I also thought Short but discounted the early pusher biplanes because all the photographs I've seen suggest their rudder comprises two square sections and in Uli's photograph the upper rudder section appears to be tapered to the rear. But that might just be perspective! And furthermore, neither does the float arrangement match any of those photographs.
Found another photo of Francis McClean's 'S.40', which looks right. The Putnam Short book lists all of McClean's Shorts, but the S.40 doesn't get a mention at all ! Now I find reference to the Short-Sommer #10.......
It seems Frank McClean was a busy boy.
Let's stick to French designations........
All right Mike!!Here is what I found. Early days in aviation are difficult in hindsight.
Alternatively, I thought S.33 (as a seaplane version of S.27) would do, or S.58 because Goodall & Tagg wrote that S.40 was not completed but rebuilt as S58.
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Yes, it gets worse! I found the reference in Philip Jarrett's biography of Frank McClean, which is on Google Books if you search. Good luck...
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...20S.40&f=false
Here is something much easier and hopefully with one name only - an inverted sesquiplane !
I think this is a Caproni Ca164 "Predappio"Originally Posted by lefty
Cheers
Carlo
I thought that might wake you up, Carlo !
Anything Franc can do Frank can do better
Frank can do anything better than Franc ..... !
Being serious now, Uli, is the Ogilvie, to whom reference is made in the caption to your latter photograph, Alexander Ogilvie of 1910/11 Gordon Bennett Trophy fame?
yes it's him: Colonel Alec Ogilvie CBE FRAeS
cf. The Aviation Historian 06
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Slowly does it Mike!I thought that might wake you up, Carlo !
This one looks more like a cupboard but she was an experimental Flying wing (to tell you the truth I couldn't make out whether she flew or not!)
Cheers
Carhttps://imgur.com/a/HjjYeMvlo
Carlo, could you post that link again, please ?
Mike, I think, Carlo's link is this one:
https://imgur.com/a/HjjYeMv
Why is the mafia guarding the aircraft?
Would you, voluntarily, have flown that? No, but if you've been made an offer that you can't refuse .......
However, having said that I thought that they were members of the KGB!
Well I eventually found the PZL 22...apparently, permission to fly was refused ! ( I think the test pilot probably slipped the authorities a few zlotys..)
Would have been a brave soul to attempt a flight!
Yes Mike she's the PZL22 however the translation from polish to italian resulted so awkward that in the long run it didn't make sense….thanks to Robert for the cooperation I don't know what happened to my link….
Anyway looking forward to the next one!
Cheers
Carlo0000000000
Here is something a little more attractive in design terms.
Hi Mike
Seems like Pedro. The GCA-1 by Gruppo Construzioni Aeronautiche from Carlo`s Heimat
Pedro indeed, Walter. Over to you -
Thank you Mike
A small parasol. Post-war and reportedly flown with at least 3 engine types.
That is the White Midget Sportplane. Built and flown in San Diego, CA 1950.
Hi Kevin
That is her. Mike asked for a White aircraft, so......
your turn, please
I see what you did there Walter.
Onward and upward-
Another view. First flown in 1931.
Kevin, these look like totally different aircraft !
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