Originally Posted by Moses03
No the least of which is its utter anonymity !
Looks like a classic thirties American one-off - is that a Curtiss-Wright Whirlwind motor ???
No the least of which is its utter anonymity !
Looks like a classic thirties American one-off - is that a Curtiss-Wright Whirlwind motor ???
You are on the right track. Not a Curtiss-Wright but a Kinner. Most of the designs after this were more unconventional...
What was the purpose of the center line skid?
The skid functioned as a braking device during landings. Not sure why the designer thought that was a good idea.
Let's move on. This is the Waterman Flexwing from 1930. Another variable wing experiment.
Time for a twin boom pusher.
It has outriggers under the wings. Looks like a Yves Gardan aircraft but I can't put my finger on it.
Oh lord, the Twin-Boom Terror strikes again !
Sure I've seen this one - more than a touch of the Skoda-Kaubas about it - back to the books........
Not French or Czech. A little off the beaten path, this one.
Odd little thing indeed. It reminds me of a Difoga 421 or a Fokker Promotor, but isn't either... I'm sure I've seen it somewhere before, though. >.<
Not a Dutch boy...
The Mantelli/Alaparma Tucano ???
No, it's the Triete - built in Argentina ? Need more info on this Mantelli bloke.
Nice detective work Lefty.I have it as a Mantelli AM.10 built in Argentina 1951 or so. It's really just a reworked Alaparma Baldo with the twin fins and all.
Thank you - it seems Argentina was a hotbed of a lot of things postwar......
This one is of a similar vintage, but not Argentinian..
Paging Wout...Wout, paging Wout...
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Not European...
Do I spy an inconspicuous NX or NC registration #?
Hi Mike,
my best offer is the Ross RS-2L of 1946/1947.
if correct (?), OH please
NX1316, to be precise, John, but Walter swooped with deadly accuracy on the poor defenceless Ross RS-2L, yet another doomed flivver for the masses.
Who's next ???
Right, since most of you are pushing out copious 'zzzzz's at the moment - I'll post this stodgy-looking bus...
That would be the Bristol 110A.
It would indeed.
Next up, a grainy trimotor. Not too many photos of this one out there.
Would I be incorrect in thinking that the 3rd engine was an afterthought or a modification to this bird? The forward nose section doesn't appear to have been designed with an engine in mind there.
Yes, and why a 3-blade prop up front ?
Despite appearances, I suspect this is another American lash-up, by soembody who couldn't afford a decent camera....
The third engine was not an afterthought. There was another variant in which all three props were 3-bladed with big ugly wheel spats.
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