What's this?

The Crewroom for non-FS related stuff, fun and general chat.

Moderators: Guru's, The Ministry

Post Reply
User avatar
speedbird591
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
Posts: 4038
Joined: 24 Jun 2004, 05:56
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Contact:

What's this?

Post by speedbird591 »

This link will take you to the latest archive collection of old photos from 'The Times'. If you click forward to photo number 7 you'll see it's a picture of a winter scene at Croydon Aerodrome in February 1936. What's puzzling me is: what is the large wheeled contraption behind the HP42, by the windsock? It's probably obvious but I just can't see it!

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/templa ... mesArchive

Ian

User avatar
DispatchDragon
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
Posts: 4925
Joined: 23 Feb 2005, 01:18
Location: On the corner of walk and dont walk somewhere on US1
Contact:

Re: What's this?

Post by DispatchDragon »

Its not that obvious -- It looks like a DH product with its wings folded -- hwoever it gas a four bladed prop - judging by the car and figure standing off to the right its a fairly hefty single engined beastie so it shouldnt be hard to track down.


Leif
Image

cstorey
Concorde
Concorde
Posts: 1623
Joined: 11 Jul 2004, 19:36
Location: heswall, wirral

Re: What's this?

Post by cstorey »

I think it may be a Cierva Autogiro . Incidentally, the aeroplane in the foreground is not a Ju-52, but something French the name of which I cannot remember

Chris

Erick_Cantu
Viscount
Viscount
Posts: 112
Joined: 28 Jun 2004, 22:03
Location: St. Cloud, MN, US
Contact:

Re: What's this?

Post by Erick_Cantu »

Wibault 280.
Can't be arsed.

Post Reply