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1960's and 70's era Britten Norman Islander
Originally I had cropped down a small portion of the wingtip of this Britten Norman Islander for the 3-5-11 NTP game, but I decided that the aileron counterbalance might make it too easy to identify. So I got kinda crazy by only showing the top of the vertical fin. Even then, it still only wound up taking well under 24 hours for @JimWay to issue forth the winning ID. Pretty amazing work I'd say! He's snagged a bacon sandwich at Oshkosh 2011 for his effort.
I've always liked the Islanders. I remember back in the mid 70's there was a small commuter airline operating out of SFO that had some Piper Navajos, several Britten Norman Islanders, and even a Trislander. I got to ride on the Islanders several times and always really enjoyed it. I even rode that crazy looking Trislander once. They're just a good, hard working airplanes that keep going and going.
Watch for more Name The Plane games to pop up from time to time. You can follow @NameThePlane on twitter to get a tweet when a new game goes up. It's the only game in the world that I know of that rewards excellent aircraft ID skills with bacon!
