The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

***lefty*** · April 14th, 2009, 13:38

Can't think why it took you so long !

***Moses03*** · April 14th, 2009, 14:14

Was convinced it was from the USA. Had a cursory look through a few Germans early on but that was it.

Let's go with this four engined push-pull biplane. From a well known manufacturer.

***lefty*** · April 14th, 2009, 22:27

An Italian lady - Breda A3.

This portly racer might stump a few...

***Willy*** · April 14th, 2009, 23:01

I'll take a wild stab at it with the Sopwith Bee.

***lefty*** · April 15th, 2009, 00:02

Looks similar, Willy, but the Bee wasn't quite so stubby and had longer wings.
This one is not a Brit.

***Ferry_vO*** · April 15th, 2009, 14:46

At first glance I'd say it's Italian..

***lefty*** · April 15th, 2009, 21:37

Well, a couple of stabs there, and an ominous silence from the Panhandle - this is a bit of a stinker. I can tell you, if it helps, that it was a racer developed from this fighter...

***Moses03*** · April 16th, 2009, 06:55

Pepe-Lepew Poupon #5

:faint:

Belated

for the Breda.

***lefty*** · April 16th, 2009, 07:41

Pepe who ??? (think I'm missing something here )

***Ferry_vO*** · April 16th, 2009, 07:47

Originally Posted by lefty

Pepe who ???

This guy:

***lefty*** · April 16th, 2009, 13:27

I don't detect any signs of inspiration from the usual fireside crew - not even our resident East European activist.

For that is where this one hails from. All revealed tomorrow....

***Moses03*** · April 16th, 2009, 13:48

Had a feeling that was the case. I have one more source to check when I get home from work this evening...

Edit: Just spotted your racer. Aero A.18B. Would not have found it without the last clue!

***lefty*** · April 16th, 2009, 15:23

It crept out of the vaults eventually.

Over to you, Kevin !

***Moses03*** · April 16th, 2009, 16:24

Lets dig ourselves out of the biplane morass and flash to the future with this nifty twin.

***lefty*** · April 16th, 2009, 23:08

I think this is a Globe BTC-1 - haven't seen it in this exciting paint job before.

Been digging around - this is actually when it was still the Bennett BTC-1 - interesting site about it.