Who / What / Where Game Part 2

[Ostfriese]

A car?


Yes.

[Jimbuna]

European?

[Ostfriese]

European?


Indeed.

[Eichhörnchen]

A 'concept' car?

[Jimbuna]

Volkswagen?

[Ostfriese]

Volkswagen?


^No.

[Rockstar]

Peel Trident micro?

[Ostfriese]

Peel Trident micro?


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/PeelTrident.jpg/1920px-PeelTrident.jpg


That's the one :) Over to you.:Kaleun_Salute:

[Rockstar]

Seeing the chrome trim with screws spaced so far apart. I figured it had to be some kind of ground vehicle that wasn’t meant to go very fast. :)


Alrighty then, what’s this?


https://i.postimg.cc/4NkYL3g9/IMG-1581.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Drinks optic?

[Catfish]

That's easy, i bet you have it in your local bar :)

I have no idea what this is called in english.. "barbutler"? "dispensing head"?

[Rockstar]

Well, we know who spends their days in the pub. ;) Had to look up ‘Drink Optic’ but it fits, Jimbuna in for the win. :Kaleun_Cheers:
My Jameson optic is empty time for a refill.
https://i.postimg.cc/28ZkSbKc/IMG-1582.jpg

[Jimbuna]

What is this?

https://i.postimg.cc/05cDBvYT/uukkl.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Aktungbby]

/\ your photo isn't appearing in your post!

[Jimbuna]

I can see it fine but here it is again.

https://i.postimg.cc/05cDBvYT/uukkl.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Aktungbby]

Bingo! Motel 747?:D

[Eichhörnchen]

^ I think you need to go to Specsavers next

Is it on land?

[Jimbuna]

Bingo! Motel 747?:D

Eh? :doh:

[Jimbuna]

^ I think you need to go to Specsavers next

Is it on land?

Agreed and it most certainly is.

[Eichhörnchen]

Modernist architecture?

[Jimbuna]

Modernist architecture?

Possibly but I honestly don't know for sure.

[Catfish]

Hotel?

[Eichhörnchen]

England?

[Jimbuna]

England?

Nope

Hotel?

Yes

[Eichhörnchen]

Arab country?

[Aktungbby]

in Turkey?

[Jimbuna]

Arab country?

Not in the Gulf

[Jimbuna]

in Turkey?

For sure.

[Aktungbby]

it's gotta be the hotel you'll be staying at on your upcoming sojourn in Antalya?

[Jimbuna]

Could well be :)

[Aktungbby]

Concorde Deluxe Resort?

[Jimbuna]

That's the one :up:

https://i.postimg.cc/vZQx5jRX/55045285.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://www.tui.co.uk/destinations/turkey/antalya-area/lara-beach/hotels/concorde-de-luxe-resort.html?utm_medium=paidsearch&gclid=CjwKCAjw1YCkBhAOEiwA5aN4Abb6BbOp1f34LGdsA8Lr SSBdcE3Aon3PuZzACAJ8-oGmCq8SSkkvoxoCgYkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Over to you :salute:

[Aktungbby]

I hope you get the top room on the pointy end?!:yeah: Your post in the "what am I doing today" thread regarding your booking a trip to Antyala was the big klew!:O: I'll have something shortly

[Jimbuna]

I hope you get the top room on the pointy end?!:yeah: Your post in the "what am I doing today" thread regarding your booking a trip to Antyala was the big klew!:O: I'll have something shortly

Yeah, I was wondering when that would be realised :yep:

[Aktungbby]

Yeah, I was wondering when that would be realised Actually, your first puzzle in this thread (post# 1) after your trip to Mexico led me to consider you might do it again with your September trip booking to Turkey!!?? :O::hmmm: What's this:https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?pictureid=13220&albumid=815&dl=1686157949&thumb=1

[Jimbuna]

In Holland?

[Aktungbby]

...my source doesn't reflect Holland or Belgium.:D

[mapuc]

Is it some kind of a bridge I can see a part of ?

Markus

[Aktungbby]

nope

[Jimbuna]

Used for lifting?

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it a building used for business/commerce?

[Aktungbby]

Used for lifting?nope

Is it a building used for business/commerce?don't know, but the building is merely background and is immaterial to the puzzle.

