The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

***Moses03*** · March 12th, 2014, 16:37

A yearling from a different nest...

**Tako_Kichi** · March 12th, 2014, 16:43

Hmmm....looks like an AN-2 based flying wing of some sort.

EDIT: Aha! It is an AN-2E, originally conceived as an Ekranoplan apparently.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-2

***Moses03*** · March 12th, 2014, 16:57

You got it TK.

It is the funky "E" version. The constant cold weather makes them build stuff like that.

Have at it-

**Tako_Kichi** · March 12th, 2014, 17:22

Cheers Moses, I think that's only the second mystery aircraft I've identified correctly in all the years I've been following this thread!

See what you guys can make of this beauty, but I don't think it will last very long.

***Moses03*** · March 14th, 2014, 03:39

Pretty paint but not sure of the lineage here.

**Tako_Kichi** · March 14th, 2014, 07:18

The type was originally built for the US Army before being diverted to the US Navy. Lots of them found their way into civilian hands after WWII where they were often used as crop dusters. The manufacturer is now better known for making aircraft with hundreds of seats rather than single/twin seat types.

***srgalahad*** · March 14th, 2014, 11:51

Well, I thought you wanted more than "Super Stearman"

Actually the upper wing mod (filling in the gap over the pilot's head) had me looking.

The specific a/c is not one I'd seen before - where, when was the pic taken?

**Tako_Kichi** · March 14th, 2014, 12:07

Originally Posted by srgalahad

Well, I thought you wanted more than "Super Stearman"

It was listed as a 1942 Boeing A75N1-450 but I guess a 'Super Stearman' covers it too.

Originally Posted by srgalahad

Actually the upper wing mod (filling in the gap over the pilot's head) had me looking.

The specific a/c is not one I'd seen before - where, when was the pic taken?

I'm assuming it was taken in 2012 when she was restored to the current condition based on the info I found here:

http://rareaircraft.com/remanufactur...-sn-75-3388-2/

If you do a Google Image search of the reg. number (N966CD) you will get a lot more pics showing the restoration process.

Over to you Rob.

***srgalahad*** · March 15th, 2014, 08:22

Floteur quattro-moteur

Attachment 5487

***Ferry_vO*** · March 15th, 2014, 14:20

That's an innovative way to incorporate four engines on this bird...

**SabreAce** · March 15th, 2014, 14:23

Looks like that would be the Bird Innovator.

**PeteHam** · March 15th, 2014, 14:52

Four-Engine Catalina cum Innovator

http://www.airbum.com/articles/ArticleBirdPBY.html

Pete.

***srgalahad*** · March 16th, 2014, 07:23

Originally Posted by SabreAce

Looks like that would be the Bird Innovator.

...that would be..

and a small tot to Ferry for his lead-in

on this bird...

Often we think of the airplane but this is also about Dr. Bird. It's likely that you know someone who's benefited from his work
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Bird
http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/d...9-forrest-bird
https://www2.aap.org/sections/perinatal/pdf/DrBird.pdf

OK SabreAce, it's all yours

**SabreAce** · March 16th, 2014, 08:15

I'm guessing this one will prove easy for our local experts.

**Baragouin** · March 17th, 2014, 08:13

Originally Posted by SabreAce

I'm guessing this one will prove easy for our local experts.

In spite of the funny tail this looks very much like a Grigorovich I-Z with a Shvetsov M22...
Cheers
BG

**SabreAce** · March 17th, 2014, 09:17

So close, but not quite right.

**Baragouin** · March 17th, 2014, 11:57

Originally Posted by SabreAce

So close, but not quite right.

In this case I opt for a Grigorovich IP-1....
BG

**SabreAce** · March 18th, 2014, 03:51

Originally Posted by Baragouin

In this case I opt for a Grigorovich IP-1....
BG

And with that, a

for the correct answer, and another

for the persistence.

Not a successful design, the IP-1 nonetheless carried a rather potent armament, especially for its day and size. It was designed to carry a 5-shot 75mm cannon to destroy bombers. When the cannon proved unsuccessful, the type was adapted to carry a pair of 20mm cannon, 6 x 7.62mm machine guns under the wings, and another pair of 7.62mm in the fuselage.

A 1935 design with enough firepower to eclipse even late-war Spitfires.

The ball is in Baragouin's court.

**Baragouin** · March 18th, 2014, 11:35

Thanks SabreAce
Sorry for the delay!
Here's my today's offer a very old racer....
Cheers

***Moses03*** · March 18th, 2014, 15:36

Ah the scourge of the t-tail biplane. Caspar C.33.

**Baragouin** · March 19th, 2014, 06:38

You deserve your applause

!
It is the german made Caspar C33 of 1928 (a very proficient company indeed Caspar was! They even sold one of their products to the U.S.....)
Your turn dear Friend
Cheers
BG

***Moses03*** · March 19th, 2014, 08:45

Thanks BG.

From the fatherland to...

**lefty** · March 20th, 2014, 04:14

Oh dear, there were so many of these trimotor one-offs floating around Europe - could this be the ANF-Les Mureaux 140T ??

***Moses03*** · March 20th, 2014, 04:43

Lefty has safely navigated the Euro trimotor waters of the 1930's. Indeed the 140T.

Do your worst-

**lefty** · March 20th, 2014, 05:51

Digging deeper (or should it be plunging?) into those depths, I discovered this Salon photo which includes, amongst others, the ANF 140 (on the left) - but what on earth is that bizarre hydravion in the foreground ?