The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Moses03]

Time to reveal. This is a Northrop A-17A Nomad that Douglas borrowed to test air foil sections for the giant C-74 transport. Not sure if the outboard props were powered by small engines or just windmilled. Don't know why Douglas didn't just use something of their own as a testbed.

Maybe better luck with this spiffy twin boom amphibian-

[lefty]

Spiffy indeed - I suppose if I ever wanted the ultimate prezzie from Santa, a small amphibian would just about fit the bill. (plus a course of flying lessons, natch)

This one is the Airmaster Avalon 680.

Pretty certain I'm right with this one, and we're not going to hear much from Texas for a while (apart from a few cows snoring) so we'll push on with another smoothie..

[Ferry_vO]

Avtek 400 proof of concept.

[lefty]

Proof of Concept it is indeed ! (What does that actually mean ? A prototype ?)

[Ferry_vO]

More like a "See? We told you it could fly!"

Here's a cute little plane for you guys:

[lefty]

I think we have one of these in the kids' play park.....

[Ferry_vO]

Awfully quiet around here... Not many autogyro experts here?

This one was designed in the sixties by a pioneer on gyros; the desing was later bought by a different company though they never built any.
The owner of the company under whose name this gyro was built once moved a large object to an entirely different country, piece by piece..

[Moses03]

This the McCulloch J2 Gyroplane?

[Ferry_vO]

to Texas!

[Moses03]

Thanks, got lucky on that one. Not my strong suit.

This twin boomer has been in the queue for some time. Was trying to dig up a better photo but what the heck. All I have is this frontal shot and a small front profile. Should be enough for you experts!

[Moses03]

This one is of historical significance. A one-off of course.

[Ferry_vO]

Looks like a Burnelli design..

[Moses03]

Not a Burnelli. You can strike the USA off the list...

[lefty]

This wouldn't be our old chum M.de Monge again ? The 120, maybe ?

[Moses03]

Not a De Monge effort or from France...

[Moses03]

Right. Bit of a stinker here. This is one of the original MacRobertson racers, the Harkness & Hillier Monoplane of Sydney, Australia. The story goes it was displayed in a department store for a while to help generate interest and funding. It did not get finished in time for the race but wondered if they flew it afterwards. Anyone have a better photo?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
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Will be out of action for a day or so. Declaring open board here-

[Sopwith Chameleon]

OK - I'll bite again - a familiar looking fighter ....

[& Co.]

Finnish VL Pyorremyrsky...

Darn sure about it, so open board, folks

[DHC2Pilot]

Here's a grainy girl for you all......

[lefty]

That, sir, is an Albatros L.9

100% on this, so here's something a wee bit later..

[Moses03]

Looks Germanish at first glance...

[lefty]

No, it's not even Germanian.

[lefty]

It is Western European, and 4-seater advanced for its day with leading-edge slots, flaps and welded steel tube fuselage.

[lefty]

Right, were becalmed again. The stinker was a Bodiansky 20, which was French, from 1930.

Here's one that isn't French..

[Moses03]

Bodiansky 20? Only a fevered troll through Aviafrance would have brought that one up!

Your new one looks Polish....wait better Czech that...