The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[lefty]

Well I know pretty well zero about this type of aircraft, but the rear end looks totally Piper Aerostar.

Did someone convert one to single-engine, or what ?

(5 mins later) Yes he did ! It's Oscar Taylor's Speedstar.

[wout]

Hi Mike, you are right :ernae: I think it is known as the Airplane Factory Speedstar 850
(850hp? Honeywell TPE331 urbine). Built by Mr. Oscar Taylor

[lefty]

Here's one that's wee bit different from the normal Piper clone.

[wout]

Hi Mike, the Karhumaki Karhu 48 from ?

[lefty]

Well I thought it might last a bit longer !

[wout]

Thanks Mike, let`s stay on the water. Amphibian with twin props, but only a single engine.

[Moses03]

I only know this one because it's an oddball! Smith Developments FSRW-1.

[wout]

Hi Kevin. Yes it is.
However, how come it took you over an hour to come up with your answer?.

[Moses03]

Ha! You are funny Walter.

Here is another similar powered ship. Any guesses?

[wout]

Kevin, is it ultralight category or did it carry a registration?

[Moses03]

Not an ultralight. I think it had a registration at some point.


Edit: I'm calling a foul on myself. I found some more info on this one and it appears to have been a kit plane which is a no-no for mystery planes. There is an entry for it over at Aerofiles however.

Hallock Pterodactyl:

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**Open Board**

[wout]

Hi Kevin, dont`t punish yourself too much. I will not hold it against you. A very interesting design nevertheless.
How about this P-26 in a laughing mirror

[lefty]

Walter's obviously digging into his Book of Romanian Flying Machines -this one just reeked of the Balkans. Heavily retouched photo (they've even airbrushed out the tailwheel) and a design very similar to Italian models.

This the extravagantly-spatted I.A.R. 15

Kevin, stop flagellating yourself over the tailless wonder, please. Incidentally, I see it apparently resides in a museum down the road from you. Any other goodies there ?

[wout]

Hi Mike,
you are correct, the IAR-15 it is

[lefty]

This one is not from Eastern Europe !

[wout]

Hi Mike, Further East. The XL-17 Musang by ISTM from the Philippines . Largely built from locally grown wood. Seems work was halted just prior to commencement of flight trials.

[lefty]

Woops ! Didn't fly ? I went by Jane's which said it was 'now being flight tested' - wishful thinking, perhaps.. I join Kevin in the hair shirt brigade to atone for my sins....non-fliers are taboo...

[wout]

Hi Mike, please donot take my word (on the XL-17 not having flown) for granted. Many moons ago I had some correspondence with a gentlemen (member of Air Britain) who knew a real lot of Philippine aviation and I am almost sure he wrote that the XL-17 did not fly. I will trey lo locate his letter and will revert (if successful). after I found the filing shoe box in question.

Next one is a floater again. My estimate is less than 2 hours for the right answer.

[Moses03]

Nikol A-2 Sir.

[wout]

Hi Kevin, just 4 minutes!!. I better start looking for really, really, really difficult ones. :ernae:

[Moses03]

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[lefty]

Well those gentlemen have an American air about them - the one on the far left appears to be a Mohican - but apart from that, haven't a clue.

What an absolutely enormous prop - wouldn't fancy swinging that.......

[Moses03]

She is powered by a Gnome-Rhone 9. From your side of the pond...


BTW- Checking to see if that tailess wonder is over at the local museum. It's not listed on the website.

[Moses03]

Let's go ahead and move along. Need some fresh game for the weekend. The floater is a Focke-Wulf W.4 of 1927.

How about this one then?

[lefty]

D'you know, I had the Dornier and Heinkel books out - knew it wasn't French - BAH !!

Anyway I DO know this wee devil - it's the Andover Kent Langley XNL-1 monoplane - another wooden wonder.