The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Moses03]

I found a reference to the PIK-10 having its first flight in 1949. This one predates that by a good decade or so. Not a PIK model.

[Hurricane]

I'm pretty sure its a glider conversion, or based on a glider. I've seen a similar job done on the T-31 but obviously thats much too modern (but looks very similar), but I'd assume that people have been converting glider designs into powered a long time before that (you could say the wright brothers did).

[lefty]

Had to look it up - it's an Erla 6A.

If you don't mind, I shall proceed too 'cos I know it's right !

What is this stunner ?

[Moses03]

I think the stinkers have arrived...

for Lefty on the Erla.

[Moses03]

I'm wondering if this is a Coanda effort. I found reference to a 1916 bomber project maybe derived from the attached pic?

[lefty]

No it isn't one of Coanda's efforts,although similar in concept.

It is, naturally, French. Any other takers ?

[& Co.]

"Naturally". Psss
Did it fly ?

[Moses03]

Maybe something from the Dufaux Brothers? I am a little suprised that some of us have not run across this one before.

[Ferry_vO]

I'm sure I would have remembered if I had seen it before..!

Was looking at Coanda projects myself, but didn't come up with anything.

[lefty]

Sorry, chaps, been distracted for a while. Time to put this monster to bed.
It is a De Monge/Buscaylet Experimental from 1918.
Louis de Monge was a propeller designer, who later founded his own company but built this for Buscaylet.
Did it fly ? Nobody knows.
If not, I apologise. But it deserves to be here just because it is so, well, awful.

Here's something more real.

[Ralf Roggeveen]

Think it might be an AASI (Advanced Aerodynamics & Structures Inc.) Jetcruzer 450...?

[lefty]

The early bird strikes! of worms for Ralf !

[Ralf Roggeveen]

I have to get up at 6 every morning to feed the 5 cats. (It's better than having to get up at 5 to feed the 6 cats...though it may one day come to that.)

...is this too easy?

[lefty]

Well I posted this one a long time ago - and I have a feeling nobody got it. Let's see this time. I am off shopping (yuk) and don't expect it to be there when I get back !

[Ferry_vO]

Before I go out to do my shopping, I'll guess it's the Breda-Zappata BZ.308.

Figured that the canard was either the Beech model 115 or the Jetcruzer 450, but couldn't find a photo of either last night...