The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

**lefty** · February 3rd, 2019, 07:34

Thank you Robert.

Here's another slim lady.......

**cthornburg** · February 3rd, 2019, 08:01

Blanchard Farman HB5

Chris

**lefty** · February 3rd, 2019, 11:05

You are good on your floaters, Chris ( I have it as Farman-Blanchard Trimoteur - being French, it will have at least two other designations). Over to you..

**cthornburg** · February 3rd, 2019, 11:22

Little unusual shape.

Chris

**wout** · February 3rd, 2019, 11:50

Hi Chris

The Adkisson SJ-1 Head Skinner?

**cthornburg** · February 3rd, 2019, 14:49

That's it over to you

Chris

**wout** · February 4th, 2019, 02:28

A small bipplane.

**wout** · February 5th, 2019, 00:21

This biplane was one of several designs of a father and sons team.
Several of these were biplanes with negative features.

**fabulousfour** · February 5th, 2019, 04:46

Maybe the Sorrell DFG-1?

Couldn't find a picture of it.

**wout** · February 5th, 2019, 08:51

Hi fabulousfour

Excellent detective work!. DFG-1 (N7157) built by Hobie (Hobart) Sorrell. Flew 1958, 40hp Mercury outboard engine, geodetic fuselage construction.
Another picture for your collection.

**fabulousfour** · February 5th, 2019, 10:24

Thanks, Walter.

I thought that the "negative features" of your hint related to the stagger of the wings, so Sorrell came to my mind.

Something older again.

**fabulousfour** · February 6th, 2019, 02:43

This is an early design of a famous manufacturer mainly known for his WW2-aircraft.

**lefty** · February 6th, 2019, 02:55

I think that's the Focke-Wulf A 7.

**fabulousfour** · February 6th, 2019, 03:12

That's the bird.
The first design of Focke-Wulf after WW1.

Over to you, Mike

**lefty** · February 6th, 2019, 04:41

Thanks Robert. Something a bit later - this twin is very easy, but I don't think it has been here before.

**wout** · February 6th, 2019, 05:14

Hi Mike

Is this the Ikarus 215?

**lefty** · February 6th, 2019, 07:40

It is, Walter. Over to you -

**wout** · February 6th, 2019, 11:36

This tandem-seater has a retractable gear.

**wout** · February 7th, 2019, 06:54

I have seen her described as sort of 2-seat version of a famous F1/Goodyear racer.of which several (up to 8) examples were built.
Reportedly the wings were built on the same rigs. In a later life she flew as a single-seater with a shortened canopy.

**wout** · February 7th, 2019, 15:57

Final clue: The designer of the F1/Goodyear racer was a famous test pilot.

**pomme homme** · February 8th, 2019, 01:50

It looks like a two seat version of the LeVier Cosmic Wind - but I've failed to find any reference to a tandem cockpit, retractable undercarriage version of this aeroplane!

**wout** · February 8th, 2019, 02:42

Hi pomme homme

You found her!
The Model 1 Bird by Jim Dewey. (aka as the Deweybird and Super Cosmic Wind). First flown August 1965.
Lycoming O-320 engine and retractable gear. N3Y was later modified into a single-seater with a fixed gear.

**pomme homme** · February 8th, 2019, 05:36

Thank you, Walter - although I think that you are being generous in that my response was 'warm' rather than 'hot'!

I apologise for the 'pixel light' nature of the image of the next offering. But in an endeavour to make up for that, I'm providing two pictures of it.

**pomme homme** · February 9th, 2019, 07:07

This was not only aeroplane produced by its designer/builder. This one might be described as a product of post war austerity. However in addition to producing this badly recorded biplane, powered by a 25hp Poinsard engine, a couple of years later he produced a better recorded parasol winged monoplane, powered initially by a 32hp Saroléa and latterly by a 35hp Anzani engine. I won't insult you by inviting you to guess the country of origin of the two!