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Posted by PhilB on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 2:27 AM

I think the answer to the Question is the Diamond DA42

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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 1:53 AM

I think youll say no to both of these, but BN-2 Islander or C-27 Spartan.

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 6:10 AM

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Is it the BEA Herti? It is based on a Polish glider design and now converted to a uav.

 
The manufacturer has it roots in motor gliders, but everything comes with an engine. The aircraft & it's UAV conversion are both still in production, the aircraft being a four seat trainer, utility & surveillance bird.
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Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 5:51 AM

Is it the BEA Herti? It is based on a Polish glider design and now converted to a uav.

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 4:20 AM

Borg R3-MC0

Milairjunkie

Scorpiomikey

So fixed wing, non american, and someone played silly buggers to make it fly itself.

 
Yes, but the "silly buggers" have now teamed up with one of aviations biggest players?

So it is an EADS project......?

 
No, not EADS.
 
It's a European aircraft built by a relatively small company, a 3rd party in a country well know for it's avionics & "tinkering" converts them into UAV's, this country is friendly with a larger country & that's where the big player comes in?
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Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 4:02 AM

Milairjunkie

Scorpiomikey

So fixed wing, non american, and someone played silly buggers to make it fly itself.

 
Yes, but the "silly buggers" have now teamed up with one of aviations biggest players?

So it is an EADS project......?

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Monday, September 3, 2012 3:28 PM

Scorpiomikey

So fixed wing, non american, and someone played silly buggers to make it fly itself.

 
Yes, but the "silly buggers" have now teamed up with one of aviations biggest players?
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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Monday, September 3, 2012 2:42 PM

So fixed wing, non american, and someone played silly buggers to make it fly itself.

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Monday, September 3, 2012 10:16 AM

Borg R3-MC0

A bit of a guess, how about the Schweizer S-330. It is a development of the Hughes 300 that has been made into a UAV, the MQ-8 Fire Scout.

 
It's not a helo & it doesn't come from that continent - think closer to home Borg........
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Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Monday, September 3, 2012 8:38 AM

A bit of a guess, how about the Schweizer S-330. It is a development of the Hughes 300 that has been made into a UAV, the MQ-8 Fire Scout.

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Monday, September 3, 2012 4:48 AM

Scorpiomikey

The UAV bits got me stumped. My guess is its a regular aircraft someone set up to use remote control on.

 
Correct, the UAV was developed by a 3rd party.
 
The aircraft is in use by both civilian & military operators & is apparently a gem to fly.
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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Sunday, September 2, 2012 3:11 PM

Fan trainer is nice looking, i want one. Wonder what its like to fly.

The UAV bits got me stumped. My guess is its a regular aircraft someone set up to use remote control on.

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Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Sunday, September 2, 2012 10:06 AM

I agree, Fantrainer is a interesting aircraft. I wonder if they are going to sell more of them...

As for your question, I am clueless at the moment. But I will do some searching.

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Saturday, September 1, 2012 11:39 AM

Quite a novel & strange little aircraft - it looks like it's being marketed as the Fanjet 600;

http://www.fanjetaviation.com/

The Question;

This aircraft is a trainer / utility / surveillance aircraft, doesn't use regular fuel, is of composite construction & even has a UAV version?

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Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Saturday, September 1, 2012 10:53 AM

Yes! I was looking for the RFB Fantrainer. I was amazed to find out they tried to sell it in the JPATS competition. And are still trying to find customers.

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Saturday, September 1, 2012 7:43 AM

Fantrainer Surprise ?

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Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Saturday, September 1, 2012 5:43 AM

Maybe my question is a bit vague, so here is a hint. It is a European aircraft that has only one customer, in Asia.

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Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Friday, August 31, 2012 2:23 AM

Here is my question. I am looking for an innovative trainer aircraft designed and build in the late 1970's. The innovative design promised several advantages over conventional designs. But only a small serie of aircraft where produced for an export customer.

This aircraft is still being marketed. It is one of those designs that promises a lot but never reaches its commercial potential.

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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Thursday, August 30, 2012 9:14 PM

Cool aircraft.

I didnt know that one existed, theres a few other aircraft that used thrust from the propulsion to create lift over the wing. I started looking into it after i started thinking about how it would work. Its an interesting concept, unfortunately not very efficient.

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Thursday, August 30, 2012 9:24 AM

Indeed, the rather ugly Hunting H.126 with a takeoff speed of 32MPH.

 

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Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Thursday, August 30, 2012 9:17 AM

PhilB

Borg,

Do you mean the Hunting H126?

Yeah, I made a typo. It is the H. 126.

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Posted by PhilB on Thursday, August 30, 2012 7:48 AM

Borg,

Do you mean the Hunting H126?

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Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Thursday, August 30, 2012 7:09 AM

I had never heard of the Ball-Bartoe Jetwing but I think I knwo the anwser to the new question. Is it the Hunting H.12....

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Posted by PhilB on Thursday, August 30, 2012 6:48 AM

Bede XBD-2 perhaps?

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Thursday, August 30, 2012 5:10 AM

Cheers.

 

This aircraft was of similar concept to the Jetwing as per the previous question, but flew more than 10 years earlier - it was just as ugly, or even uglier than the Jetwing & it's claim to fame was it's exceptionally low takeoff speed.

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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Thursday, August 30, 2012 4:09 AM

over to you mil

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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Thursday, August 30, 2012 4:08 AM

Well done.  may have made that too easy lol.

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Thursday, August 30, 2012 3:52 AM

The Ball-Bartoe Jetwing?

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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 8:04 PM

24 hours and no response, ill add a clue.

One half of the aircraft's manufacturer is known for producing glass jars.

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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 6:51 PM

Ok, this aircraft was a unique oddity.

It was a jet aircraft.

During test flights the chase plane was a super cub. 

It had a top speed of around 400mph.

The test pilot claimed it was still controllable in the air at speeds as low as 40mph.

What was the aircraft and how is the technology used today?

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