A high wing canard basking in the sun.
A high wing canard basking in the sun.
Hi Mr. Green
That is the one. Developed by MNK Enterprises, Inc. I understand she made one flight (May 1997), was then damaged in a storm, stored, rebuilt, offered for sale, but the project ended.
Your turn, please
The Collins W-7 Dipper from 1982
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gX
Certainly is.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collins_Dipper
I came on this, with some uncertainties about its name. It might have been here before. But let’s see what comes out.
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Thank you Kevin. The crafts in both pics look pretty much the same. In my case it has been called a Loring 'Baron' with Hispano Suiza 300hp engine. Over to you
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Thanks Uli.
Here is one that arrived about 14 years before the Loring. No bets on how airworthy it was.
The designer seems awfully proud of his creation though.
This was the first of five awkward looking tandem winged planes the designer built. Records show he applied for patents spanning the years 1909-1914.
I'm not certain but I think it had a E.N.V. aero engine. First tested during the Spring of 1909. Lucien Chauviere had a hand in the development.
The mechanic sat in the middle section behind the engine, while the pilot sat way in the back just behind the second set of wings. Very precarious!
With an E.N.V. engine and noting the vestiges and the position of the stamp on the postcard, I'd suggest that it's French. But none of the sources I've investigated, for c. 1909 tandem wing quadruplanes, produces anything like the aeroplane illustrated.
This is the Hayot Multiplane and was indeed French. He seems to have faded from the scene about the time WWII got rolling.
Open board then.
May the people from the continent also have a guess on this lucky avião?
Bien sûr ..... !
Merci.
It is a Felixstowe F.3 of the Portuguese Naval Aviation after the first flight between the mainland of Portugal and Madeira.
Could I have a Port wine, please?
Madeira not Port, Robert!
I came home with a similar scene from Funchal:
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Touché, Uli.
Of course it has to be a Madeira wine.
Thanks, Mike!
Here is something with a more modern appearance.
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