The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

***Moses03*** · September 1st, 2015, 05:17

Argh, never cracked the Putnam Polish volume.

**wout** · September 1st, 2015, 06:49

Hi Mike

. Well done and I hope I did not do too much while dragging, screaming and kicking. The perfect way of keeping your (and other forumers`) attention
The M9 by Józef Medwecki from Poland it is

When you google you may find another photo, but I wonder why the M9 has M3 on the tail?

Please surprise us with the nect challenge!

**wout** · September 1st, 2015, 07:00

My bad! And yes I may need new glasses, or clean the present ones, or get a bigger monitor/screen.
Attached a second photo. M9 on tail and not M3.

**lefty** · September 1st, 2015, 08:13

Impossible to beat you lot - but maybe you have a better pic of this grainy wee monster -

**wout** · September 1st, 2015, 09:40

Hi Mike

Of this one or of the other one with single engine

**lefty** · September 1st, 2015, 12:41

THIS one !

**wout** · September 2nd, 2015, 03:40

Hi Kevin

Got a very nice colour pic of the ...... However, have not yet mastered the technique to lift it out of my Word Document.
Have asked a friend to help out, so please have some patience.

**lefty** · September 2nd, 2015, 04:21

The ugly twin had a single-engined sibling - from here -

***Moses03*** · September 3rd, 2015, 04:25

Have no clue on this tiny homebuilt with lawn mower engines. Mike, I don't understand the graphic you attached. Looks like a "Plant a Tree Foundation" logo or something.

**lefty** · September 3rd, 2015, 05:39

It is the State flag of Oklahoma....

**wout** · September 3rd, 2015, 06:48

Kevin, Mike makes it too easy. All you need to check is how many Tulsa lawnmowers have VW engines

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***Moses03*** · September 3rd, 2015, 07:42

Bah.

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**lefty** · September 3rd, 2015, 08:21

You got there in the end - now let's see Walter's big pic before you post.....

**wout** · September 3rd, 2015, 09:12

Hi Kevin

, Hi Mike

Here is the big picture. The first aircraft (N73884 and known as M-10) had a pivoting wing for transport/storage. Engine was a Continental C90. Number two was N187LH and known as M-10C. Donot know whether it retained the pivoting wing. The FAA register later showed that N187LH had a Lycoming O-290 engine, so most likely it became a single also.

Kevin, punish us!

***Moses03*** · September 3rd, 2015, 09:31

Nice pic Walter.

This one had a motorcycle engine...

Edit: Found a better photo, even with the watermark.

***Moses03*** · September 4th, 2015, 03:41

First flight in 1924. Built for a race in Ohio (plane not from Ohio), but didn't make the start. Last seen around 1925.

The designer's son checking out the cockpit:

**lefty** · September 4th, 2015, 11:08

No takers for the fairground special ? 'Tis the Allen A-4, methinks.

***Moses03*** · September 4th, 2015, 11:34

Good show Lefty.

My next clue was going to be that "the designer was a famous test pilot who died while flying a bomber prototype in 1943".

None other than Boeing's Eddie Allen who perished in the second B-29 prototype.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_T._Allen

**lefty** · September 4th, 2015, 21:26

That looks like a 'minimalist' cockpit indeed !

Here's one that isn't difficult, but combines two of my favourite types of machine - a floating aggie !

Extra dram with your beer if you can tell me where this one is operating.....

**Baragouin** · September 5th, 2015, 03:59

Originally Posted by lefty

That looks like a 'minimalist' cockpit indeed !

Here's one that isn't difficult, but combines two of my favourite types of machine - a floating aggie !

Extra dram with your beer if you can tell me where this one is operating.....

It looks like she's operating from Sardinia!
BG
PS Would that be a modified PZL turbine Dromader?

**lefty** · September 5th, 2015, 04:31

Well, BG, you get a dram

for Sardegna - you obviously recognised the Moor's Head flag - but it is not a PZL, and, as far as I know (Walter will doubtless keep me right) has no connection with it, other than visual similarity.

But then a lot of ag-planes look similar, don't they ? This one is also about 10% bigger than the PZL.