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Thread: The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

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    Something for your viewing pleasure

    Chris
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    Company still in business same name.

    Chris

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    Since no takers. It's the Cessna Experimental circa 1926 only 1 made.

    Open House

    Chris

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    Thought it might have been a Cessna, but didn't find a clue to point in that direction.

  5. #15430
    Same to me. Couldn't think that there is a Cessna that isn't even mentioned at aerofiles, so I looked elsewhere.

    Chris, could you tell the source of the picture?

    Next one must have about the same age as the last one.
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    How many aircraft companies from the 20's still with the same name?
    Don't know where I found the picture at this time. My library still boxed up in HNL. I've been doing PDF files for aircraft companies. Did Cessna which is where I got it from but don't remember where I got it. So sometimes when you guys come up with an interesting aircraft I try to do a company PDF on it. So you won't stump me next time. Although some of the military aircraft you've put on have stumped me with a different view of the aircraft. Aerofiles is great wish someone would take it over and continue it. It doesn't have everything as I find out with my project on the worlds air forces. I'm always still finding aircraft used that I didn't know about. Best thing here is finding aircraft the experts aren't familiar with.
    Right now looking picture for the 1st Swearingen SA26 Merlin with piston engines have the SA26-T Merlin II which might be the same airframe with turbines added don't know.

    Chris

  7. #15432
    Quote Originally Posted by fabulousfour View Post
    Chris, could you tell the source of the picture?
    two possibilities: http://www.kingairmagazine.com/article/air-capital-world-travel-air-days/

    http://www.wingsoverkansas.com/vintage/a186/
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    Hi Chris
    You are correct on the first SA-26 (Merlin I). Construction started when plans called for installation of 400hp Lycoming TIGO-541 piston engines. When development of that engine was halted, Ed Swearingen decided to use 578hp PT6A-6 turbines. This also allowed more fuel and thus higher weights. The prototype SA-26-T Merlin II was born. FF 13 April 1965.
    Source: Letter from Ed Swearingen.

  9. #15434
    Quote Originally Posted by fabulousfour View Post
    Next one must have about the same age as the last one.
    some kind of Curtiss Fledgling, perhaps?

    Found a similar view in Curtiss aircraft 1907-1947: Curtiss N2C-1
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    Great links, Uli, many thanks!

    It is the XN2C-1, so Fledgling is perfect!

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    Thanks wout for the info big help.

    Chris

  12. #15437
    Here comes another wee bird which I can’t hold back any longer.

    (not a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker ;-) )
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    Peterson (Wren) modification of Cessna 182.

    http://www.bush-planes.com/Peterson-Wren.html
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    I have it as Wren 460)*. http://www.wren460.com/aboutprice.html
    I think Peterson came later. Both crafts are perhaps impossible to distinguish from a single photo. Therefore, I think the should go to Ferry_vO.


    )* does this mean that there were 459 wrens before?
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    Quote Originally Posted by giruXX View Post
    I have it as Wren 460)*. http://www.wren460.com/aboutprice.html
    I think Peterson came later. Both crafts are perhaps impossible to distinguish from a single photo. Therefore, I think the should go to Ferry_vO.


    )* does this mean that there were 459 wrens before?
    Without registration it would be hard to distinguish both versions, as according to the link I posted:"Todd Peterson has acquired the rights to the original Wren modifications and currently markets them under his name."

    And:"Apparently there is some confusion buzzing around about the difference between the Peterson and Wren. For clarification, Todd Peterson acquired the Supplemental Type Certificate for the Wren and produced a number of them in the early 1980s under the designation 460P. He evolved the Wren design into the Peterson 260SE."

    Anyway, here's a nice picture of a floatplane:
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    Quote Originally Posted by cthornburg View Post
    Mraz M-1E Sokol
    That's the one!
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  18. #15443
    They all look alike. AG planes

    Thanks for the info on Swearingen. Another one I'm looking for is a flying pix of the Grumman E-2 Hawkeye without the rotodome. I heard it did fly this way when it was in prototype time.

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    Thanks Chris.

    Something more vintage to consider.


  22. #15447
    We're back to birdies again ! This is the ANEC IV Missel Thrush ( I think the one below probably flies better.....)
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    Thank you, so funny & made my day! I blew coffee all over my keyboard!

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    Sorry about the keyboard, zsw, - it's just that I'm running out of aircraft photos - got lots of these though --
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  25. #15450
    Mike is correct with the ANEC. Hey, at least it was not another Wren!

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