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  1. #19176
    Which rather confirms my suspicions about the tail shape !

  2. #19177
    The photoshop hack made it look European to me. I think that was the plan!

  3. #19178
    Oh these crazy "photoshoppers" in Aero Digest. A big gulp to Moses03
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  4. #19179
    Thanks Uli.

    This oddball has a complete wing, it is just washed out in the dingy photo. (I extracted two thin lines to represent where it is).


  5. #19180
    Was it an idea for a pilot's ejector helmet that never quite caught on - due to an inability to overcome the effect of torque on the user's neck?

  6. #19181
    I like that about you Mike, always thinking from an engineering standpoint.

    In this case it is not related to any ejector helmet design.

  7. #19182
    Two engines of unknown type powered this machine. One up front in the normal tractor position and the other powering the prop above the pilot. It was an early STOL experiment of the 1930's.

  8. #19183
    The Hall “Helicopter Aeroplane” of 1932 perhaps?
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  9. #19184
    It is! Back to Uli.

  10. #19185
    Thank you Kevin.
    Try this
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  11. #19186
    I'm putting my money on the Macchi M.70.

    Strange that the wings seem to be diverging from the fuselage to the wing tips.

  12. #19187
    Only point of difference is the gear....and the motor. Wonder if this is the special entered in the 1930 Giro d'Italia ?

  13. #19188
    It's not the M.70 (but close). I don't know if it ran on the Giro but it's possible.
    I hope Carlo will illuminate us !
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  14. #19189
    In this case it should be the Macchi MC.73.

    Edit:Concerning the Giro d'Italia:
    Translated from the book Velivoli Macchi dal 1912 al 1963:

    Derived from the M.70 through remarkable refinements, the MC73 debuts on the occasion of the 1931 Giro Aereo Italia and it immediately proves superior to its predecessor.

  15. #19190
    Yes it's the M.73! And thanks for the translation.
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  16. #19191
    Let's go on with a nice looking twin.

    BTW: Has anybody an idea about the latest aviaquiz at https://www.dauntless-soft.com/aviaquiz/

    I haven't the faintest clue even about the age of that craft, could be vintage as well as a modern homebuilt. Is that a cocarde under the left wing?
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    Quote Originally Posted by fabulousfour View Post
    Let's go on with a nice looking twin.

    BTW: Has anybody an idea about the latest aviaquiz at https://www.dauntless-soft.com/aviaquiz/

    I haven't the faintest clue even about the age of that craft, could be vintage as well as a modern homebuilt. Is that a cocarde under the left wing?
    Hi Robert!
    well I have been looking for it as well...my suggestion: could she be a member of the prolific Curtiss 75 family?There is for instance a Curtiss H18A1 with an inline PW engine however she does not have a fixed undercarriage and the cowling is somewhat different...I'll look up for the cocarde…
    Cheers
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    Hi fabulousfour:

    Your nice twin is one of two Hodek HK-1 (some call her HK-101) designed by Messrs. Hodek and Kriz from from CSSR. Flown 1947-1948. Registrations OK-BOB and OK-COB.
    I supplied the Minor engines.

  19. #19194
    Thanks for your help, Carlo, but I don't think that plane is related to the 75 family, they look "beefier".
    Probably the mystery at aviaquiz is a two-seater.

    And Walter is right of course with the Hodek!
    Didn't know that there were two possible designations.

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    New challenge is mainly red (and white). Have other pics but those give away too much.
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    Another view, with a hint on origin.
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  22. #19197
    Whilst I'm sure that it isn't, it looks like a 'cut and shut' construction using a Champion Citabria and a Yak-12!

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    hi pomme homme
    The yak-12 part is the engine (M-14 used in several models), but no Citabria connection. Wings used are the lower wings of an An-2 and u/c parts from a Mi-8.

  24. #19199
    I can't answer 'what' but I'll be fascinated to know 'why'!

  25. #19200
    The Sakharov "Tram" from Ivanovo.

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