The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

***srgalahad*** · June 3rd, 2011, 06:44

I even tried photoshopping out the extraneous bits of the gear but, while there are some familiar bits, I can't place it...

UNCLE!

***Moses03*** · June 3rd, 2011, 09:22

Here is another photo. Not the best quality I'm afraid. Seems the snow has melted away...

**DHC2Pilot** · June 3rd, 2011, 17:02

One question.....wheres the vertical stab? It's almost XP-55 Ascender like....but a twin...very odd.

***Moses03*** · June 3rd, 2011, 20:00

Here is a taildragger version clearly showing the tail section.

**Tako_Kichi** · June 3rd, 2011, 20:13

Hmmm...so it was German rather than Russian or Japanese.

**lefty** · June 3rd, 2011, 22:21

No, it's a Russki, I think.

Modified Tupolev SB 2M-103 by I.P Tolstikh. Called the Pterodactyl.

Sharper pic.......

***Moses03*** · June 4th, 2011, 08:57

Yup, the one-off Russki.

Nice photo.

**lefty** · June 4th, 2011, 11:03

Got a sneaking feeling this wee fighter has appeared here before, but a search couldn't find it.....

**Dave_Kent** · June 4th, 2011, 11:47

It's the Laboratoire Eiffel monoplane fighter

**Dave_Kent** · June 4th, 2011, 11:51

It's also sometimes called the Breguet LE

**lefty** · June 4th, 2011, 14:24

You got it, Dave .. Eiffel is as Eiffel does...

**Dave_Kent** · June 4th, 2011, 15:23

a familiar looking machine

Dave

***Moses03*** · June 4th, 2011, 16:16

I am the Walrus, goo goo g'joob. (Westland)

**Dave_Kent** · June 4th, 2011, 20:00

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!

***Moses03*** · June 5th, 2011, 09:12

Somewhat grainy eight passenger airliner for you all.

***Moses03*** · June 6th, 2011, 04:21

From a well known outfit. One built.

***Moses03*** · June 6th, 2011, 14:50

...and powered by a license built Bristol Jupiter IV.

**lefty** · June 7th, 2011, 07:41

Hmm, this is a real Moses special, and I'm having problems hunting it down.

***Moses03*** · June 7th, 2011, 09:50

Time to reveal. It's the Dornier Do K1.

Here is something much easier...

**wout** · June 7th, 2011, 15:28

Hi Kevin,
the Lala-1 (Latajace Laboratorium 1) of the Instytut Lotnictwa. Built of an An-2R and used in the development of the breathtaking M-15 ag-plane

***Moses03*** · June 7th, 2011, 15:36

Spot on as usual Walter.

Have at it.

**wout** · June 8th, 2011, 05:27

An easy one. No picture required (at least not now)
Which aircraft was identified by four (4) different model/type designations of different companies that had something to do with the aircraft (it was flown!). I do not mean change of manufacturer name or merger etc.

**Dave_Kent** · June 8th, 2011, 09:20

something like the Feiseler Fi 156 Storch, which I think was manufactured post-war in France, Czecjoslovakia and Romania under different designations.

Dave

**wout** · June 8th, 2011, 09:36

Hi Dave,
sorry not the Storch. It concerns a single aircraft. To assist I can disclose it had 3 company and four type/model designations, but if you Google you likely end up with the one it is usually known under.

**wout** · June 8th, 2011, 13:32

The aircraft served as testbed for a major aerodynamic feature which was found in a later production plane built by the company which designed this feature, but the company did not built the entire testbed aircraft.
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