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7 November 2007, 06:36 AM
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Breguet's Aircraft Challenge # 299
OK, this one is legal in the time period, has not been posted before, and is not so difficult that our yet-to-be aces don't have a shot at. Whoever gets it has the honor of posting # 300.
The score at the end of #298 is: 55.9 Varese2002 38.2 Dave_Kent 26.3 Rbailey 13.3 Rod Filan 10.8 YavorD 8.8 Cruze 7.4 JohnMacG 7.7 Dan-San 7.1 trp81 7.0 Breguet 6.7 EdStevens 6.1 joegertler 6.0 Eric Goedkoop 5.6 ercoupepilot 5.5 Patrick 5.4 Colin A. Owers 5.3 Der Grüne Flieger 5.2 Gilles 5.1 bshatzer 5.0 Tom L 5.0 FOKKERJ Feuchtwanger 4.7 dpolglaze 4.7 Froggy 4.4 Ross Moorhouse 4.3 edmondthieffry 4.0 greenknight 2.7 Berman 2.0 Doc 2.0 Rickenbaron 1.6 sergio_vitalio 1.5 Kilian 1.2 Ransom E. Olds 1.1 Crankcase 1 austin08 1 Cliff 1 cubsfan4life 1 Gregoire 1 Peter Zambori 1 rammjaeger 1 Cigogne 1 Mike Westorp .8 Machinbird .6 Sreiko .4 Vilkata .4 tbstreet .3 albapfalzd3 .2 Paul_J._Fisher Previous challenges are at: Aeroplanes 1914 - 1918 ©Breguet's Aircraft Challenge |
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7 November 2007, 09:28 AM
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Looks like some kind of a Bristol Scout--- don't know about that engine cowling, though. Doc
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7 November 2007, 09:43 AM
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what's up doc?
and i was gonna say looks like a sopwith tabloid but dunno about the tail! maybe we can do a joint venture on this seeming hybrid? =0) CC |
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7 November 2007, 09:48 AM
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hELLO ALL
For me it is a bristol S2A scout  another view in a different angle Cordialement BRUNO
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7 November 2007, 09:54 AM
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I think I got it. Bristol S.2A. Probably the one with a 100 hp Monosoupe-Gnome engine (#7837 ?). Converted and flown sometime after the end of July 1916 at Gosport. Darn, just noted that Froggy beat me to it. Doc
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7 November 2007, 10:19 AM
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yeah, froggy has a way of coming out of the sun and, voila, another one goes down in flames! i suppose a little bit of this kill would go to you, doc, but that is for the flying circus ringmaster to decide!
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7 November 2007, 10:28 AM
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Hello doc
To tell the truth, I think we finded "the Beast" at same time -I was not on aerodrome when you posted your Guess -Was busy to put my pic in photobucket...-But as You was ten minutes in advance-, with giving much more details -R bailey will give you the point-No problem at all for me!!  Bonsoir de France Bruno
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7 November 2007, 03:49 PM
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It is the Bristol S.2A, actually 7836, which differed from the 7837 (which was the only other one) by the shape of the cockpit cut-out as well as the engine. It was a 2-seater with side-by-side seating, and was sometimes referred to as the "sociable"; also as the "tubby". Intended as a fighter, it got a little use as a trainer.
Doc was first with the Bristol Scout of some type, but that is not very specific and Froggy got the exact type, so I am going to split the point. Bruno is thus an ace and now has to endure the 12 hour waiting period. However, Doc gets to post number 300. We will all be waiting with great expectations. The score at the end of #299 is: 55.9 Varese2002 38.2 Dave_Kent 26.3 Rbailey 13.3 Rod Filan 10.8 YavorD 8.8 Cruze 7.4 JohnMacG 7.7 Dan-San 7.1 trp81 7.0 Breguet 6.7 EdStevens 6.1 joegertler 6.0 Eric Goedkoop 5.6 ercoupepilot 5.5 Patrick 5.4 Colin A. Owers 5.3 Der Grüne Flieger 5.2 Gilles 5.1 bshatzer 5.0 Tom L 5.0 FOKKERJ Feuchtwanger 4.7 dpolglaze 5.2 Froggy 4.4 Ross Moorhouse 4.3 edmondthieffry 4.0 greenknight 2.7 Berman 2.5 Doc 2.0 Rickenbaron 1.6 sergio_vitalio 1.5 Kilian 1.2 Ransom E. Olds 1.1 Crankcase 1 austin08 1 Cliff 1 cubsfan4life 1 Gregoire 1 Peter Zambori 1 rammjaeger 1 Cigogne 1 Mike Westorp .8 Machinbird .6 Sreiko .4 Vilkata .4 tbstreet .3 albapfalzd3 .2 Paul_J._Fisher Previous challenges are at: Aeroplanes 1914 - 1918 ©Breguet's Aircraft Challenge |
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8 November 2007, 01:27 AM
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In the spirit of a true gentleman....you are a chevalier de l'air! CC |
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8 November 2007, 02:04 AM
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True courtesy, Bruno. As soon as I am clear on the rules, so I don't violate something, I will post # 300. It should be an interesting one. Thanks. Doc
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