The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

**cthornburg** · January 19th, 2020, 10:46

Fairchild YF-1/C-8

Chris

**giruXX** · January 19th, 2020, 11:21

It is a Fairchild YF-1

Over to Chris

**cthornburg** · January 19th, 2020, 12:28

Interesting Biplane

Chris

**cthornburg** · January 20th, 2020, 16:41

WWI from a major combatant

Chris

**pomme homme** · January 21st, 2020, 04:26

Is it the photograph or does it have a lack of ailerons? If so, does it have an all moving upper wing? As to its frontal profile, it looks to have the same nasal charm as the Angus Aquila!

**lefty** · January 21st, 2020, 05:18

That was my first impression too, Mike. The photo also appears to show a curious lack of horizontal tail surfaces on the port side !

**pomme homme** · January 21st, 2020, 07:06

..... and a rudder with so little surface area that one wonders how, if the aeroplane lacked ailerons, the pilot managed to turn at all in flight.

**cthornburg** · January 21st, 2020, 10:40

from Austria Hungary Priesel KEP

Chris OH

**lefty** · January 21st, 2020, 22:32

Nice one, Chris - pretty obscure - no wonder we didn't get it, Mike. Your question answered, though - wing-warping.

After much digging, found this page -

https://www.luftfahrt-fischamend.at/Fluggeraete.html

In the meantime, something more recent - and to save time, it is not American....

**fabulousfour** · January 22nd, 2020, 01:28

That looks very much like the Max Plan Busard, Mike.

**lefty** · January 22nd, 2020, 02:42

Actually it is the much later (1975) derivative, built by Robert Lefebvre, but I think they are essentially the same. Over to you, Robert -

**fabulousfour** · January 22nd, 2020, 05:41

Thanks, Mike!

On with this low-winged two-seater.

**pomme homme** · January 22nd, 2020, 06:18

Chrislea Airguard?

**fabulousfour** · January 22nd, 2020, 07:01

Not from Great Britain, Mike.

**wout** · January 22nd, 2020, 07:12

Hi fabulousfour

The sole IAR-811 by URMV-3 (later named IAR-Intreprederea Aeronautică Română.

**fabulousfour** · January 22nd, 2020, 08:03

It is the IAR-811.

Over to you, Walter.

**wout** · January 22nd, 2020, 09:28

Somewhat unusual. Still call if a biplane?

**wout** · January 23rd, 2020, 02:04

This is the Bijou by Roger Petersen, Minnesota. Engine is a 40hp Rockwell/JLO two-stroke. Aircraft intended to explore the overall configuration. Wingspan was 8.75ft.
Completed around 1973.

Open House, please

**fabulousfour** · January 23rd, 2020, 12:28

The strange thing about the Petersen Bijou is that it looks familiar somehow, but even now knowing the type I couldn't find anything about it in the www

How about this beauty?

***Moses03*** · January 23rd, 2020, 15:55

Paulic XT3-B Robert.

I got as far as the Jeep-O-Plane with the boxed wing pusher design...

**fabulousfour** · January 23rd, 2020, 22:05

It is the Paulic, Kevin.

Over to Texas, please.

***Moses03*** · January 24th, 2020, 04:41

Thanks Robert.

Something a bit larger.

***Moses03*** · January 24th, 2020, 16:24

From a small but not obscure company. They built several designs, all for the military.

**fabulousfour** · January 25th, 2020, 02:25

Could this be the Sturtevant S-4 as a landplane, Kevin?

***Moses03*** · January 25th, 2020, 07:01

It is! The last effort from the company.

Over to Robert.🍺

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