The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Ferry_vO]

What a strange contraption.. Could it even fly?

Here's another interesting experiment...

Attachment 78863

[lefty]

That, sir, is a Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.9, known, delightfully, as 'The Pulpit'.

[Ferry_vO]

Of course you are right, Mike!

Wouldn't want to be the unlucky gunner in that basket, mounted it seems only on the propeller axis..

[lefty]

A nice twin...

[Moses03]

I think Lefty sprung this one on us before but I can't remember it at the moment. Probably in Ferry's archive now.



Edit: Trying to shake off the cobwebs. Ponnier P.1 perhaps?

[lefty]

Hmm, as soon as I posted it, there was a sinking feeling.... It is getting more and more difficult to find new horrors !

Ponnier it is.

[Moses03]

That Ponnier is a much overlooked machine. No entry at aviafrance and nothing on the net that I could find.

Here is a nifty looking jet-

[Ferry_vO]

Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor (S/N 46-681) after the V-tail modification.

[Moses03]

Nine minutes on the board until zapped by the Dutchman!

[Ferry_vO]

The nose is similar to the Thunderjet, so it was quite easy to find; the aircraft on the left side on this photo would have been harder to find..

(Yet another) Interesting wing experiment:

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[Baragouin]

The nose is similar to the Thunderjet, so it was quite easy to find; the aircraft on the left side on this photo would have been harder to find..

(Yet another) Interesting wing experiment:

Attachment 78943

Is that a soviet NIAI RK1 with telescopic wings (Razdvijnoie Krilo)?
Baragouin

[Ferry_vO]

That's the one, Baragouin!

[Baragouin]

That's the one, Baragouin!

Good evening!
If you are looking for a horrible thing I think it is hard to beat it
BG

[Baragouin]

I think a clue is now in order: it is a 1910 U.S.A. device....
Baragouin

[Moses03]

Thanks to Aerofiles I think I found your contraption. This the Jacobs Multi-plane?

[Baragouin]

Yes Sir. The Jacobs Multiplane, that's what it is.
Now please go ahead with a fresh enigma!
BG

[Moses03]

Recently unearthed twin boom pusher photo...

[lefty]

You left that Czech reg. as a red herring, eh ?

It is the S.A.I.M.A.N. L.B.2, methinks.

[Moses03]

I did leave that as a red herring. It didn't deter the Scotsman though. Correct on the Italian.

[lefty]

This is a toughie - a rare bird in an exotic setting.

[Moses03]

The Waterhouse & Royer Cruisair built for Klamath Air Service, Oregon. This exotic?

[lefty]

It was when it entered service with the Escobar rebels in Mexico !

Spot on, though a nitpicker like me would spell Cruzair with a Zee !!

[Moses03]

One from Wout's world...

[DHC2Pilot]

If I'm not mistaken the Cruizair was a modified Ryan Mechanics CM-1.

[wout]

Hi Kevin :salute:
The Thurston-Patchen TSC-2 (design David Thurston, money Marvin Patchen) of 1972.
The aircraft (N1EX) later emigrated to South Africa (1975, ZS-UGF) and remained without followers. After having been grounded for some 15 years, the TSC-2 was restored and flew again in 2011 and is part of the South African Air Force Museum.