[Jimbuna]

Wind turbine?

[Aktungbby]

nope

[Eichhörnchen]

A sculpture?

[Jimbuna]

Monument?

[Aktungbby]

nope: neither a monument nor a sculpture

[Jimbuna]

Is it supporting something?

[Catfish]

Made of wood?

[Aktungbby]

Is it supporting something?no

Made of wood?nope

[Ostfriese]

Part of a playground?

[Aktungbby]

nope

[Eichhörnchen]

Is its purpose functional?

[Jimbuna]

Is there any danger a clue might be eventually forthcoming before folk lose interest?

[Aktungbby]

Is its purpose functional?very fuctional

Is there any danger a clue might be eventually forthcoming before folk lose interest?it's used on land or sea...and named after a famous submarine commander;:D the angle portrayed in the OP is possibly an angle it may be used at.

[Eichhörnchen]

US submarine commander?

(I was going to suggest a "derrick" since there was a RN sub commander of that name - only derricks were used in the 18th century so wouldn't have been named after him)

[Jimbuna]

WWII era?

[Aktungbby]

US submarine commander?

(I was going to suggest a "derrick" since there was a RN sub commander of that name - only derricks were used in the 18th century so wouldn't have been named after him)not American; more of a 'pukka sahib' according to my French source... :|\\

WWII era?much later; although this particular device's typehas been around for centuries, particularly used in sieges.(practically a dead giveaway:arrgh!:)
.

[Aktungbby]

Is there any danger a clue might be eventually forthcoming before folk lose interest? Here's a little sumpin' fer our Geordi folke :O: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?pictureid=13222&albumid=815&dl=1686442406&thumb=1

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it relatedd in some way to the French "VBCI" AFV?

[Jimbuna]

Bridgelayer?

[Aktungbby]

Is it relatedd in some way to the French "VBCI" AFV?Not French; further north.

Bridgelayer? NOPE this shoots on land or sea.

[Aktungbby]

Currently, the Slovenian army, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and soon, Swedish forces use this weapon, which can also be dismounted as a fixed installation weapon.

[Jimbuna]

H/PJ-26 76mm main gun?

[Aktungbby]

Nope: not of Chinese nor Russian variant make; the 'barrel' is (as shown) not round; and it is turreted, smoothbore, remote controlled, and 120mm...the new Swedish navy's version will put Pro Patria et Gloria to defense of the non-communist portion of the Baltic! :yeah::arrgh!: here's a little more help: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=13225 The name of the weapon/turret system is the sought-after answer.

[Catfish]

Could it be it's named after the Nautilus' captain .. :O:
https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2023/may1/13191-patria-to-deliver-nemo-navy-mortar-systems-to-swede-ship-marine-ab-for-swedish-amphibious-units.html

[Aktungbby]

very fuctional

it's used on land or sea...and named after a famous submarine commander;:D the angle portrayed in the OP is possibly an angle it may be used at.

not American; more of a 'pukka sahib' according to my French source... :|\\Jules Verne had Captain Nemo as the son of an Indian rajah

much later; although this particular device's typehas been around for centuries, particularly used in sieges.(practically a dead giveaway:arrgh!:)
.
new Swedish navy's version will put Pro Patria et Gloria to defense of the non-communist portion of the Baltic!
Could it be it's named after the Nautilus' captain .. :O:
https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2023/may1/13191-patria-to-deliver-nemo-navy-mortar-systems-to-swede-ship-marine-ab-for-swedish-amphibious-units.html It is the Patria Nemo mortar! Over 2 U! nicely done !:Kaleun_Applaud::yeah::salute: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=13226 My last hint would have been: this weapon will really finnish off an opponent! :shucks::03:

[Catfish]

Was only able to find this after a hundred winks from Vinnie :haha:
Was a good one, i had not seen this before.

Ok what is this:

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

[Eichhörnchen]

A manta ray?

[Aktungbby]

a squid tentacle?

[Catfish]

Thanks, I had almost hoped someone would propose that ;)
But no to both

[Jimbuna]

Man made?

[Catfish]

^ yes

[Rockstar]

A wing?

[Jimbuna]

In a museum?

[Eichhörnchen]

American?

