Lefty is the Cheshire cat over in the corner. This one managed a few hops before catching a fence at the end of the runway.
Lefty is the Cheshire cat over in the corner. This one managed a few hops before catching a fence at the end of the runway.
Okay, it's obvious that Lefty sussed this one out straight away. Let's have it Mike!
Yeah Mike.. give it up!
That thing is SO ugly that I'm not even going to try to find it
"To some the sky is the limit. To others it is home" anon.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
Well it's the inappropriately named Joy JX from 1935, whose pilot miraculously survived his first 'flight' in this creation. How he was ever persuaded into it remains a mystery.
I hear the call of the sea again.............
Here's a scratch-built model of the Joy:
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.co...s.php?id=16114
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Don't know how you got the Joy so fast.for Lefty!
As usual, detective work + luck. A search of Aerofiles under 'weird' and 'oddball' yielded nothing, so I tried 'underslung engines'.
Down the list, there was the obvious candidate - no pic in Aerofiles, but it sounded right, then I too found Ferry's site by Googling, and there she was !
Just to let you know how a devious mind works.......
By the way - how did I know it was American ? It just had to be !
Tellier 1100?
Also known as the Tellier T.7 (Tellier designations vary from source to source - typically French)
Three 350hp Lorraines, hence presumably the 1100.
I like those push-pull flying boats of that era. Stylish to say the least.
How about a monoplane...
That's a Hall-Scott engine turning the prop...
and that led me to the Jacuzzi. No, not a hot-tub, but the Jacuzzi J-7 Reo/Rio
... which looks better in any other pic than Kevin's, although his is rather moody and artistic..
"To some the sky is the limit. To others it is home" anon.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
You got it Rob. (Beer smiley is not working- my apologies!) It seems to me those long wing struts would not help much but apparently it flew rather well. I think Lefty was being a bit modest here on spotting this one...
Over to the Great White North-
Thankee..
With a 50+ ft wing it probably needed some serious bracing.
OK, now back into what should likely be called WoutWorld...
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Note.. grain removed / not added / non-existant
"To some the sky is the limit. To others it is home" anon.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
Developed as a possible future production a/c...
the designer also worked with/for a very famous design shop, the principle of which is about to receive a major tribute...
The person who commissioned the design also bears a famous a/c manufacturing name...
"To some the sky is the limit. To others it is home" anon.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
The PAT-1 by Piper Advanced Technology, Inc. (not related to the Piper Aircraft company)
but....one of the designers was "Pug" Piper, son of William T. Piper and we all know where his hobby lead to.
Sadly the PAT-1 (N15PT) was lost in a fatal crash.
You da man!
30 years ago this coming week N15PT was displayed at Oshkosh
"To some the sky is the limit. To others it is home" anon.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
Have always wondered whether unfolding the wings is an item on the checklist.
...and with wings unfolded. Around 1930
Jayhawk Mars II (or Mars 2)
and OH pls
"To some the sky is the limit. To others it is home" anon.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
The Mars II by the Jayhawk Aircraft Corporation it is.
Srgalahad requested OH
I will bite. An airliner about to take off (we hope!)...
Looks like a Bloch 220 ??
Right on Lefty. (Beer smilies still not working)
Have at it-
A wee tourer for Wout to devour..
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