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Post by saratoga on Mar 4, 2012 12:09:30 GMT 12
Check out #454421859 on Trade Me, an aircraft nose cone .
One for the CHCH boys maybe?
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Post by 11SQNLDR on Mar 4, 2012 12:49:22 GMT 12
Fibreglass construction... methinks it's a fake  |
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Post by baronbeeza on Mar 4, 2012 14:41:08 GMT 12
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Post by saratoga on Mar 4, 2012 14:44:43 GMT 12
A lot of nose cones are fibreglass, the Skyhawk is one example.
Especially if it houses radar.
This one has been modified but could be something like Convair?
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Post by baronbeeza on Mar 4, 2012 15:17:52 GMT 12
It has been well and truly modified and the photos don't tell the whole story. The row of screw holes around the back of it look very well done.
I would not consider making one for $100.
Not for me, my bedroom is starting to resemble something approaching that already.
On that note..
Some years ago there was a Tomahawk tail section (Piper) for sale at the McLeans Island swap meet.
I don't own that yet..
Any leads anyone ?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 4, 2012 17:52:38 GMT 12
I like the variation on the No. 30 Squadron nose art.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Mar 5, 2012 9:15:03 GMT 12
Be good over a bar.
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Post by baronbeeza on Mar 5, 2012 11:19:01 GMT 12
Just offering my 2c, but it looks maybe like its from a mosquito fighter bomber, possibly the bomber variant due to the perspex insert in the nose and the label on the starboard side saying crew entry. Only guessing here but hope it helps. chris434 (106 ) 10:01 am, Mon 5 Mar Sold for $100, with Buy Now to Tim in ChCh. We will have to look out for the rest of the Mosquito for him.  |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Mar 6, 2012 8:40:41 GMT 12
;D
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Post by Bruce on Mar 6, 2012 18:45:01 GMT 12
Probably on its way to the "Peoples Mosquito" project as we speak....
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 6, 2012 19:50:22 GMT 12
I wondered that too Bruce. But they won't won't anything that wasn't built in the UK, and it has to be aluminium, doesn't it?
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Post by saratoga on Mar 6, 2012 20:45:15 GMT 12
If thats a Mosquito nose, it won't be a De Havilland Mosquito!
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Post by 11SQNLDR on Mar 7, 2012 6:10:28 GMT 12
If thats a Mosquito nose, it won't be a De Havilland Mosquito! Agree, that couldn't be further from a DH Mossie's nose if it tried! |
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Post by mumbles on Mar 7, 2012 21:03:45 GMT 12
We all know it isn't a mosquito, but has anyone figured out what it actually is?
The circular hatch at the rear suggests to me it is a genuine article, or rather moulded from one, rather than a mock-up. The area covered by perspex could be a nose-gear bay.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 7, 2012 21:32:17 GMT 12
Quite a lot of work has gone into it. Note the RNZAF-style badge with a red kiwi on it. And the real-looking dataplate on the tip of the nose. probably worth more than the $100 it got.
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Post by Bruce on Mar 7, 2012 22:07:08 GMT 12
Cessna 310 possibly..
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Post by baronbeeza on Mar 7, 2012 23:45:46 GMT 12
I think you are on the right track. I should recognise a few features here but nothing springs to mind. We can do it this way though with what we do have to work with. It is off a light twin, nose light mount is visible as are the door hinge bracket slots. It should be a reasonably common type in NZ, The Cessna 310 may not be common enough. We have the rearmost row of rivet holes along with a couple of circular access panels. While we can see evidence of some frame brackets I doubt a baggage floor or hinged door was ever fitted.   |
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Post by shorty on Mar 8, 2012 15:52:25 GMT 12
. And the real-looking dataplate on the tip of the nose. probably worth more than the $100 it got. But only if your name is Robert! |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Mar 13, 2012 9:44:04 GMT 12
Piper Apache possibly? Or possibly even an old Aero Commander nose cone. The doors would haven been in the right place for that.
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