The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

***lefty*** · March 26th, 2009, 10:44

Back in the comfort zone now, so we'll leave the dusty desert behind and go for, yes, a floater !!

***Moses03*** · March 26th, 2009, 18:49

The flashy paint, twin hull and torpedo away all say Italian to me...

***lefty*** · March 27th, 2009, 00:12

Well I know a certain tome in your possession starts at 1930, but even if it were earlier, you wouldn't find this bird in it, because she ain't Italian !

**fasm** · March 27th, 2009, 02:43

V engines and wings shapes reminds me some french planes but the tails and double ponton just bring perplexity...
Somewhere in germany, baltic or nothern sea perhaps...
Well...

***lefty*** · March 27th, 2009, 02:59

You were on the right track for a bit there, fasm.

Here she is again.

**fasm** · March 27th, 2009, 04:17

Ah, I see

it's definetly french but I don't remind this double ponton.
From the tail some FBA prototypearound 1918...
I found a Levy besson triplan with Hispano engines but couldn't find any pictures. I guess I won't find anything more today...

***Moses03*** · March 27th, 2009, 05:58

The only Levy Besson triplane floater I have found so far is this one. Like fasm said, the tail on Lefty's ship has a FBA look to it.

***lefty*** · March 27th, 2009, 07:51

There were several Levy-Besson triplane floaters - the one I think you are referring to is the 'High Seas' Flying Boat pictured here.

The only thing my mystery has in common with the Levy-Besson is the hyphen

**fasm** · March 27th, 2009, 16:49

Halbronn-Tord ! HT2 it's seems on the first picture (with lorraine engine).
Produced by Labourdette a Famous Coachbuilder... jeeez didn't knew this one

***lefty*** · March 27th, 2009, 23:05

Well done indeed sir !

to you. I have it as the Labourdette-Halbronn HT-1.

Where did you see HT2 on the pic, by the way ? A rarity indeed - now give us another, please.

**fasm** · March 28th, 2009, 02:05

The HT1 had 2 200cv Hispano the HT2 had 2 350cv Lorraine. I thought it was the lorraine on the first picture but nothing sure.
It was his first plane he only had 25 years old... and died 2 years after trianing aerobatics. A brillant man.

Well, thanks for the help, I guess I wouldn't have find it otherwise.

Some more weird hydro... a little older

***lefty*** · March 28th, 2009, 05:24

A Jeanson-Colliex Bi-floatplane from 1913.

**fasm** · March 28th, 2009, 06:22

Yes it is

without hesitation

***lefty*** · March 28th, 2009, 09:05

Thank you. Now for something more modern - not just a light aircraft, but one evaluated by one air force and given a fixed armament - sadly I cannot track down a pic of this version.

***wout*** · March 28th, 2009, 13:09

Thurston-Patchen TSC-2 designed by well-known David Thurston.
Used wings, tail and rear fuselage of the TSC-1 Teal amphibian. One built 1972 and possibly tested by South African AF. Reportedly aircraft in SAAF Historical Flight Museum in South Africa. Registration in USA was N-1EX