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It is already up for sale. Foreign countries are buying us up at a great rate. No need for military force, just attack with a chequebook.

Yes, a Riviera, but yet again changed manufacturers. The plane was originally made by Nardi company, but they lacked the resources to enter series production, so they sold the manufacturing rights to SAIA Marchetti. This is the second prototype so is registered as a Nardi Riviera.

Yes, that's it.

Oops (I said I was confused). Let me put it another way. I have found no notes on development of this aircraft stating it was a modified Piper. The image was taken in 2009, but FAA Registry shows the registration now vacant. However, as you suggest, it could possibly be a modified Piper. It is listed as manufactured by a company with 21 separate airframes but this is the only one of this model. It gets mentioned in passing on the Shortwing Piper forum.

Now I'm confused. I found it referred to as a HM.14 on another website (same plane, different photo), along with photos of various other aircraft designated HM.14. The genuine one has the large, almost semi-circular wings and tail, but it seems they put the name Pou-du-Ciel (Flying Flea) on a number of different aircraft. Searching Crosses Criquet, I only found 2 photos, both different, and neither like this aircraft.  

So let's move on. #1579 above is not a reworked PA20.

You're right Dave. A check of the FAA Registry shows it as a Micco MAC-145A. aiarport-data has it listed as a Meyers. I'll submit a data correction with the FAA extract below.

This is another case of finding an aircraft, then people guess a derivative. The MICCO SP-20 was modified from a Meyers 145 with a new engine and new type certificate. The depicted aircraft is listed as a Meyers 145A. Interesting history of the 145 here.

Listed on source as HM.14.

OK. Let's keep the ball rolling.

TEL AVIV, Israel - The Israelis are developing an airport security device that eliminates the privacy concerns that come with full-body scanners. 

It's an armored booth you step into that will not X-ray you but will detonate any explosive device you may have on your person.

Israel sees this as a win-win situation for everyone with none of this crap about racial profiling.  It will also eliminate the costs of long and

expensive trials. You're in the airport terminal and you hear a muffled explosion.  Shortly thereafter, an announcement:  "Attention to all standby

passengers, El Al is pleased to announce a seat available on flight 670 to London.  Shalom!"

St Albans Park plane crash

Probably the most compelling proof this is fake is that the logo circled would have been blocked from the reflection by the wing. The words "Air Force" would not be visible.

Antonts, if there was sufficient water in the sand to give such a clear reflection, it would have been squeezed out by the wake.

Another thing. Note the shadow of the fin on the fuselage. It would require direct sunlight for such a distinct shadow. Follow the line of the shadow (see yellow line in picture below). This line extends under the bridge. Why is there no shadow of the bridge on the forward section of the fuselage? 

Thanks Dave. It was only a fleeting visit. I had to pick up a boxed set of DVD's my wife had bought online and the pickup was in Highett.

I visited YMMB today for the first time in over 3 years. It has changed a bit, not all for the better from a photographer's point of view. Additional buildings, a huge mound of earth and fences to block your view. The DFO now has stores preventing any view of the aircraft from the carpark, CAE Oxford Flying Academy has a huge two-storey  complex near the control tower ( see photo below), and many of the ubiquitous cyclone fences now also have shade cloth or fly wire over them to prevent photographing through the mesh. There are still some spots you can shoot through the mesh. Many of the areas that used to contain parked aircraft are now empty, and most of those planes that were there had sun shades over them. What surprised me was how Soar Aviation had exploded. From about half a dozen planes when I was there last, there is now a sea of yellow - Foxbats and Bristels. They also have a swank looking complex on the main entry road as well. Near the Aviation Museum is a Students Village, with 80 motel style cabins.

Soar complex and fleet.

CAE Oxford building and fleet

Students village units.

Thanks for that T88.

I will rely on you to tell me if it is an Avid clone. It is a Montana Coyote.

It's listed as an American aircraft sold as a kit for homebuilding, without an engine. It may be a knock-off, but the limited info available does not indicate it was based on any other design.

Yes, another aircraft with a few different names. From Wikipedia::

The prototype Murrayair MA-1 was built by Air New Zealand on behalf of Murrayair Limited of Hawaii, United States. Based on the Stearman 75 Kaydet, it had an increased wing area and modification to the forward fuselage to accommodate a pilot (in a raised cockpit for better visibility), a jump seat (used to carry an assistant or mechanic between stations), and a chemical hopper. The fixed tailwheel landing gear was strengthened and a more powerful Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine fitted. It first flew in New Zealand on 27 July 1969, then it was dismantled and shipped to Hawaii to obtain United States type certification; Certification was awarded on 14 April 1970.The production aircraft were then designated the Emair MA-1 Paymaster. Production ended in 1976 after 25 had been built.

Now this one:  

Close, but not close enough.

Here is a clip of a Hovercrafter, a ground effect vehicle built in Darwin.

and a link to the builders website.

Top End Hover

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Yeah, no surface ripples caused by wake.

I'll have to give you that one, Dave. On checking the history of the Varga, I found that it started out as the Morrissey 1000 (wood and fabric), reworked in metal as the Morrissey 2000, then fitted with a 150hp engine to be called the Morrissey 2150. Design and construction rights were then sold to Shinn Engineering Inc.,who marketed it as the Shinn 2150A. The rights were then sold to Varga Aircraft Corp. This particular machine is shown in airport-data.com, where I got the photo, as a Morrissey 2150A. I tried checking the FAA Register, but the number has been re-assigned to a Sikorsky S-76C.

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OK No takers. I thought it might be a bit difficult. It's a MÉM-RSZ KSML-1M Nyirség 2 from Hungary. Next:

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