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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

Yep, made in North America; photographed in South America; apparently now in New Zealand. This is the prototype Transland AG-2 when it was CX-AYC. Suds to Kevin.:icon29:

So what will be the next aeronautical mystery from Texas. A Gibson Flying V2?
 
pomme homme said:
Yep, made in North America; photographed in South America; apparently now in New Zealand. This is the prototype Transland AG-2 when it was CX-AYC. Suds to Kevin.:icon29:

So what will be the next aeronautical mystery from Texas. A Gibson Flying V2?
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Fender Stratovercaster more likely
 
You guys are speaking my language! (Sort of hehe) Not a Gibson Flying V2 or a Fender Stratovercaster in the stable though. I do have a 2018 vintage black Fender Jazzmaster which is in heavy rotation these days.

Onward with a new mystery...
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Ahhh, takes me back to my student days in the early 60's when I used to drool over full-page Fender ads in Downbeat. Trouble was, even if you could afford them (I couldn''t), it was impossible to buy American instruments in those days.

Many years later, when times (and finances!) had changed, I went a different route.....(it's an original '73)
 

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pomme homme said:
Yep, made in North America; photographed in South America; apparently now in New Zealand. This is the prototype Transland AG-2 when it was CX-AYC. Suds to Kevin.:icon29:

So what will be the next aeronautical mystery from Texas. A Gibson Flying V2?
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Was (and still is, I think, even though he has sold his topdressing business) owned by Hallett Griffin of Kairanga Aviation, along with some other very nice ag planes.

NZ Civil Aircraft: Hallett Griffin's Other Ag Planes (nzcivair.blogspot.com)

The AG-2 is now under cover and there is some talk of a restoration to airworthy status. Some interesting stuff here, including contributions from the families of people involved in the original project. Do any of you know if this has ever been modelled for flightsim?

Picture of Transland Ag-2 Restoration? | Wings Over New Zealand (proboards.com)
 
Guitars and planes... hmmm...

So what guitar did Jerry Cantrell use? 'cause Jerry is from Tacoma. So is (sort of...) Robert Cray, who prefers Fender Stratocasters.

However, though they have both travelled extensively, I think neither has seen a Lockheed Explorer like the "City of Tacoma".
 
Nice Les Paul Mike. I'm partial to black instruments. (I have a 1978 black Musicman Stingray bass so we just need a vocalist and drummer!).

Rob is of course spot on with the City of Tacoma Lockheed.:very_drunk:
 
Thanks Kevin! (there's a faint ghost of a Lockheed logo under the cockpit - thanks for the hint, too.)

So If I bang my head on the desk whilst screaming in frustration could we make it a grunge band (that'd be your vocals and drums)

Here's a seedy little critter that, in another form, made an appearance here some years ago. I liked it not so much for it's aesthetics but it has quite a nice story attached - to be revealed later.
 

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........ thanks ! - if you're gonna have one of those, it has to be red !

........ on with a very neat little number ........
 

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...... indeed its a rare beast - never seen another one ........

....... on with the mystery, its not from Tibet, but sounds as if it might be ......
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Well it can't be a Yeti, because that is a Skoda car. It can't be a Lama because that is a helicopter .... unless it just reincarnated as a helicopter. Nope, think I'm stumped on this one. :biggrin-new:
 
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