[Catfish]

A wing?
It is a wing indeed.

In a museum?
One can be found in a museum, though i do not know whether it is the one in my picture.

American?
No.

[Aktungbby]

german??

[Catfish]

yep.

[Eichhörnchen]

WW2 vintage?

[Catfish]

Yes :)

[Aktungbby]

military?

[Catfish]

Yes.

[Aktungbby]

bomber?

[Catfish]

The whole development history is complicated,, at one time they thought of a bomber but this was quickly given up. So a (special) fighter..

[Jimbuna]

Jet propelled?

[Catfish]

^ no

[Jimbuna]

Twin engine?

[Catfish]

^ sorry but no

[Jimbuna]

Went into full production?

[Aktungbby]

single engine?

[Catfish]

@Jim it did not go in full production
@Aktung yes single engine

[Aktungbby]

2 man crew?

[Jimbuna]

Dornier Do 335 Pfeil?

[Catfish]

Not 2 crew, but also not the 'Pfeil`

[Jimbuna]

Dornier?

[Catfish]

Not a Dornier.

Hint: it is a single seater, and now in a US museum.

[Jimbuna]

Göppingen Gö 9?

[Catfish]

Not a Göppingen, i never heard of this ;)
And.. 97?

[Rockstar]

I’ve seen that wing before. :k_confused:

[Catfish]

^ and where? Give them a hint :D

[Eichhörnchen]

It looks familiar to me too

[Jimbuna]

DFS 40?

[Catfish]

Sorry no not a DFS

[Jimbuna]

Henschel Hs 125?

[Catfish]

Afraid not.. it also was not a trainer like the Hs 125 but meant to fight.

Hint:
In a report quoted in a book it is written that at least one of the prototypes flew, if late in the war. The 'net denies that at some places but i take it the report is correct here, with lots of details.
As probably said before it was planned by one company, but built and redesigned by another.

[Jimbuna]

An Arado?

[Aktungbby]

jet engine?

[Jimbuna]

Jet propelled?

^ no

:doh:

[Catfish]

@Jim sorry, not an Arado
Hint: We had the later company recently in one of my riddles :)

@Aktungbby: as Jim righly quoted, not a jet engine.

Hint: it was designed for a special task, against a threat that did not materialise over Germany before the war ended (and also to hunt DeHavilland Mosquitoes).

[Jimbuna]

Mistel parasite?

[Aktungbby]

Mistel parasite? https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lOJJcUu4_to/maxresdefault.jpg:hmmm:I'm utterly clueless and I've seen that wing somwhere too

[Catfish]

The plane we umm you are looking for was never used in a "Mistel" configuration.
It was to be a fighter or interceptor. I heard there were five built, some speak of two. Plus two mock-ups for whatever purpose.
One or two of the prototypes flew in 1945, surpassing the demands.

Hint: It started as a Messerschmitt project, but then ...

[Rockstar]

Blohm & Voss BV 155. Designed to intercept the new B-29 Super Fortress



https://i.postimg.cc/0y6PFMbV/IMG-1658.jpg

[Aktungbby]

of course!:wah::doh: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSNelhmkbClnc6h26tVkmBS7363b3jBT FzoNa3G_CWjTIB4Hu6UrQgQbprWExoHhinJ2Q&usqp=CAU https://www.super-hobby.co.uk/zdjecia/2/7/2/27739_rn.jpg https://cdn.vectorstock.com/i/preview-1x/82/55/suicide-emoticon-vector-618255.webp https://airpages.ru/eng/lw/bv155.shtml

[Catfish]

Well done Rockstar :yep:

The Blohm & Voss 155 stratospheric fighter/interceptor, derived from the ME 155 project first labelled as Messerschmitt 409 (a "Me 109 on steroids"), able to reach almost 17,000 meters of altitude, designed to intercept pressurised high-flying Liberators and the B-29. It had a DB 605 engine with a Hirth two-stage turbocharger. Its wing span was almost as wide as the later U-2 US spy plane. The two giant wing radiators were necessary to cool engine and turbochargers.

