The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

**lefty** · January 21st, 2015, 07:46

Sorry, Keith ( I reckon there were others poised, ready to strike, out there too !)

Here's a smoothie from a bit earlier..

**lefty** · January 22nd, 2015, 02:10

It's gone a bit quiet - difficult to give clues without giving it away - it's in Aerofiles but without a photo - most photos on the web show it in a different mode...i.e. with floats ! Famous name.

***Moses03*** · January 22nd, 2015, 05:55

Thought this was a German or Western Europe design. Argh, no wonder nothing has turned up!

**Dev One** · January 22nd, 2015, 07:12

Thought it might be a Curtiss Wright CW16E, but cannot find it with that fin & rudder. Back to the drawing board!
Keith

**lefty** · January 22nd, 2015, 09:34

Getting much warmer, Keith...

**Dev One** · January 22nd, 2015, 22:43

Not found it yet....towel throwing time for me I'm afraid..

Keith

**lefty** · January 23rd, 2015, 00:37

Well, thought somebody would have got this one. It's the original Wright Apache, or F3W , with Wright 'Simoon' engine, before the Navy got hold of it, stuck on a P&W motor and some floats, and proceeded to play around with it.

Here's a wee monoplane. Not much to go on, but it is from a big manufacturer and more usually seen with a radial - in fact only one of this version built.

**Baragouin** · January 23rd, 2015, 04:28

Originally Posted by lefty

Well, thought somebody would have got this one. It's the original Wright Apache, or F3W , with Wright 'Simoon' engine, before the Navy got hold of it, stuck on a P&W motor and some floats, and proceeded to play around with it.

Here's a wee monoplane. Not much to go on, but it is from a big manufacturer and more usually seen with a radial - in fact only one of this version built.

Hello boys and girls!
FIAT-CMASA G5/2 with FIAT A60 inline engine....
Cheers
BG

PS Very difficult your previous mystery Lefty but that's what we like!

**lefty** · January 23rd, 2015, 06:29

Absolutely correct with the Fiat, BG, over to you -

**Baragouin** · January 23rd, 2015, 08:47

Hello boys and girls!
Here's my today's offer: three for one!
BG

**pomme homme** · January 23rd, 2015, 11:44

Dewoitine D-9, peut-être?

**Baragouin** · January 24th, 2015, 04:13

No sorry not a Dewoitine and not french.....but you're very very close!
BG

PS On second thought Pomme-homme I think you deserve of being declared the winner since the pictured aircrafts are nothing else but the Ansaldo AC3 which is the Dewoitine D9 built under licence in Italy.....
Therefore your turn I believe
BG

**pomme homme** · January 24th, 2015, 06:02

Thank you, Baragouin. I have to say that I dithered as to whether to answer Dewoitine D.9 or Ansaldo AC.3 - particularly as 150 of the 165 of the type were built under licence by Ansaldo! However as I was uncertain whether it was a French or an Italian built example, I felt it best to go back to its root. I'll now hunt for a suitable candidate for the next brain teaser.

**pomme homme** · January 24th, 2015, 08:04

Here's a sporty little single seater that, I hope, hasn't put in an appearance here hitherto!

**Baragouin** · January 24th, 2015, 11:10

Originally Posted by pomme homme

Here's a sporty little single seater that, I hope, hasn't put in an appearance here hitherto!

For some strange reason (I think it's called in Germany "Fingerspitzgefühl") it reminds me of a french home-built.......but of course I could be completely wrong!
Cheers
BG

***Moses03*** · January 24th, 2015, 13:43

I believe we are looking at a rare photo of the Dupuy 40.

**pomme homme** · January 25th, 2015, 01:06

Indeed we are! Whilst I appreciate that I've used the D.40 before, in another place and a few years ago, on that occasion I had only poor images of it. Having subsequently found a much better, aerial view, I couldn't resist the temptation to use this. So I place matters in your hands again, Moses.

***Moses03*** · January 25th, 2015, 10:59

Good find there PH.

I know someone who we haven't heard from in a while that will know this more modern pusher...

**lefty** · January 25th, 2015, 11:23

..which can be yours for a mere quarter of a million !

***Ferry_vO*** · January 25th, 2015, 11:49

Originally Posted by lefty

..which can be yours for a mere quarter of a million !

Less if you buy the kit, but you'll need a big garage to build it!

***srgalahad*** · January 25th, 2015, 12:57

Well, ok.. Velocity V-twin

***Moses03*** · January 26th, 2015, 04:25

Originally Posted by srgalahad

Well, ok.. Velocity V-twin

Take it away Rob.

***srgalahad*** · January 26th, 2015, 05:48

A grainy horror, it may be initially easy to identify, but the answer needs to be specific (and gets a bonus for identifying what made it historically significant)