The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Naki]

That didnt take long..yep its the IAe.30 ..Merlin powered

[wout]

One without engines, also known as glider! It was used in the development of a powered aircraft.

[fasm]

It makes me remenber a german project, but can't put a name on it, I might be totaly wrong as well...

[lefty]

Strong hints of the SE-5000 Baroudeur, but I can find no mention of a glider..

[wout]

Lefty bingo!. This thing was indeed used to test the skid undercarriage of the SE-5000.

You are the captain for the next flight

[Ferry_vO]

Strong hints of the SE-5000 Baroudeur, but I can find no mention of a glider..

Was looking for that as well, but couldn't find anything either...

[lefty]

Stillcan't find a reference to that glider anywhere - just that the skid looked the same, cockpit too.

I feel in a naughty mood. A wee cheat here........

[Ferry_vO]

Been busy with photoshop Mike..?

Looks like the proposed but never built Helio H-634 Twin Stallion.

[lefty]

That's how it showed in Jane's !

Over to you, Ferry

[Ferry_vO]

The tail portion gave it away as it looks like it's smaller Sibling, the Courier. The engine arrangement looks like the Dornier Skyservant though. The Twin Stallion was designed around two turboprops according to my source but the engine housings in your photo look more like they hold a flat four or six engine.

Here's an early jet:

[Moses03]

Arsenal VG-70.

[Ferry_vO]

One delivered to Texas!

[Moses03]

Thanks!

Here is one of the passenger variety-

[lefty]

These look very much like Walter engines - I suspect it is another Transylvanian horror from the Moses dungeons.

How about Radu Manicatide's MR-2 ? There seems to be something very similar in the shape of the I.A.R. 814, maybe you can enlighten us as to the connection ???

[Ferry_vO]

According to the Romanian Wikipedia it seems he designed both aircraft, the MR-2 being derived from the IAR 814.