The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[fasm]

That was not on purpose ! but that explain why I couldn't decrypt the name

Yes it's a d'Artois project, based on a Tellier draft...
Bravo

[Moses03]

Well that was a shot in the dark!

Here is something a bit more modern...

[lefty]

I shall snatch this from the jaws of Wout - it's the Murrayair MA-1

[lefty]

Moses is hard at work (well, it's Friday, so maybe not so hard...) and I know the ag-job is right, so I'll chuck in an angular little number.

[Moses03]

Suds to Mike on the aggie.

[wout]

Hi Mike, nothing to worry about snatching the Murray M-1. I would have called it the Eair MA-1 Diablo anyway
Your carboncopyofthemooneytail looks like the Volaircraft 10 (1035), later aka Aero Commander 10 and then as Darter/Lark Commander after it had been turned into a Cessna 172 clone.

[wout]

sorry, should read Emair

[lefty]

Volaire 10 is what I'm happy to call it. This multiple identity thing is too much for an old brain like this one.

Over to the Polders....

[wout]

Nice little pilot maker from y`days.

[wout]

maybe this will help.

[wout]

Only one built, flown 1941.

[lefty]

I think it's the Morrow 1-L.

[wout]

Victory for you Mike!

[lefty]

Morning all.

Here's one assembled by someone who had a few bits left over but stuck them on anyway.....

[wout]

Hi Mike, seems you like to stick to agricultural equipment :mixedsmi:
It is the 1956 Gail G-202 Mantis (or 1961 G-202 Gold`uster). Same aircraft but with different wing airfoils.
Reportedly it was built using a pre-war Kinner Sportster as basis.

[lefty]

Just wanted to see if there was an agplane that would cause any hesitation at all. Fine chance ! This one's the 202a Gold'uster.

[wout]

My guess is that this one may take a while. Took picture myself, but cannot find the aircraft on Google. It is not American and year photo was shot was 1985.
Location as answer does not count

[lefty]

Hmmmm, reminiscent of the Robin 3000 series - I know one was planned with retractable gear - did they build it ???

[wout]

Hi Mike, not Robin related. IFAIK the retractable gear R-3000 was never built. I think the only non-standard R3000 series aircraft was the R3000-235 (4+2 seater) with stretched fuselage and 235hp Lycoming O-540 engine.
The aircraft shown is from Europe

[lefty]

Perhaps from a very small country in Europe ? The Wolff Flash ???

Can't be - it didn't fly till 1986. Canopy's different too....... Hmmm......

Mind you, those are Dutch flags. They could have driven it there........

[wout]

Mike, excellent. :salute:
My info says 1985 as year of first flight, but I may be wrong. The aircraft flew from Luxembourg to Oshkosh! The differences you note can be explained.
It first appeared as the Flash 3 and was a 3-seater with a trapezoidal vertical tail and possibly it was later also tested with a large ventral fin. The aircraft became the Sky-Wolff when it was made a 4-seater (160hp Lycoming O-320 instead of 150hp in the Flash 3). Length was increased and vertical tail was also recontoured. New trailing link u/c units were fitted, the nosewheel doors were modified and cabin windows were larger and a wrap-round window was added. The Sky-Wolff first flew 1990. Sadly the aircraft crashed killing the designer/builder Mr. Paul Wolff. I think this still is the only Luxembourg aircraft design to have flown (?)
As to the Dutch flags, the Luxembourg flag is similar, except the blue band is somewhat lighter

[lefty]

I'm sure you are right, Walter, Jane's 86/7 merely says it was due to fly in 86 - poor Mr Wolff must have got a bit ahead of himself. Tidy-looking aircraft, too.Attachment 18594

Now for something different -- certain regulars here have a weakness for passenger aircraft of a between-the-wars vintage - how about this one ?
Attachment 18595

[lefty]

Bristol engine............

[Moses03]

Been working on it! The beast in the background seems to be a clue.

[fasm]

It has a german feeling, like Caspar, focke Wolf... but.