Like I said, even im stumped, but I dont thing its the Goose. The opening is too narrow and spinner too big.

What's unusual is the small propeller arm in proportion to the size of the cone. I don't recognize it, but I'm no expert.

Again, not at all perfect and as fate would have it, the Just Flight Demo doesn't have the large spinners....so pretend they are there. It does seem more convincing, the thing about the Goose picture was that no way, no how could I get ground in the image without getting some Fuselage (not to mention those pesky antennae). Again, you be the judge:

I'd love to see a Goose (or a Mallard) but I'm betting that this one is a Murphy Moose. They're very common in Canada and Alaska. It's a taildragger with a 9-cylinder radial engine with a giant prop hub. http://en.wikipedia....ki/Murphy_Moose- Gary Letona

+1 There is an float version as well. Water is pretty close to the plane, so I doubt a DC-6/7 can float on water, can they?

The water could just be a tactical diversion to throw people off...

I like the Murphy Moose guess (big spinner, tight cowl) but the rotation of the engine seems opposite, looking at the prop, for that engine (Vedeneyev M14P) compared to the pic. Otherwise similar cowling and spinner (like the Sukhoi Su-26 and the Polish Wilga).Maybe a Howard DGA-18 or Spartan 7W Executive? :Confused:

I like the Murphy Moose guess (big spinner, tight cowl) but the rotation of the engine seems opposite, looking at the prop, for that engine (Vedeneyev M14P) compared to the pic

Yeah, I watched some video of the Moose, it does have a clock-wise spin, we need something with the opposite. Other than that it would almost fit perfectly.

Is there any chance the picture in question could be of a tail rotor?

Is there any chance the picture in question could be of a tail rotor?

I dont know of many tail rotors directly connected to a radial engine....

No - unless there is a mysterious helicopter that has its tail rotor powered by its own radial engine.

If the tail rotor is a radial, I can only imagine how big and powerful the main rotor would be....that would be a helicopter capable of lifting some serious cargo....not to mention the delicate balance to keep those two in sync.

Maybe the radial engine in the tail also turns the main rotor with a drive shaft.That would free up some cabin space.

Okay, okay, I spoke too quickly, I was just trying to think outside the box. However a radial engine in the tail would be pretty awesome...

You guys are pretty knowledgeable on your A/C. By that pic I would have no idea where to start looking. I've been checking out pics on all mentioned A/C and I'm stumped! Pretty excited though for whatever it turns out to be. Someone in the forums will soon be saying, "I called it!" ^_^

I like the Murphy Moose guess (big spinner, tight cowl) but the rotation of the engine seems opposite

Good catch, a Murphy Moose with the radial engine would spin the opposite direction than the prop we see in the picture. So I'll rule that out.For those saying that it looks too thin to be prop blade, cosider that with the angle of the shot you are looking at the leading edge of the prop, not looking at the flat surface directly from the front. It might even be feathered too.What I feel I can say for sure is that it is a 9 cylinder radial prop engine from a plane comonly used in Alaska. Might be a taildragger or it might be a floatplane.I sure hope it is something with multiple engines, to me those are more fun to play with than the single-engine props.- Gary Letona