The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[lefty]

I think that is the Villish VM-5, BG.

[Dev One]

Looks as if it didn't float but it did ski!
Keith

[Baragouin]

I think that is the Villish VM-5, BG.

Yes Lefty the Villish VM5 or, as they say:ВИЛЛИШ ВМ 5
Your turn my friend
Cheers
BG
PS For sure this floater didn't want to take any chances when it came to Landing!

[lefty]

Thanks BG - more of a slider than a floater, eh ? (they even removed the wing floats.....)

Here's a complicated-looking powerplant - on what ?

[wout]

Hi Mike
May just lucky, but just was on another site and stumbled upon the Vega Starliner with the experimental Menasco Unitwin engine.
Is that shown in your picture?

[lefty]

Indeed, Walter, you stumbled correctly ! Vega Starliner (sounds like a rock band) she is........

[wout]

Thank you Mike
Found info on the Vega/Menasco on oldmachinepress.com/articles/page8
Lots of info on (old) planes, engines. cars, car engines etc and very nice HD quality photos on this site.

Will post next challenge shortly.

[wout]

A small flying wing. Up to 3 countries were "involved" with this one-of.

[Moses03]

The Horten H-XVK. Was designed in Argentina then built in Germany (D-9003) with the first flight in 1952. It ended up in Switzerland with a Continental 65 added to it registered as HB-SAA.

[wout]

Hi Kevin
Have nothing more to add

[Moses03]

Up next, a gunship.

Rat-a-tat-tat...

[lefty]

Struggling a bit here, but the nearest I can get is the Huff-Daland Panther with some extra hardware in the rear seat !

[Moses03]

Also known as the AT-2. Well spotted Mike and fast too.

[lefty]

Here's a floater in a hurry.....

[lefty]

Somewhat bemused by the silence.

This is an admittedly rare float-equipped variant of a machine that was built in very large numbers* in several countries ! (*i.e. 4 figures.....)

[Moses03]

Beats me! .....

[cthornburg]

Breguet Bre.19B2

Chris

[lefty]

Well done Chris !

[cthornburg]

Try this monoplane

Chris

[lefty]

Not getting anywhere with this one, Chris. Don't think she's a Brit - more like a U.S. model, (with those rooty-tooty exhaust stacks !) but no joy so far.

[cthornburg]

Go East

Chris

[lefty]

Chris, I've been East, and most of the other directions too - think you are going to have to reveal all, and notch up a victory here - deep silence from the rest of the crew !

[pomme homme]

...... or if you want to prolong the pain, perhaps another clue prior to the answer?

[Dev One]

I've run out of towels to throw in......
keith

[cthornburg]

Try Hungary

Chris