The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

***Moses03*** · February 25th, 2009, 17:06

Soldenhoff A5.

:woot:

***Ferry_vO*** · February 26th, 2009, 02:11

to Texas!

***Moses03*** · February 26th, 2009, 05:52

And now for something completely different...

***lefty*** · February 26th, 2009, 07:29

Moooooo.......

***Ferry_vO*** · February 26th, 2009, 10:44

Ah, the 'Bisontennial'..

***Moses03*** · February 26th, 2009, 11:19

So is Yann going to post and say it is home on the range?

I'm thinking we might try the "no mercy" rule for a bit; meaning, if you know the thing then tell us straight away! (I'm guilty as well)

**jhefner** · February 26th, 2009, 11:44

Originally Posted by Moses03

I'm thinking we might try the "no mercy" rule for a bit; meaning, if you know the thing then tell us straight away! (I'm guilty as well)

Methinks Lefty was trying to get out of having to dig up an ugly, East European twin-boom floatplane that was designed in France. :whistle:

-James

***Ferry_vO*** · February 26th, 2009, 11:48

It's the DeHavilland Canada C-8A Buffalo Augmentor Wing Jet-STOL research aircraft, aka the NASA 716 (N-716NA), nicknamed the "Bisontennial" as it was made in the bicentennial year 1976.

Better...?

***Moses03*** · February 26th, 2009, 12:25

Now we are cookin'. :rapture:

Ferry!

Not to discount Lefty who apparently knew this one as well...

***Ferry_vO*** · February 26th, 2009, 12:30

Here's a photo of a four-engined Buffalo landing on an aircraft carrier..:
http://www.dhc4and5.org/AC80-0613-3_a.jpeg
(Note that the aircraft has no tailhook..!)

Here's a cute little aircraft:

***lefty*** · February 26th, 2009, 15:17

Looks like something the kids might have pulled out of a pack of cornflakes in the fifties.
Er, am I wrong or is this a light aircraft ??????

***Ferry_vO*** · February 26th, 2009, 16:08

A few years earlier, very light and from a major manufacturer. Couldn't find anything else on my disk to post.

***lefty*** · February 27th, 2009, 02:03

Ferry, I can't believe that mine of obscurities is drying up !

Anyway, found this one - indeed by a major manufacturer (of light aircraft

), namely a Piper PA-8 Skycycle, eh ?

(Interesting - the main net source says the forward fuselage is made from an F4U drop-tank, whereas the Jane's of the period says it is from a P-38. Anyone confirm which is right ? Kevin ?)

***Ferry_vO*** · February 27th, 2009, 03:10

!

Wikipedia claims the fuselage of the PA-3 Cub Cyclewas made from a F-4U Corsair belly tank, not the Pa-8.

***lefty*** · February 27th, 2009, 03:17

Well, we have lots of floaty pushers to keep jhefner happy (!) but here's something instead that maybe proves that not everything ugly came out of Gaul !