The only survivor is in the US Smithsonian National Air and Space museum:

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/blohm-voss-bv-155-v2/nasm_A19600314000

https://i.imgur.com/ZyU2clVl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/j4ho4gjl.jpg

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

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-story-of-the-blohm-voss-bv-155-the-messerschmitt-bf-109-on-steroids-that-never-was/

https://luftwaffelovers.blogspot.com/2016/01/blohm-und-voss-bv155-set-of-pictures.html

https://planehistoria.com/bv-155/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSqI4gQhLFc


Over to Rockstar :salute:

[Eichhörnchen]

I should've got that - well done, Rockstar. The saw-tooth painting on the leading edges should've helped

[Rockstar]

Well done Rockstar :yep:

The Blohm & Voss 155 stratospheric fighter/interceptor, derived from the ME 155 project first labelled as Messerschmitt 409 (a "Me 109 on steroids"), able to reach almost 17,000 meters of altitude, designed to intercept pressurised high-flying Liberators and the B-29. It had a DB 605 engine with a Hirth two-stage turbocharger. Its wing span was almost as wide as the later U-2 US spy plane. The two giant wing radiators were necessary to cool engine and turbochargers.

The only survivor is in the US Smithsonian National Air and Space museum:

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/blohm-voss-bv-155-v2/nasm_A19600314000



Over to Rockstar :salute:


I looked right at that photo in air and space link so many times the last few days you wouldn't believe. Didn't dawn on me til me now, those strut covers were distracting me. What can I say I'm just a slow on the uptake sometimes.

[Aktungbby]

I kept going through Smithsonian Air Museum displays; having visited there at niece's DC wedding about 3 years ago...It wouldn't have stood a chance with me back in the
day:D https://youtu.be/m34hCJcJg8M https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/master_files/9s161p403/poster heck, now I could wear my new CPAP mask for that total immersion effect we:subsim:ers really go for! :yeah: https://i.imgur.com/kfylsaa.jpg:O: https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1fLfhOwRiiA/R3yjxKjNl2I/AAAAAAAAAPo/V0QdJ2Lfbfg/s400/b-52-ball-gun.gif and the price was right too!

[Rockstar]

Ok here we go, break out the Moon maps! What is the name of the crater centered within the blue circle?

https://i.postimg.cc/ZKfvpm4z/IMG-1684.jpg

[Catfish]

In the 'Mare tranquilitatis?
Armstrong?

[Rockstar]

Well aren't you just a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel smarty pants kinda guy. :03: :Kaleun_Cheers:

Thats right, it's Armstrong Crater not far at all from the LM-5 Eagle landing site. There are also two very nearby craters named after Aldrin and Collins.


Just an FYI the dark grey is Mare Tranquillitatis. Directly south of Armstrong crater in lighter gray is a ridge extending westward called Rimea Hypatia named after the near by crater Hypatia. The two larger crater near the bottom edge of the photo are Theophilus and Cyrillus.

[Eichhörnchen]

- and just out of shot is Squirrilus

[Jimbuna]

In the 'Mare tranquilitatis?
Armstrong?

Most impressed :yeah:

[Catfish]

Well aren't you just a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel smarty pants kinda guy. [...]
:timeout: I was just lucky :oops:
I just thought there could be a connection with the moon landings, so i sought for the "sea of tranquility" and took the larger craters at the 'east/left' as reference..
At first I was not sure whether you had rotated the picture away from true "moon-north" :D

- and just out of shot is Squirrilus
:haha: :rotfl2:

Most impressed :yeah:
To be honest we trained searching aerial and satellite photography for formations in geology, and there also was a planet-"geo"logy extension course. ok the moon is not a planet by definition but maybe i learned something for once :hmmm:

[Catfish]

ok so what is that

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

[Jimbuna]

Front offside of a car?

[Catfish]

^ Yes

[Aktungbby]

German?

[Jimbuna]

American?

[Catfish]

Neither german nor american.
A country in Europe – even after january 2020 :03:

[mapuc]

Sweden ?

Markus

[Catfish]

afraid not, look at the date i mentioned :03:

[Ostfriese]

Looks like the Batmobile.
Italian?

[Jimbuna]

British?

[Catfish]

Looks like the Batmobile.
Italian?
lol no and no

British?
Yep!

[Eichhörnchen]

Just a concept car?

