The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[lefty]

Let's move on - it's the Wendell WPA 2.01, from Denmark, reg 9-230. Can anyone tell me about those numerical Danish registrations, please ?

Otherwise, Open House...

[Dev One]

I would never have got there in a month of Sundays, & Google is no help either on that manufacturer. Neither can I help on Danish registrations, so....

How long will this last?
Keith

[pomme homme]

It looks rather like the Arrow Active I. But generally I'm useless with head on and tail on views!

[Dev One]

PH you are correct ....its sister the Mk II is also the subject of my current WIP FS9 model, possibly even FSX native if I can get my head round the SDK!

Your turn Sir!
Keith

[pomme homme]

Thank you, Keith. Now here's something of a curve ball .....

[wout]

Hi pomme homme
The CO-4 by Charles Ollivier. I think it is a Robin/Jodel Sicile Record (DR-1051M view the Potez 4E engine?) fitted with a tri-gear. No doubt F-PAJN has many other (detail) changes.

[pomme homme]

Precise in every detail, Walter. It's your turn again.

[wout]

Sorry for the somewhat unclear picture. Pusher prop, twin fins and single-seat

[wout]

From another angle, but still grainy.

[wout]

My mistake, Was not a single-seater but had s-b-s seating for 2.
First flown December 1956. Had 4 meters long driveshaft from engine (placed at CG) to tail prop.

[Dev One]

Not found it yet, but it looks as if its a 'powered glider' & looking at that prop it would not get off the ground with its own power.

Tiger Moth tow in the background?

Keith

[wout]

Hi Keith
Correct on the motorglider part and initially she had to be launched (maybe that was what Tiger Moth was for?) when a 12hp Lloyd engine was installed. First flight 12/1956. When they switched to a 30hp ILO (JLO?) she became self-launching (first flight September 1957).

[Dev One]

Hmmm...Towel job from me again as its not shown itself on Google.
Keith

[wout]

This one-of-a-kind twinfinner is the Raab Dohle. Developed by Mr. Fritz Raab (he also designed the small Krähe (Crow) sport aircraft/motorglider).
The Dohle (Jackdaw) was built from a Doppelraab glider and constructed with help of Pützer Flugzeugbau KG.
Registration was D-EGUB

OH please

[Moses03]

That was an obscure one Walter.

Here is one not so off the beaten path.

[Moses03]

This was the prototype for an unsuccessful military trainer. It's slightly younger sibling has the same general look.

[lefty]

Rawdon R-1 ?

[Moses03]

Not the R-1 Mike. This one appeared four years earlier from an East coast company.

[Dev One]

Wild guess as cannot find a picture.....Curtiss Wright CW 23 prototype?
Keith

[Moses03]

Not a Curtiss-Wright Keith.

Here is a side view. This might jog the memory on the one that followed it. The wheel pants are a good clue...

[Moses03]

Going to be out until late tomorrow so a couple of more clues. It had a Warner Scarab engine. Also note the long ailerons...

Please feel free to proceed if you track it down.

[normb]

Cunningham-Hall? Predecessor to G-36 (now in the Niagara Aerospace Museum)?

[Moses03]

It is indeed the earlier Cunningham-Hall, the GA-21M.

You have the board normb.

[normb]

I yield to you. I don't have a good selection of obscure aircraft to put up. I do learn a lot from this thread! Always amazed at what varieties of birds have been built and flown.

Norm

[Moses03]

Understood Norm. Maybe we will get something from you in the near future.


Okay then, let's go open board. I'm off with the family to comb a few used book stores this afternoon.