The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Moses03]

Thanks Jim.


Turning back the clock a bit.

[lefty]

The one-and-only Renault O1. 'It is not known whether the aircraft ever flew' says one source, but, who cares....Renaults usually go pretty well !

[Moses03]

Very good Mike! I could not find another photo or much info on the net about it.

It does look a little underpowered for its size if you ask me.

[lefty]

Here is a picture of the 'other end' and a 3-view, courtesy of Davilla & Soltan. 2 Renault 450hp, so not so sluggish...

[lefty]

Here's something to keep you going. I can't find any trace of it being here before, which I find odd, so if it has, apologies.

(The mysterous elevation of the rear fuselge has not been done by me, and I don't think Photoshop existed in those days !)

[Sopwith Chameleon]

Caproni CA 37 methinks ....

[lefty]

Spot on, Jim.

[Sopwith Chameleon]

Thanks ! This odd ball shouldn't keep us long .....

[giruXX]

no taker for the Great Lakes XSG?

[Sopwith Chameleon]

Over to you !

[giruXX]

my next looks like kind of a toy plane:

[giruXX]

from 1929 and still around!

[giruXX]

born in South Carolina and named after the city of its birth

[fabulousfour]

That helped.

The Clemson Special N372.

[giruXX]

see here: https://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/10056.htm

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Location..._Carolina.html

[fabulousfour]

Thanks, Uli.
Strange that there is practically nothing about the Clemson at aerofiles except for the year.

Back to biplanes.

[fabulousfour]

We have here a homebuilt aircraft constructed from plans first published in the late 1970ies.

Not a one-off, there are several machines with photos at airliners.net

[fabulousfour]

This single-seater can be found at aerofiles, but without a photo.
Recommended engine is a Continental with 65 hp.

[Moses03]

Not sure about the struts but could this be a Wolf W-11?

[fabulousfour]

It is the Wolf Boredom Fighter!

There are some variations in the existing aircraft, but, now, it's a homebuilt.
It seems that the majority of these planes fly in Europe, the shown plane has an Italian registration and there are at least 3 more of them in Italy as well as at least two in the UK.

Over to you, Kevin

[Moses03]

I thought the plane looked small in the photo. Lovely photo it is.


Keeping the biplane theme with this curious entry...

[Moses03]

This was a testbed and seen in many forms. Open cockpit/enclosed cockpit, various engines, 2 and 3 bladed props, tested on floats even.

It looks like a Bristol Mercury radial in this particular photo but I can't find documentation for it.

From a well-known company.

[lefty]

Nobody else biting. Is it a Vought O2U-4 ?

[Moses03]

Mike, it is the Vought V-70, based on the O3U which is real similar to the O2U.

Not a direct hit but close enough.

Over to Scotland!

[lefty]

Thanks Kevin - sorry for the delay Here's a neat little amphibian - (not in Aerofiles)