What is it?

[PRB]

Not to bypass the mystery aircraft thread of course, but I found this recently. Had to do some research to ID the thing, and when I did I wondered how long it would take this bunch to do the same. Probably not long is my guess. It's an interesting story too. I wish I had a pic without me standing around looking stupid, and I could have sworn I took my own photo of this, but apparently not, lol.

 

[Moses03]

Nice pic Paul.

 

[fabulousfour]

That's a Boripatra, the first indigenious Thai design.

Nice pic!

 

[PRB]

That's a Boripatra, the first indigenious Thai design.

Nice pic!

That's it. It's in a non-public part of the Royal Thai Air Force Museum, but my friend and host talked the Thai guard into letting us wander around back there after telling him that we used to "work on planes", and after passing his "spot test" by correcting identifying a C-47, to prove we "knew about planes". lol. This example, apparently, is a replica, as is the "one on display", but I never did find one on display in the public part of the museum.