Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: boatmadman on May 02, 2009, 10:52:25 pm

Title: What the????
Post by: boatmadman on May 02, 2009, 10:52:25 pm

snapped this over Lancaster canal today - any ideas?

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: Bunkerbarge on May 02, 2009, 10:56:23 pm

Goose or a swan?  I can't tell the scale from the shot.

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: barryfoote on May 03, 2009, 08:02:33 am

It's one of those fancy new Russian jets on a  mission!! ok2 ok2

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: das boot on May 03, 2009, 08:13:36 am

Bl88dy UFO!!!!



Rich

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: dan on May 03, 2009, 09:01:01 am

Canadian goose maybe

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: funtimefrankie on May 03, 2009, 09:37:27 am

If it's going left to right it's a swan.

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: Xtian29 on May 03, 2009, 09:43:01 am

Hello

And it's going from right to left is also a swan but moving back  :embarrassed:     {-)      {-)

A+ Xtian

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: Circlip on May 03, 2009, 10:19:41 am

And its tail group is too high for either. Ahhh, is it a Sellafied hybrid????

    Regards  Ian.

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: Arrow5 on May 03, 2009, 11:08:52 am

Any model flying clubs nearby?  Similar to a delta with long nose.  BTW Canada Geese is correct unless it is another species of Canadian geese if you get my drift :embarrassed:

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: Colin Bishop on May 03, 2009, 11:43:09 am

I think it might be Martin.....

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: Circlip on May 03, 2009, 11:53:20 am

Used to be a design called "The Sellerfield Swan"   O0

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: nhp651 on May 03, 2009, 01:39:51 pm

was it super sonic......if so it was definately the lesser striped oomigooly bird.
has no feet so when it lands, it always shouts "OOOH MEE GOOLIES" {-) {-) {-) {-) {-)

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: Martin (Admin) on May 03, 2009, 02:25:29 pm

Quote from: Colin Bishop on May 03, 2009, 11:43:09 am

I think it might be Martin.....

Not my best side then....  ;D

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: catengineman on May 03, 2009, 04:00:14 pm

SWMBO says its a acrobatic display type plane but its upside down.

practising ready for a display but also seeing how many mayhemers it can confuse

R,

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: dougal99 on May 03, 2009, 05:31:11 pm

It's a camera focus calibrator. Your score -76  :} :} :} :}

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: omra85 on May 03, 2009, 07:18:39 pm

As soon as I saw that it was over the "Lancaster Canal" - I had my suspicions...

So using the latest favourite photo enhancement software (as used by MI5 and the police in the indentifying of suspects),

I can now reveal the truth - it's one of the local girls on a trip out to Morecambe  :o :o

Danny

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: DARLEK1 on May 03, 2009, 11:46:06 pm

Nahh! It's a Klingon "Bird of prey" MK10 in landing mode, you guys better leg it!

 Paul... :-)

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: TCC on May 04, 2009, 12:16:11 pm

Nah, it's this.. some spotter photographed it and sent it to me..

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: sheerline on May 04, 2009, 07:57:05 pm

If it was an aircraft, I think the 'U.F.O. in the original pic might be a tailess canard design by an american designer called Bert Routan (Spelling pleece) :police:.
He produced a lot of designs of aircraft using this wing layout. They were usually carbon fibre, single seat, lightweight types with a pusher engine in the rear. They are the sort of thing you could build in your garage and there are some flying in this country. I have seen them many times in the past, they are usually quite quick as the design is very slippery.

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: boatmadman on May 04, 2009, 08:25:26 pm

Great input fellas, time to come clean


It was a


SWAN!   {-)

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: omra85 on May 04, 2009, 08:29:01 pm

Bunkerbarge got it right first - does that mean it's his go now  O0  {-) {-)

Danny

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: brianc on May 04, 2009, 08:32:37 pm

It`s a Tera...it`s a tery.....a teri...terydact.......awe jeeze... its one of those flying dinosaur thingy`s  :embarrassed: :embarrassed:

Title: Re: What the????
Post by: DickyD on May 04, 2009, 08:38:52 pm

Quote from: omra85 on May 04, 2009, 08:29:01 pm

Bunkerbarge got it right first - does that mean it's his go now  O0  {-) {-)

Danny

Dont be daft Danny, why would BB want to fly over the Lancaster Canal on a broom ?  %)