The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux. - Page 872

Thread: The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

  1. #21776
    This is presumably one out of two Tupolev MTB-2 / ANT-44
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  2. #21777
    Exactly so ! Over to you

  3. #21778
    on with a strange bird in a multiple sense
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails 1j1j1j.jpg  
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  4. #21779
    Pretty sure it is the Laird Whippoorwill of 1928.

  5. #21780
    that's pretty right!

    Any idea about the meaning or origin of that strange name?
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  6. #21781
    It's a bird, Uli, and this pretty well explains how it got its name !

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCvd5mbA9cQ

  7. #21782
    Thanks Uli.

    How about this funky little runabout?


  8. #21783
    From a country we don't get too many mysteries from.

  9. #21784
    Assuming the interplane connection visible is the rod connecting the upper and lower ailerons, there can't be a huge number of unstayed biplanes from which to chose an identity for this pretty little thing.

    Changing the subject, has the forum format changed overnight? The screen now seems to have a light/dark grey and green/orange background with a white text box. If so, I have to say that I find it much more user friendly to my old and tired eyes!

  10. #21785
    Nothing changed here, Mike.

  11. #21786
    That's wierd. It's now returned to what it was before - so I can't even take a screenshot and post that. And before anyone asks, I haven't touched a drop today!

  12. #21787
    ... it suffices to clean the barrels for the new season
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    Quote Originally Posted by pomme homme View Post
    Assuming the interplane connection visible is the rod connecting the upper and lower ailerons, there can't be a huge number of unstayed biplanes from which to chose an identity for this pretty little thing.

    Changing the subject, has the forum format changed overnight? The screen now seems to have a light/dark grey and green/orange background with a white text box. If so, I have to say that I find it much more user friendly to my old and tired eyes!
    I also found a change of the site's colours.
    Right at the bottom of the main page, underneath Community Forums, there is a colored line.. with a theme selection block on the left. This morning, it was set to 'CombatFS/CFC (fluid), which is a dark overall colour for the site, I changed that to SOH Default (fluid), which is the blue & white colours, & all was good again. I have no idea how the colour change happened.
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  14. #21789
    SOH Default Fluid was broken so I made SOH CombaFS Fluid the default style for the forums until I fixed the issue. Edit posts and posting images was broken but now should be fixed.

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  15. #21790
    Thank you, Dave. My sanity remains intact! However, I have to say that I rather liked the style of the temporary format.

  16. #21791
    Our little flyer was constructed in 1934 and hails from Austria. One of several builds from this designer.

  17. #21792
    Edit: Double post

  18. #21793
    Ahh, on page 230 in the "bible" about Austrian aviation (Luftfahrtzeugbau in Österreich) it says this is the Siedek KS.3.

  19. #21794
    It is the Siedek.

    http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contri...raas/12958.htm



    Now I am curious about Luftfahrtzeugbau in Österreich. Can't have too many books!

  20. #21795
    Some rare and interesting aircraft in the book, Kevin. One earlier biplane of Herr Siedek had its engine literally inside the propeller and there is even a technical drawing of this in the book. But it is written in German!

    Here is a more modern type and in colour.
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  21. #21796
    Well if this one doesn't lure Walter out of his lair, Robert, I don't know what will !

  22. #21797
    Now, Mike, this little plane might be rare but it is not a one-off, it was even built in a (small) series.

  23. #21798
    According to my information this trainer was the last design of the company and was scaled-down from a four-seater quite popular in Europe then.

  24. #21799
    Not my scene at all, but how about the Wassmer WA-80 Piranha ?

  25. #21800
    It is the Wassmer Piranha, the scaled-down version of the Wassmer Wa-51, which was the first series-built aircraft of composite material ( would have been my next clue).

    Over to you, Mike

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