Chris, this is my go-to site for Rumanian aircraft. It was when looking for yours that I found the other one!
https://www.scribd.com/doc/49859210/...05-1974#scribd
In the meantime, by request.......
Chris, this is my go-to site for Rumanian aircraft. It was when looking for yours that I found the other one!
https://www.scribd.com/doc/49859210/...05-1974#scribd
In the meantime, by request.......
And finally we have an SPCA mystery
That is the SPCA 60T.
Not?
I'm confused.
The link from airwar.ru shows the same photo and designates the craft as the prototype of the SPCA 60T.
http://www.airwar.ru/enc/flyboat/spca60.html
Would SPCA type IV be the better choice?
Tee hee hee!
SPCA E-7? The same flying boat seems to have had a number of designations. But it is French, after all!
Oh dear, no wonder Mike is giggling -I should have known better than to delve into the murky world of French aircraft designation.Attached Thumbnails
It appears that the military Type 60, derived from the civil Type 50 Hermès, was abandoned at fuselage construction stage, after problems with the structural rigidity of the Type 50.
It was different in many respects, not the least a single fin/rudder in place of the quadruple tail unit of the 50.
These are from the already notorious SPCA book - just shows you can't believe everything the Russians say............. to Robert to mollify his confusion !
The site has gone peculiar again - can't edit properly ! What I did not actually say is that my photo was of F-AKEB, the Type 50.
Mike, many thanks for the details.
As we all know by now, French designations are like swimming with sharks...
Are we going on with Open House then?
Hi Lefty!
Just to clear up matters (if possible):
F-AKEB with quadruple tail (of which I have a couple of pics) = Type SPCA 50 Hermes.
At this stage does anyone have a photo of type 60 (or 6oT)?
Thanks for your help
Cheers
Carlo
As I said, Carlo, the Type 60 was never completed - there is a photo of the hull in the book.
Hmm, to add a bit more to the confusion, I found in an old issue of Le Fana that it might just be the other way round.
According to that article, it was the SPCA 60 that was finished and was flown but the military variant SPCA 50 was never completed.
There is another picture from the SPCA 60 as well.
Let's declare Open House.
Never a dull moment in France, eh!
It looks enough like the sole Schweizer SA 1-30 for me to offer that, hesitantly, as a guess
"To some the sky is the limit. To others it is home" anon.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
No need to hesitate, it is indeed the Schweizer 1-30
Enjoy your pint!
Thanks!
I'll save the 'pint' until Sunday when I can enjoy 'dos cervezas' instead. As I'm in the midst of packing for the regular, annual Mexican siesta, I'll leave the door unlocked and you can have an 'open house'.
"To some the sky is the limit. To others it is home" anon.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
A one-of high wing job. The designer/builder is bettder known for a different category of aircraft.
......and boats
Does this help to put you on the right track?
Best I could do was track down the maker of the blue aerobatic plane which is MX. I did not find any taildragging high wing planes made by MX though.
Hi Kevin
I certainly put you on the wrong footing. The low wing aerobatic aircraft is indeed an MX. I thought (as mentioned in he caption on the site I visited) she was an S-300 by Staudacher and L looked no further. How could I have missed this.
Let the the naming and shaming begin. I hope this will not influence my further career too much.
The high wing plane is the unique Staudacher S-1000 (N6195V) built in 1996. Just as a coincidence, the aircraft is right now being offered for sale at the barnstormers.com site.
Of course Staudacher is better known for the aerobatic S-260, S-300, S-600, S-900 etc. and the beautiful wooden boats.
May I suggest that Kevin is next since he noted my blunder.
Not your fault, Walter, if all aerobatic machines look the same !
The S.1000 seems to be obscure indeed - doesn't appear on his own website, but whilst searching ,came across its floater version, which, as you know, I couldn't resist !
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