[Jimbuna]

Bentley Continental?

[Catfish]

Just a concept car?
No, several built

Bentley Continental?
Afraid not

[Jimbuna]

From a movie?

[Catfish]

^ they were not built for films, and really used

[Aktungbby]

two passenger vehicle?

[Jimbuna]

I've seen this front grill before but can't remember where.

[Jimbuna]

Peppermint if you'd be so kind :03:

[Catfish]

two passenger vehicle?
I take it there was even only person (driver) sitting in it, but i guess it had two seats.

There may have been bus versions though.

I've seen this front grill before [...] .
This would not surprise me ..

[Jimbuna]

Bubblecar?

[Catfish]

^ sorry no, you have to look for vans. So not big trucks, but larger than passenger cars .. as mentioned before there may have been bus versions.
There is a head with a hat at the lower left, for size comparison.

[Rockstar]

I've seen this front grill before but can't remember where.

I have too, my first thought is it a London Cab?

[Aktungbby]

is this particular car famous?

[Catfish]

I have too, my first thought is it a London Cab?
Not a cab, bigger. Seeing them in London is ok though the first versions were not built in England.

is this particular car famous?
I'd rather say the whole series was well-known, and this one is not particularly famous.

[Aktungbby]

does it have a specific non-passenger utility?

[Catfish]

does it have a specific non-passenger utility?
uh what do you mean? Most of them were built to transport goods, not passengers. As i mentioned there may have been some bus versions.

[Eichhörnchen]

Did the Army ever use them?

[Rockstar]

Morris J van?

[Catfish]

Did the Army ever use them?
I don't know, it is nowhere mentioned. Surely not with this kind of body. Vans and trucks are usually made of two components, chassis and body; I have no idea whether the underlying chassis has been used for some military purpose.

Morris J van?
Good idea but no

[Ostfriese]

There is a head with a hat at the lower left, for size comparison.


Wait, that means it is much bigger than you'd expect. Is that really a front grill?

[Catfish]

Yes it is. You are looking at the front grille and the right fender, with a man kneeling for cleaning/polishing it

[Jimbuna]

Pre WWI?

[Catfish]

^ not pre ww1

hint: pre-ww2

[Jimbuna]

Double-decker?

[Catfish]

Afaik there was no double-decker.

Big hint: At least the first ones were built on Albion chassis.

[Jimbuna]

So is this vehicle a single-decker bus?

[Rockstar]

Is it cab over engine design?

[Aktungbby]

https://heritagemachines.com/wp-content/uploads/02.jpg leads me to: https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/art-deco-van-holland-Coachcraft-of-Govan-Glasgow-1930-1.jpg:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up: :Kaleun_Applaud: :Kaleun_Party:

[Catfish]

So is this vehicle a single-decker bus?
See here:
https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2872715&postcount=4645
Maybe there has been also a bus version, but if I did not find it.

Is it cab over engine design?
I do not know, but the radiator grille proposes that the engine is at the front, most probably with a conventional propshaft driving the rear axle (as usual at the time).

Hint: Built to carry goods, I know of some to have carried laundry.

[Jimbuna]

That's gotta be the one :yep:

[Aktungbby]

before your time officer?:03:

[Jimbuna]

A very looong time before :)

[Aktungbby]

so you say!https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BRXA0Y/1940s-war-years-british-bobby-police-sergeant-in-buttoned-blue-tunic-BRXA0Y.jpg:Kaleun_Goofy:

[Catfish]

re Aktungbby and the Albion chassis, you got it.
So what is its name? :D

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

[Aktungbby]

It's the Holland AUU602 obviously! Holland Coachcraft streamlined delivery van, made in Glasgow from 1933 to 1936. Chassis from Commer, Guy Wolf and Albion were used.:Kaleun_Goofy:https://flashbak.com/gorgeous-art-deco-streamline-vans-made-at-holland-coachcraft-of-govan-glasgow-439417/

[Catfish]

Holland is the name, over to you :salute:

"Gorgeous Art Deco Streamline Vans Made at Holland Coachcraft of Govan, Glasgow
In the 1930s a factory in Scotland produced the most beautiful laundry vans in the 1930s. The company was established around 1930 and moved to Gateshead six years later. It went bust in 1940."

