The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

**lefty** · February 4th, 2012, 07:27

Try this.. (Maybe Wout will be sleeping......)

**Dev One** · February 5th, 2012, 23:51

Obviously very obscure as everyone seems to be quiet!!!
Possibly American fitted with a Menasco engine?
Keith

**lefty** · February 6th, 2012, 00:20

It's (Western) European from a substantial manufacturer.

***Moses03*** · February 6th, 2012, 09:32

Paging Wout, come in Wout...

**Dev One** · February 6th, 2012, 10:16

Hungarian with a Walter Micron up front? Quite a neat looking job - post WWII I should think, but after that I'm lost & upside down in cloud!!!
Keith

**Hurricane91** · February 6th, 2012, 11:15

Caudron C.286?

**lefty** · February 6th, 2012, 13:26

Time to put this one to bed.

It is one of several models by the SNCAC called 'Chardonneret', in this case the NC.832. (1945 - F-WDVY)

Time to put Lefty to bed too, so OH for you Transatlantic types.

**wout** · February 7th, 2012, 04:29

a rotorcraft for a change.
I knew it (had) existed, I knew the date of the first flight date and the N-number, but had never seen a photo
Found this in the net yesterday. Not a homebuilt though.

***Ferry_vO*** · February 7th, 2012, 10:17

This the Skyway Engineering Company. Inc. AC-35?

**wout** · February 7th, 2012, 11:04

Hi Ferry

That it the one (and only). N35133 first flight 17 December 1965.
Like in the original (Pitcairn AC35) the engine was located in lower fuselage behind the cabin with long drive shaft to the prop.

Surprise us Ferry!

***Ferry_vO*** · February 7th, 2012, 11:11

I think the only way to surprise you guys is to actually build an aircraft in my garage and then take a photo... Until then, OH!

***Moses03*** · February 7th, 2012, 18:40

Not from Ferry's garage...

**lefty** · February 8th, 2012, 02:39

Tachikawa Ki-55. Don't have any record of these being acquired by China so assume this must be a capture ?

***Moses03*** · February 8th, 2012, 04:33

on the Ki-55.

I think you are correct on the capture.

**lefty** · February 8th, 2012, 05:54

A great big floater..

***Moses03*** · February 8th, 2012, 19:06

Looks like a one-off conversion from a landplane. Bloimey!

**lefty** · February 8th, 2012, 22:53

No, a custom build (by a large and well-known company) to a military specification.

One of the biggest single-engine floatplanes built at the time - (early Twenties) - it once carried seven passengers....

**lefty** · February 9th, 2012, 22:13

Well, I'm surprised - a wee look into your Putnams would have revealed this as the Fairey Fremantle.

Here's another utility machine from a big manufacturer..

**wout** · February 10th, 2012, 02:20

Hi Mike :salute:
a Nord N-3400 (Norbarbe) of the French Army Aviation ?

**lefty** · February 10th, 2012, 04:41

You got that one, Walter !

***Moses03*** · February 10th, 2012, 04:58

Never cracked the Fairey tome. :redf:

**wout** · February 10th, 2012, 05:09

For the floatplane lovers.

One clue: its American
Sorry for the not sooooo good pic

**lefty** · February 10th, 2012, 06:05

Looks like the wings and rear end of a Piper with something awful that's happened to the front !

**Hurricane91** · February 10th, 2012, 10:40

Originally Posted by Moses03

Never cracked the Fairey tome. :redf:

I thought it was the III-F's mother.

**wout** · February 10th, 2012, 13:57

Hi Mike :salute:
correct about the Piper influence. Mr. Nelson A, Bunnels designed the streamlined forward fuselage with retractable wheels in fuselage sponsons (making the aircraft an amphibian) himself. The wings, rear fuselage and tail section of a J3 completed the job and a Continental C85 above the cabin made it move. The Bunnels Sport carried registration N10533 and first flew around 1965/1966.

May we invite you, please, for the next one

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