Quiz in the Clouds!

petertenthije…frank….Well done guys…totally correct…The Quartz driven cruet sets are on their way to you! Someone elses turn next.

I’ve got it! 😮
It is the Il-18. For more information follow the link.

http://www.ctrl-c.liu.se/misc/ram/il-18-1.html

Copied from the website above:
The first aircraft to be named Il-18. Passenger/cargo for medium-
to-long airlines, very similar by its type and characteristics to Tu-
70. Pressurized fuselage of circular cross-section, engines
without superchargers (not ready in time) rotated four-bladed
propellers.
First flight took place on August 17, 1946 – three months ahead
of the ‘rival’. Preliminary trials were successful and ended on July
30, 1947. But at the time project was cancelled. Supercharged
ASh-73TK engines, planned for the production model were not
received. Most importantly, similar Tu-70 used 3/4 parts of the
mass built Tu-4.
There also was more serious reason behind failure if the Il-18 (as
well as its rival). Shortly after the War country could not afford
large passenger aircraft, and demand of passenger
transportations was well satisfied by fleet of smaller Li-2, Il-12
and Il-14.
Only ten years later Il-18 was ‘re-born’ in form of new aircraft

hmmm will try some research tommorow if Frank doesn’t get it

Sorry, Typo… Il-18 prototype…. somewhere in the early 1950s.

frank…as ever you’re getting warm! You are both in the right area!

Hmm… Some prototype of the IL-14? It looks similar, but lacks the radome, and has a “round” tail

Preston, You’re getting close. A little clue-the types name has been used more than once!

Something about an IL-14 seems to spring to mind from an old article – but obviously it’l be something more from the wilderness!

Some American design? Possibly Boeing? Seems to share some commonality with the B29. Other guess would be Douglas?

Regards,

kev35

Come on guys…..at least have a guess!….frank-where are you?