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Aircraft Identification Challenge 175

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 2:04 pm
by Stirling Project
Another one from Cliff (Sabre)

Very much an oddball one this, maker and type please

John L

Re: Aircraft Identification Challenge 175

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 3:06 pm
by Dave_Richardson
US carrier based perhaps?

Re: Aircraft Identification Challenge 175

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 11:32 pm
by Stirling Project
Sorry to 'drone' on but this challenge is certainly taxing the little grey cells :mrgreen:

John L

Re: Aircraft Identification Challenge 175

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:40 am
by highnoon1966
Stirling Project wrote:Sorry to 'drone' on but this challenge is certainly taxing the little grey cells :mrgreen:

John L
Gave the game away there John :D

Interstate Aircraft TDR assault drone

Image

Gary

Re: Aircraft Identification Challenge 175

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:45 am
by AlanW
Nope !! would'nt have got that one, well done that man.

Re: Aircraft Identification Challenge 175

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:53 am
by Stirling Project
Close......but no cigar ;)

Re: Aircraft Identification Challenge 175

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:23 pm
by AlanW
TDN ? :?

Re: Aircraft Identification Challenge 175

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 6:49 pm
by highnoon1966
Stirling Project wrote:Close......but no cigar ;)
:oops: second go :D

Naval Aircraft Factory TDN

Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Aircraft_Factory_TDN

Re: Aircraft Identification Challenge 175

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:30 pm
by Stirling Project
It's Cliffs call but I think the TDN gets it. To be honest the designations are a bit confusing and there's not a lot of difference between the variants. There's also an XBQ-4 (which was what I thought it was), Either way it's an interesting aircraft which was used operationally :shock:

John L

Re: Aircraft Identification Challenge 175

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:00 pm
by PAFG
Interesting looking beast, whichever it is!