The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

**fabulousfour** · February 20th, 2018, 10:21

2 out of 3 is not too bad.

Here is something more modern and probably quite a lot faster.

**giruXX** · February 20th, 2018, 11:02

I wonder how mush fire it would spit if it were more than just the tail.

**fabulousfour** · February 20th, 2018, 11:19

Maybe it was fire in its tail that ended its life.

**wout** · February 20th, 2018, 12:57

Hi fabulousfour

The Schroeder Dragontail Goodyear racer (N60298 and race # 50). Lost before it could compete.

**fabulousfour** · February 20th, 2018, 13:08

I should have made a bet that the correct answer for this mystery would come from wout.

Of course it is the Dragontail

**wout** · February 21st, 2018, 00:45

There is some Piper in it, but remainder is own design.
I promise a better picture once solved.

**wout** · February 21st, 2018, 11:36

1949/1950. Lycoming O-235. Span seen as 12.333ft and 14ft.

***Moses03*** · February 21st, 2018, 12:54

That Sir, is the "The Thing" designed by Charles Bailey.

**wout** · February 21st, 2018, 14:22

Hi Kevin

That, Sir, is 100% correct. Registered N3M and reportedly Mr. Bailey may even have built two examples. Sadly Mr. Bailey lost his life while performing in N3M in October 1950.
As promised a better picture.

***Moses03*** · February 21st, 2018, 17:44

Thanks Walter.

I know a certain Scotsman that will be on the prowl for this watery beast...

**lefty** · February 21st, 2018, 21:43

It's taken me half-an-hour to get into this site again, so better hurry before it disappears!

Moses' floater is the Besson MB-26.

***Moses03*** · February 22nd, 2018, 04:09

Lefty does not disappoint.

**lefty** · February 22nd, 2018, 05:12

Originally Posted by Moses03

Lefty does not disappoint.

Not sure my other half would agree with you.......

Here's a neat number in a classic style - well maybe a few struts too many - but where's she from ?

***Moses03*** · February 23rd, 2018, 04:14

I think we need a clue. Been all over the map with this one but convinced it is a western Europe number.

Either that or everyone easily guessed it within five minutes and I'm the outlier.

**lefty** · February 23rd, 2018, 05:46

Everything is possible, Kevin.

From a (very) well known manufacturer - Wright Whirlwind motor......

**pomme homme** · February 23rd, 2018, 06:32

A long shot. The DH.75B Hawk Moth?

***Moses03*** · February 23rd, 2018, 07:15

De Havilland argh, never made the connection! Guess the tail fooled me from that angle.

Going to do the honorable thing and go walk 10 paces off a 9 pace plank into the abyss (where I will no doubt be surrounded by a multitude of post-war single engine low wing monoplanes).

**pomme homme** · February 23rd, 2018, 07:36

As an online Samaritan, who shudders at prospect of a proud and intelligent man being driven to walking the plank in these circumstances, would it help, Kevin, if I deleted my earlier post and turned the clock back a couple of hours?

**lefty** · February 23rd, 2018, 10:41

Yippee! I had a feeling this one might spark off some Aerofiles trawling - looks deceptively 'colonial'.....

Anyway, Mike has the baton - we await with trepidation....

**pomme homme** · February 23rd, 2018, 12:07

Sorry, but you'll have to trepidate until the morning. It's rugby, pro tem!

**lefty** · February 24th, 2018, 00:25

Well you'll be happy now that Les Bleus have finally managed to grind out a win !

**pomme homme** · February 24th, 2018, 01:17

Yes, at least it avoids la cuillère en bois. Now here's a tubby wee fellow - the aeroplane, that is!

**giruXX** · February 24th, 2018, 01:52

That is the Léger Pataplume, Monsieur

**pomme homme** · February 24th, 2018, 02:06

At the risk of being a pedant (moi?), mein herr, might I ask you to say which one? They are significantly different.

**pomme homme** · February 24th, 2018, 07:40

Well, gentlemen, we can't let the grass grow under our feet. It's the Pataplume 1 because, as you'll see from the attached photograph, the Pataplume 2 is a very different beast. Over to Allemagne!