The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

**fabulousfour** · April 20th, 2018, 12:54

And now something more modern.

**wout** · April 20th, 2018, 13:02

hi fabolousfour

The AIDC`s XC-2 light transport from The Rep.of China (Taiwan)

**fabulousfour** · April 20th, 2018, 13:13

I thought that this mystery would last longer.
Less than 10 minutes, is that a new record?

Of course it is the AIDC from Taiwan.

Over to you, wout!

**wout** · April 20th, 2018, 15:08

Looks like a clone of the MS-661, but is an original design. Note te lack of wingstruts

**lefty** · April 20th, 2018, 22:17

I recognised this immediately, but it is from a site which has now sadly disappeared. It's the Turbay T-11 Cacique from Argentina.

Anyone know if the Group Aracu site has been preserved anywhere ?

In the meantime thanks Ferry for the archive you did some time ago !

**fabulousfour** · April 20th, 2018, 22:30

Yes, that was a really good site that now has disappeared into Nirwana.

I have an archived site, where at least the registrations and the types of aircraft can be found, sadly a klick on the links for the photos is of no use.

Perhaps it helps.

http://archive.is/z3OYy

**lefty** · April 21st, 2018, 00:35

Thanks Robert, but that makes it even more frustrating !

**Baragouin** · April 21st, 2018, 01:24

Originally Posted by lefty

Thanks Robert, but that makes it even more frustrating !

Hi Mike
unfortunately I got in too late for the "Turbay" from Argentina and sorry to hear that the Grupo Aracuan has disappeared from the net. Fortunately I saved most of the therein pictured aircrafts
long time ago!
Cheers
Carlo

**lefty** · April 21st, 2018, 11:09

I was waiting for the OK from Walter, but hope he will forgive me for carrying on in the interests of continuity....

Here's a very easy floater - an extra single malt if you can tell me the famous traveller...

**fabulousfour** · April 21st, 2018, 12:24

Mike, did you get divine assistance when posting this mystery?
Believe it or not, the traveller I has my surname, if I'm not completely on the wrong track.

**Baragouin** · April 21st, 2018, 12:39

Originally Posted by lefty

I was waiting for the OK from Walter, but hope he will forgive me for carrying on in the interests of continuity....

Here's a very easy floater - an extra single malt if you can tell me the famous traveller...

She should be the Dornier Do12 "Libelle III"with Gnome Rhone engine. I read somewhere that this amphibious was owned or operated by a clergyman but I forgot his name....
Cheers
Carlo
I found his name: Pater Schulte "der fliegende Priest"
Now I finally know who is the most famous participant to Aviaquiz invariably winning all and every contest awarded with an impressive number of medals!

**lefty** · April 21st, 2018, 13:56

Carlo has filled in the detail, but Robert obviously had the answer -

to both - let's have a new mystery from either of you!

Robert, as a lifelong heathen, divine assistance has never featured in my life - the old man with the grey beard is merely something i see in the mirror every morning....

***Moses03*** · April 21st, 2018, 19:03

Originally Posted by Baragouin

Now I finally know who is the most famous participant to Aviaquiz invariably winning all and every contest awarded with an impressive number of medals!

Well done Robert, and I see Uli's name over there too.

I like the AviaQuiz sometimes when I think to check in there, but not a fan of the cropped photos showing bits of an aircraft. I prefer to see the whole machine or most of it anyways.

**fabulousfour** · April 21st, 2018, 22:43

Carlo, Mike and Kevin, thanks for your kind words, that's almost too much credit.

However, who knows what my rank would be, if I had started aviaquiz right from its beginning and not half a year too late...

Did I already say that it was Uli who drew my attention to this wonderful mystery aircraft thread?

This next mystery shouldn't be too difficult.

**Baragouin** · April 22nd, 2018, 05:19

Originally Posted by fabulousfour

Carlo, Mike and Kevin, thanks for your kind words, that's almost too much credit.

However, who knows what my rank would be, if I had started aviaquiz right from its beginning and not half a year too late...

Did I already say that it was Uli who drew my attention to this wonderful mystery aircraft thread?

This next mystery shouldn't be too difficult.

This looks very much to me like a CurtissF9C2 sans top wing arrestor hook and wheel fairings
Cheers

**fabulousfour** · April 22nd, 2018, 05:37

Not a Curtiss but also from a very well known stable.

***srgalahad*** · April 22nd, 2018, 08:46

Thanks for the reminder about AviaQuiz. It's probably seven or eight years since I was there (before I found this well of frustration). It seems there has been a bit of a 'reset' but I would anyway be so far down the awards table that it would be easy to slip off the bottom.

(remember a password that old? hah!)
Edit: matters not - AQ doesn't remember my email anyway.

**cthornburg** · April 22nd, 2018, 09:00

Boeing XF6B-1,XBFB-1

Chris

**fabulousfour** · April 22nd, 2018, 09:39

It is the Boeing, the last Navy biplane.

Over to Chris.

**cthornburg** · April 22nd, 2018, 13:50

Thanks it was an easy one. Now a low winger.

Chris

**lefty** · April 22nd, 2018, 13:59

Wouters W.4, Chris.

**cthornburg** · April 22nd, 2018, 15:09

That's it will try for harder next time.

Chris

**lefty** · April 22nd, 2018, 22:17

It wasn't that easy, Chris - just one I happened to know - we were talking about sites that have disappeared - one that hasn't is the excellent Belgian Wings, wherein some lovely stuff ! I haven't seen that particular shot before, but something about the paint job and wheels rang a bell.

Just about everything I post gets snapped up in minutes - this lot are just too good - but I don't regard it as a competition, just fun.

Here's another which someone will have before breakfast ! (although it's another site that's vanished !)

**Baragouin** · April 23rd, 2018, 00:52

Originally Posted by lefty

It wasn't that easy, Chris - just one I happened to know - we were talking about sites that have disappeared - one that hasn't is the excellent Belgian Wings, wherein some lovely stuff ! I haven't seen that particular shot before, but something about the paint job and wheels rang a bell.

Just about everything I post gets snapped up in minutes - this lot are just too good - but I don't regard it as a competition, just fun.

Here's another which someone will have before breakfast ! (although it's another site that's vanished !)

Hi Mike
your fellow is the DAR3 Garvan II LZ-DIN.
cheers
Carlo
Yes I do confirm that the site on yougoslav aircrafts has vanished in thin air. Fortunately I saved most of the stuff...

**Baragouin** · April 23rd, 2018, 01:02

"Just about everything I post gets snapped up in minutes - this lot are just too good - but I don't regard it as a competition, just fun."
I very much like this sentence of yours Mike. Let's never forget that this forum is excellent because we all aim to the same cause: Have fun and learn something! Our code is simple and straightforward let's keep it that way (I know of a few cases where regulations are intricate and participation means an uninterrupted wrangle!)
Cheers again
Carlo