The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

***Ferry_vO*** · February 17th, 2009, 04:05

Time to reveal I think. The aircraft is the French (Duh!) Loire L-30, the turreted version was known as the L-301.

Biplane=good, triplane=better, so let's add two more and we get the..?

***lefty*** · February 17th, 2009, 04:47

Sorry to spoil the run; Ferry; but couldn't resist this one - there are not many Ferry posts go by without one of Anthony's babies appearing - and this is one - a Fokker V8 ?

***Ferry_vO*** · February 17th, 2009, 04:50

Yep!

***lefty*** · February 17th, 2009, 10:03

Another biplane (sorry, Kevin) but quite a nice one..

***Moses03*** · February 17th, 2009, 11:35

Don't mind the biplanes that have a little style. It's the generic looking ones that drain my lifeforce. Trolled aviafrance pretty good looking for that Loire. Must have skipped over it!

This one looks like the...

***lefty*** · February 17th, 2009, 13:30

Originally Posted by Moses03

Trolled aviafrance pretty good looking for that Loire.

So did I. Trouble is, only looked under Bombers and Transports - the Loires were under Reconnaissance. Typical Gallic deviousness.
Came across a three-engined job - the Avimeta - but no pics - you got any ?

***Moses03*** · February 17th, 2009, 14:30

Did the same thing with the bombers and transports. Doh!

I do have a Avimeta 132 in the archives. Looks like one I saved from a Flight International troll some time ago.

***Moses03*** · February 18th, 2009, 10:16

Not having much luck of late. Anyone got a line on Lefty's latest?

***lefty*** · February 18th, 2009, 10:28

She's a Brit.

***Moses03*** · February 18th, 2009, 10:35

Rgr. Been looking at Brits from the start. Must be a one-off engine mod.

***lefty*** · February 18th, 2009, 11:25

It's a prototype, which later had its unusual spinner removed.

***Ferry_vO*** · February 18th, 2009, 13:20

No luck here either.

***lefty*** · February 18th, 2009, 14:30

I gave you a VERY big hint in my last post!

***grumpos*** · February 19th, 2009, 07:32

Originally Posted by lefty

It's a prototype, which later had its unusual spinner removed.

I don't have a clue either. Looks very much like a student project to me. I'll say Armstrong Whitworth as I don't have that Putnams. :whistle:

Best wishes
Steve P

***lefty*** · February 19th, 2009, 07:59

OK. I'm claiming a glass of something here.

This can't really be described as a student project - Messrs William Beardmore & Co.would be a bit upset, as major contractors to the Admiralty !

I left saltires littered all over the place to indicate a Scottish builder - it is a Beardmore W.B.II

Back to my favourite combination - a pusher/floater !