Clue:
You're going to hate me for wasting your lives over this one, so I better say that it's a fictional building and won't be on any list of temples

[Eisenwurst]

The "Hoods" temple from "Thunderbirds" tv show.

[Jimbuna]

The "Hoods" temple from "Thunderbirds" tv show.

Well done that man :yeah:

[Eichhörnchen]

The "Hoods" temple from "Thunderbirds" tv show.

You got it, buddy :up:

https://i.imgur.com/h1j0axG.png

Since some of us are maybe nearing the end of our lives, I thought it would be unfair to let this drag on for too long :)

[Catfish]

Hah this was good one, if only known by certain audiences. Thunderbirds, Dr. Who etc. have not been shown much outside the UK/US :hmmm:


You're going to hate me for wasting your lives over this one, so I better say that it's a fictional building and won't be on any list of temples
Oh don't bother we already hate you without this one :O:
Nooo, this was a joke :D

[Eichhörnchen]

You say the nicest things :haha:

[Eisenwurst]

Thanks guys, and Eich... for the good clues.

My turn. OK.

http://i.imgur.com/nyp5bdj.jpg?1

I've been saving this one :D

Who is this famous Star of Stage and Screen?

Now retired and somewhat reclusive.

Big Clue : - She did a lot of nude scenes during her heydey.

[Jimbuna]

There is a picture viewable but the size doesn't give any help.

[Aktungbby]

SHARON STONE?

[Eisenwurst]

http://i.imgur.com/xEwCy6H.jpg

If I make it much bigger it goes all grainy. Not many recent photos of this reclusive star.

Aktung. Not Sharon Stone.

[mapuc]

Why does ST TOS come into my mind ?

Markus

[Eisenwurst]

Sorry Markus. I got no idea what you mean.

More clues: -

The Swinging Permissive Sixties was when she was most prolific.

Considering her age she doesn't look too bad, maybe had some "work" done.

Rumoured to hit the bottle and enjoy a cigar or two.

[Aktungbby]

american, brit, or aussie?

[Eisenwurst]

Aktung. She's a global superstar. Born in Australia.

[Catfish]

I have difficulties to identify anything on this photo.. is this the inner part of a car with some person sitting in it? :hmmm:

[Eisenwurst]

It's taken in a room , in the shade, the lady is wearing sunglasses.

If the photo was enlarged to make details bigger it would become rather grainy.

Or alternately if the photo was expanded it would be no contest as the subject would be instantly recognisable.

More clues: - She's a vegetarian and speaks through an interpreter.

If the concensus is it's too hard to make out any details, I'll post the answer.

[Catfish]

ah i see, thanks :)