The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

***Moses03*** · August 27th, 2009, 12:41

Wout scores a goal here. Well done!

***wout*** · August 27th, 2009, 13:05

Moses03, thanks for the picture of the AER-1 It gives a much better idea of the overall configuration than the front view one (and that is the only picture I ever saw, sofar).

The new one is a stinker (except for the real buffs). It looks like a .... and also as a.... and even like a...., but its a one-off.

***lefty*** · August 27th, 2009, 17:03

Rausch Aviation's 'Hudstar.'

What is known in the motor trade here as a 'cut & shut'.

***srgalahad*** · August 27th, 2009, 20:00

Rausch Aviation's 'Hudstar. ------------------- which, BTW Kevin, was an entry in the 1953 London Christchurch (hint, nudge, hint) race although withdrawn before the race began.

Rob

***wout*** · August 28th, 2009, 04:00

for Lefty and

for srgalahad for the interesting info.
Take the nose, forward fuselage, wings, engines and u/c of a Hudson and mate these to the rear fuselage and tail group of a Loadstar. Then just add a couple of windows and you have a Hudstar.

Looking forward to Lefty's next posting.

***lefty*** · August 28th, 2009, 04:29

Thanks, Wout. A nice friendly, familiar trainer - or is it ?

***lefty*** · August 29th, 2009, 07:40

Everyone on vacation, then ?

***Moses03*** · August 29th, 2009, 10:21

Have not had time to track down this license built looking trainer. Something from Argentina maybe? China? Haven't a clue other than the cowling maybe...

***lefty*** · August 29th, 2009, 11:33

On the right track, as ever......

***wout*** · August 29th, 2009, 16:06

A wild guess, the IAe-22 ?

***lefty*** · August 29th, 2009, 16:27

Nipped in smartly there, Wout. Yes, it's the I.Ae D.L. 22-C with the Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah engine instead of the usual El Gaucho (as I'm sure you were all dying to tell me!)

***wout*** · August 30th, 2009, 06:19

Thanks Lefty. I have a good day as usually I am not that ""strong"" on pre-1945 types.
This twin is an easy one. I expect the answer will be on the forum within 30 minutes.

***Moses03*** · August 30th, 2009, 11:26

Someone bought a Beech, flew it out to the west coast. They set up a company (i.e. Morris Aviation of Long Beach) rebuilt the one-off Beech under a new name "Morris Beachcomber 1" and promptly went bankrupt when they could not sell their upgraded Beech to the public.

It it only had twin booms or a pusher engine!

***lefty*** · August 30th, 2009, 12:17

Or a 37mm cannon in the nose.................

***wout*** · August 30th, 2009, 12:34

Some clues:
The manufacturer if a very old company and did not go bankrupt, but instead decided to merge.
Believe it or not, they planned a military version, although I am sure that was not a gunship.
Moses03's remark on the twin boom , pusher etc. is another hint. One equally very old manufacturer built one with the same Model Number.
And no, my twin is not