The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[cthornburg]

Fairchild YF-1/C-8

Chris

[giruXX]

It is a Fairchild YF-1

Over to Chris

[cthornburg]

Interesting Biplane

Chris

[cthornburg]

WWI from a major combatant

Chris

[pomme homme]

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]

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]

..... 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]

from Austria Hungary Priesel KEP

Chris OH

[lefty]

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]

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

[lefty]

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]

Thanks, Mike!

On with this low-winged two-seater.

[pomme homme]

Chrislea Airguard?

[fabulousfour]

Not from Great Britain, Mike.

[wout]

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

[fabulousfour]

It is the IAR-811.

Over to you, Walter.

[wout]

Somewhat unusual. Still call if a biplane?

[wout]

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]

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]

Paulic XT3-B Robert.


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

[fabulousfour]

It is the Paulic, Kevin.

Over to Texas, please.

[Moses03]

Thanks Robert.

Something a bit larger.

[Moses03]

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

[fabulousfour]

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

[Moses03]

It is! The last effort from the company.

Over to Robert.🍺