Thanks Kevin. Easy twin now.......
Thanks Kevin. Easy twin now.......
Wiki says 2 built I couldn't find my source of French stuff with confirmation of that. Just found my French stuff and only 1 built as the aircraft had an accident during testing.
Chris
Last edited by cthornburg; March 15th, 2019 at 17:59.
Thanks Chris!
What abouta nice coloured Flying wing?
Cheers
Carlo
https://imgur.com/g4fjyn6
That's the Davidson Gyropter powered by steam engines but probably never left the ground.
Edit: Found a contemporary newspaper article about this monstrosity.
Fumbling thru russian sites Yesterday I came across this lovely floatplane named "Mitrofan Korovkin" (1894-1931 Naval Aviation Academy in Baku).I thought at first it might have been soviet built but she doesn't quite tally with any pics of the kind in my possession. On the other hand she has a very very strong resemblance with the Savoia Marchetti S62 (1926)...how an italian floatplane ended up in Russia is unknown to me....anyway I'm asking whether somebody of you folks could substantiate my ID for which I thank you in advance….
Cheers
Carlo
https://imgur.com/vjEXjvP
Carlo, the S.62 was license built in Russia as MBR-4.
Have a look here:
http://авиару.рф/aviamuseum/aviatsiy...r-4/?attempt=1
I guess, my proposal of the Davidson Gyropter is good enough to go on with the next mystery.
Here we go with a floater.
Better jump in before that floater guy gets wise. S.P.C.A. 20 Robert.
Indeed, Kevin, it is the SPCA.
Thought that the wish of a certain person for an SPCA floater should finally be fulfilled.
The man with the book? I suspect he's half way through a bottle of Laphroaig after this afternoon's match!
Mike, I think you are winding me up as usual, and are fully aware that Laphroaig, with its dominant medicinal -tasting phenols, is quite undrinkable for those of us Scots who care about whisky.
It is produced largely for Americans....give me a Speyside any time.
I'm looking forward to joining in, but I haven't guessed a single one yet. You guys play hard ball.
Hang on in there, E.A. , it is worth it - we have all learned a lot over the years from this forum. You would think by now we would have run out of flying mysteries (and quite a few have been recycled) but they keep turning up !
I'll send you a PM.
Our little sport biplane was built in 1929. Not bad for the depression era USA. Kind of off the beaten path as far as location though.
This is the Marston & Ordway Doodle Bug.
Photo courtesy of the New Hampshire Aviation Museum. They were very gracious when I was researching this particular aircraft a year or two ago.
Another photo in the gallery here: https://www.nhahs.org/photo-gallery
Open board then!
Interesting, Kevin - my grandad was working just up the road in Franklin N.H. around that time !
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