"The vans were built on an Albion type-BL119 chassis. Albion trucks were also manufactured in Glasgow. Founded in 1899, Albion Motors was purchased by Leyland Motors in 1951. Vehicles continued to be manufactured under the Albion brand until 1972, after which they continued to be produced, but were sold under the Leyland brand. Vehicle production at the former Albion factory in Scotstoun continued until 1980."

https://flashbak.com/gorgeous-art-deco-streamline-vans-made-at-holland-coachcraft-of-govan-glasgow-439417/

[Aktungbby]

What's this?https://subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=13230

[Catfish]

Related to a train?

[Aktungbby]

nope

[mapuc]

I think we are in the civilian airplane area

Markus

[Aktungbby]

I think you are right!

[Catfish]

british?

[Aktungbby]

nope

[Jimbuna]

American?

[Aktungbby]

yes

[Rockstar]

Is it an airship?

[Aktungbby]

nope

[Eichhörnchen]

Junkers G-38?

[Aktungbby]

American?

yes hardly:haha:

[Jimbuna]

Post WWII?

[Rockstar]

commercial passenger aircraft?

[Aktungbby]

Post WWII?

commercial passenger aircraft?Nope to bothayaz

[Jimbuna]

Post WWI?

[Catfish]

Fictional (like from a film) ?

[Eichhörnchen]

Martin YFM-1 'bomber destroyer'?

[Aktungbby]

Post WWI?Yes

Fictional (like from a film) ?nope

Martin YFM-1 'bomber destroyer'? not armed; single engine

[Eichhörnchen]

Are these windows in a wing leading-edge?

[Aktungbby]

nope

[Catfish]

Monoplane?

[Aktungbby]

yes

[Rockstar]

Is it a highwing monoplane?

[Aktungbby]

nope

[Rockstar]

Northrop Alpha?

[Aktungbby]

...both have a two blade prop and one engine; the puzzle's plane has less horsepower than yours and a crew of two, not one. Only one of the OP, specific purpose, was ever built compared to the Alpha's 17. The puzzle plane is shorter lengthwise and wingspanwise...and unique in appearance. Big hint: Richard Ira Bong would have had no trouble flying this plane! It is not currently on display in a museum.:D

[Catfish]

Boeing?

[Jimbuna]

So there was only one ever built?

[Aktungbby]

Boeing?nope

So there was only one ever built?yup...and (upon further review) it had fabric wings and non-retractable tripod landing gear. It was intended for military use; but eschewed by Army in favor of other aircraft.

[Jimbuna]

Fresh out of ideas here like :o

[Aktungbby]

Is there any danger a clue might be eventually forthcoming before folk lose interest?

Fresh out of ideas here like :oA little help for our Geordi 'admiral broacher':D:arrgh!: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=13233 BIG HINT:on occasion, this plane could 'reap the whirlwind'! :shucks: :arrgh!:

[Rockstar]

Its the Abrams P-1 Explorer purpose-designed aerial photography and survey aircraft that first flew in November 1937.

https://alchetron.com/cdn/abrams-p-1-explorer-080633dc-e2cf-4f3c-89f8-766922bc667-resize-750.jpg

[Eichhörnchen]

Crikey - that's a weird looking bird

[Rockstar]

Richard Ira Bong hint did for me. Searched 1930's twin boom airplanes and there it was.

[Jimbuna]

Crikey - that's a weird looking bird

Like something out of an early days space movie.

[Aktungbby]

The first flight was made in November 1937 and the Abrams Company flew the airplane, with a full array of cameras, for government contract survey work until the beginning of World War II. The first Wright engine was replaced by a Wright Whirlwind 450 hp engine that raised the maximum speed to more than 200 mph and the performance ceiling to 25,000 feet. It had a rate of climb of 1,500 feet per minute. Unfortunately, Dr. Abrams' plans to produce and sell the airplane to the armed forces and to civilian aerial mapping companies were not successful. His timing was bad for the civilian applications because of the war and the military opted for the more survivable, converted high-speed fighter aircraft for photo reconnaissance. The good performance figures of 1938 were not enough for wartime reconnaissance and a single-purpose aircraft was no longer desirable. As a result, the airplane currently in the possession of the Smithsonian was the only example built. BIG HINT:on occasion, this plane could 'reap the whirlwind'!Wright Whirlwind R-975 E-3 engine https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=NASM-A19490018000_AER02&max=900 https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=NASM-A19490018000cp03&max=900 https://plans.modelaircraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/GF58GF1.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Explorer_Abrams_PC-4_Explorer_%2816140188595%29.jpg https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5cb542_97fb6bc4b788426e9a7ba9ad1548480c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_922,h_318,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Abrams-render1.jpgOver to Rockstar who knows his 'Ace of Aces!':Kaleun_Salute:

