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Re: Quest: Guess what is depicted here
« Reply #300 on: May 24, 2016, 11:23:53 AM »

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Re: Quest: Guess what is depicted here
« Reply #301 on: May 24, 2016, 11:28:47 AM »

willy wins! your turn lad
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Re: Quest: Guess what is depicted here
« Reply #302 on: May 24, 2016, 12:01:54 PM »

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Re: Quest: Guess what is depicted here
« Reply #303 on: May 24, 2016, 12:10:03 PM »

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Re: Quest: Guess what is depicted here
« Reply #304 on: May 24, 2016, 12:12:56 PM »

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Re: Quest: Guess what is depicted here
« Reply #305 on: May 24, 2016, 12:17:05 PM »

I guess it's my turn then...

Hmmm what should I choose?

How about this:



Have fun...

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James

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Re: Quest: Guess what is depicted here
« Reply #306 on: May 24, 2016, 05:55:18 PM »

Looking at the odd wings, is it the Tellier T-3 ?

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Re: Quest: Guess what is depicted here
« Reply #307 on: May 24, 2016, 11:04:41 PM »

Don't think so, but Tellier was a good hint.

The T.3 would look like this:


It becomes obvious that the wings of the plane in question are wider and the wing floats' position is different.
During these early days of seaplanes and for a rather small manufacturer like Tellier, it becomes a bit hard to give evidence for the precise type of flying boat.
Here I'm gonna resort to rule out a couple of types:
The T.1 was a racing seaplane, it's out of question.
The T.2 more or less looked the same like the T.3, it's been like the prototype of it.
The T.5 was twin engined (in tandem, pull/push config), so it doesn't fit either.
The T.6 used the same wing like the T.3 with a lengthened fuselage, but since the wings don't fit, it isn't the T.6 either.
The T.7 had three engines, no fit again.

What we're left with is the T.4.
Some of the T.4's differences to the T.3 are:
  • Wider wing span (75ft 5in instead of 51ft 1in)
  • Sixteen metal struts to support the upper wing, T.3 had way less (count it on the pic, it fits)

Source: https://books.google.de/books?id=n2KoAwAAQBAJ&lpg=PT325&ots=Oksmm8J2AE&dq=tellier%20t.6&hl=de&pg=PT322#v=onepage&q&f=false

Result for my bet: Tellier T.4

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Re: Quest: Guess what is depicted here
« Reply #308 on: May 25, 2016, 12:41:12 AM »

I think Mike's got it.......
It's not a T3



Curiously I've found it listed as a T200



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Re: Quest: Guess what is depicted here
« Reply #309 on: May 25, 2016, 02:00:37 AM »

I think you got that "T.200" notation from this site Alfie:
http://flyingmachines.ru/Site2/Crafts/Craft25746.htm

The notation "200" however would refer to the engine's horsepowers.
On the sitelink given above, you will find James' image as second last in the list, described as
"A Tellier Flying-Boat (350 h.p. Sunbeam-Coatalen "Maori" Engine) about to take off."
This would, according to the book "British and Allied Aircraft Manufacturers of the First World War" (unfortunately the google books link i gave in my previous post only shows one page now for me), match the T.4 again.

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Re: Quest: Guess what is depicted here
« Reply #310 on: May 25, 2016, 03:37:52 AM »

http://flyingmachines.ru/.......  excellent website  :)

Incidentally, wouldn't mind a go in this.......... o_O



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Re: Quest: Guess what is depicted here
« Reply #311 on: May 25, 2016, 06:48:05 AM »

Mike,

You got it! I thought it would be more challenging, but the knowledge of the SAS community is mind boggling.

Your turn.


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James
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