A Davis D1?
Keith
A Davis D1?
Keith
Not a Davis Keith, but you are on the right side of the pond. This was the last design to come from this company after a string of interesting sport planes and transports.
Last try-
Built and flown circa 1933 in California. One of it's siblings appeared just recently in this thread.
Been a bit preoccupied elsewhere but decided to have a go - finally dug it out from a mess of parasols as the Emsco B-10.
A light in the fog. Have an ice cold Budweiser Mike!(Pretty sure you folks from over the pond dislike our beer but thought I would try).
Over to the lowlands-
Actually, I've downed a few Buds in my time, probably more Miller. When in Rome.......... although Sam Adams is ghastly.
Anyway, back to airyplanes - when in doubt, find a floater - here's one -
G'day Lefty.
I saw this machine in the flesh at Schofield somewhere around 1981 or 1982 when it was still under construction...
That's the one, G (you get around!) Looks like they added a ventral strake under the tail at some stage. Neat machine - wonder if it is still around.......
Thanks Lefty. Dunno what ever happened to it.
A Floater in return...
This floater seems to be a Heinkel He7....Originally Posted by Green
Cheers
BG
Built in 1927 two Jupiter engines only one built
It is indeed BG. Over to you.
Thanks Green....It is indeed BG. Over to you.
The following mystery should be a cinch for you
Cheers
BG
Alas I forgot to cancel registration....
Hi Lefty please look into your PM box....That's the one, G (you get around!) Looks like they added a ventral strake under the tail at some stage. Neat machine - wonder if it is still around.......
Cheers
BG
Stearman 81?
Yessir it is indeed the Stearman 81 Sportster. It seems that it as the only one built on floats....
Please carry on
Cheers
BG
Thanks BG. I think it's time for someone else to have a go - Open House.
I'm off to UK for a couple of weeks, but will hopefully be able to keep an eye open here from time to time.
Keith
May i join in with this what I believe used to be a floater
Still undediced on a colour scheme.
The similarities to Lefty's challenge above (Smith prototype) are amazing if one does the appropriate change to the engine/prop(s). Squinting further, it looks like Walter's pic has a similar registration (redacted).
"To some the sky is the limit. To others it is home" anon.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
Well I think my question's been answered anyway - VH-XWS (for that is she) has been on a Fokker 100 for the last 5 years !
Indeed the Smith FRSW-1, but now with the engine relocated to atop the fuselage. The air intakes under the wings are covered by rectangular plates.
It still carried the VH-XWS registration, now allocated to a Fokker F-100 as Lefty remarked.
I am interested what WS14N on the tail stands for. Maybe a watercraft/boat registration or Australian ultra-light registration?.
Attached the photo in original form, thanks to airliners.net
I have seen VH-XWS described as FSRW-1 and FRSW-1 with initials standing for for Fien, Smith, Roberts and White, gentlemen involved in the design/construction, but I fail to understand why it is usually reported as the Smith FSRW-1.
Srgalahad to continue ?
In Jane's, the Company is listed as Allan C. Smith Developments PTY, so I suppose that's why it's called a Smith!
Anyway, Over to Rob for one of his specials ??
Rob seems to have gone walkies, so I'll fill in for now with this rather ungainly machine......
That, sir, is the T.K.1, designed and built by the students of the de Havilland Technical School in 1934.
Indeed it is - not a thing of beauty, but the students got the basics right! Over to Gaul.....
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