[Rockstar]

Ok, what is this a portion of?

https://i.postimg.cc/JhgbLqnH/IMG-1738.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Trouser braces?

[Aktungbby]

a fancy western saddle?

[Rockstar]

Trouser braces?

No

a fancy western saddle?

aaaaand no again

[Aktungbby]

Guitar strap?

[Rockstar]

Guitar strap?

Nope

[Aktungbby]

is it worn?

[mapuc]

Has it something to do with Scotland ?

Markus

[Rockstar]

is it worn?

Why yes it is


Has it something to do with Scotland ?

Markus


No sir,

[mapuc]

A Kilt ?

Markus

[Aktungbby]

by a famous person?

[Rockstar]

A Kilt ?

Markus

No,

by a famous person?

Nobody famous that I know of. They’re quite common in certain parts of the world. I’ve worn out several of them in my time as others I know have, but none of them were as decorative as this one.

[Jimbuna]

A coat/jacket made out of animal skins, something along these lines?

https://i.postimg.cc/NMgPHNmS/images.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Ostfriese]

A sheath/scabbard for a dagger or a knife?

[Rockstar]

A sheath/scabbard for a dagger or a knife?

Ostfriese in for the win!

You are correct sir. It’s a decorative sheath for my bone handle Gavilan Incolma S.A. No. 127 Machete

https://i.postimg.cc/5jdfQjs9/IMG-1739.jpg

[Aktungbby]

gunbelt?

[Rockstar]

gunbelt?

Ostfriese beat ya to it.

[Ostfriese]

Ostfriese in for the win!

You are correct sir. It’s a decorative sheath for my bone handle Gavilan Incolma S.A. No. 127 Machete

https://i.postimg.cc/5jdfQjs9/IMG-1739.jpg


They look quite neat.
I'll have to think of something while I'm out for the evening, so please be patient.

[Jimbuna]

I believe it's 'an age' thing.

[Eichhörnchen]

Wow, I completely missed out on this one - I reckon Markus thought it was a sporran. Beautiful things anyway

[Ostfriese]

OK, here we are:


https://i.postimg.cc/3wSSKJH6/juhu11.jpg


Where would you find these, and what are they for?

[mapuc]

At an airport at the beginning of a runway.

Markus

[Eichhörnchen]

A satellite's solar panel array as seen above the earth?

[Ostfriese]

At an airport at the beginning of a runway.

Markus


Interesting idea, but no.

[Ostfriese]

A satellite's solar panel array as seen above the earth?


Not a solar array, but you got the angle of view right.

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it part of a satellite?

[Ostfriese]

Is it part of a satellite?


You'd need to slighty broaden the definition of "satellite", but in principle you are correct.

[Eichhörnchen]

The International Space Station?

[Ostfriese]

The International Space Station?


Indeed, these are part of the ISS, but what are they for?

[Jimbuna]

Collecting energy from the suns rays?

[Ostfriese]

Collecting energy from the suns rays?


No, definitely not.

[Jimbuna]

Reflect heat away from the station?

[Ostfriese]

Reflect heat away from the station?


Exactly that is what they are for :)


It's your turn to entertain us :Kaleun_Cheers:

[Jimbuna]

Well if it wasn't one it had to be the other :)

Back soon.

[Jimbuna]

What is this and who does it belong to?

https://i.postimg.cc/QtmQ4yb3/tyui.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Ostfriese]

A dune buggy?

[Jimbuna]

Not quite :)

[mapuc]

Military ?

Markus

[Jimbuna]

It is.

[mapuc]

Some kind of vehicle ?

Markus