Sunday Quiz

[Shaun Fletcher 572]

Hello Folks,

Can you explain what this is all about. The first one who guesses correctly wins a freebie download.

Write your answer as a reply to this thread.

[Just Fly 56]

This is an airplane model* with two real running engines (well, let's say only a half of it ) made to test "in-cabin" noise and its sound insulation.

DeHavilland used to build that kind of models to test new systems.

* => No windows, so not a real plane

[azflyboy 1]

Since that's actually the front of a Beaufighter, I'll hazard a guess that it's a test rig to see how the engines perform when attached to the airframe.

Either that, or it's a failed attempt at a flying shed.

[Just Fly 56]

Either that, or it's a failed attempt at a flying shed.

EXCELLENT!

[Just Fly 56]

It could also be someting to test the solidity of the wings or their aerodynamics.

[Lennart B. 6]

Don´t really have a clue, but I guess it could be some kind of an auxilliary radio station, as the equipment necessary is in the plane and the power comes from the engines...

Maybe an engine testbed...

[Chris_327 42]

Is it to make use of the more sophisticated radar and direction finders used in the beaufighter for the night-fighter role, if in-place radar was damaged or inoperative? i.e. a backup early warning system or something?

[Fred 23]

This must be a simulator setup.

[Delta777 272]

Seen in that picture is, as already said a Bristol 156 Beaufighter Mk. IF. This particular one served in the RAF from 1942 till 1943. In 1946 the Bristol Aeroplane Company in Filton used this model as an testbed for their new Bristol Hercules 130 engine and it recived a 4-bladed prop. Later then it was used by the Technical Training school of the RAF in Halton.

In 1953 the plane had lost its wings and the tail section and that little hut was built to its end. It was used by apprentices to practice engine startup and running procedures. They did this until the late sixties before it was dismantled and stored in 1971.

EDIT:

Two more pictures:

[Shaun Fletcher 572]

Hello Folks,

Ah well there you go.

Delta777 seems to be a winner I'll e-mail you in the morning, pity you didn't have the picture of what was inside the hut to go with your answer that would have been great.

But I have it here.

So folks another question next week same place same time.

[Delta777 272]

Thanks alot Shaun. Could you maybe post the source of this Quiz? Looks like the pictures are from a video.