The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

***lefty*** · July 27th, 2010, 06:35

Fauvel AV2.

***Moses03*** · July 27th, 2010, 07:18

And right back to Scotland.

***lefty*** · July 27th, 2010, 08:03

This one ought to slow things down a bit.....
And it's not from Ecuador.(or Bulgaria)

**DHC2Pilot** · July 27th, 2010, 11:37

....and then Mike digs DEEEEEEP into his bag of tricks and pulls this one out.
I'm convinced the "SHT" on the tail has nothing to do with the ID of this one. Likely the surname/initials of the person who owned it. Possibly Sir....(something or another)??

***lefty*** · July 27th, 2010, 12:11

Actually it may have some relevance - but not the owner's name, and I don't think it's an 'H' in the middle.
This is a stinker - it is not from the US, and was made by a company that was incorporated into another which is still very much in business today.

**DHC2Pilot** · July 27th, 2010, 13:52

AB Svenska Jernvagsverkstaderna (ASJA) Viking - Now part of SAAB / Registered as SE-95 (1931)

***lefty*** · July 27th, 2010, 14:49

Well I think you deserve

for that, John. (and a wee Macallan chaser too - or maybe it should be akvavit?).

Absolutely spot on.

**DHC2Pilot** · July 27th, 2010, 16:22

Well thanks Mike - that'll go nicely with the hot weather. Next up.......

***Moses03*** · July 27th, 2010, 20:53

Have seen this one recently. It was on another mystery plane thread.

***lefty*** · July 27th, 2010, 21:55

I think you have the better of me, gentlemen. Looks like an obscure Teutonic beast.

**DHC2Pilot** · July 27th, 2010, 22:13

Originally Posted by Moses03

Have seen this one recently. It was on another mystery plane thread.

Are you trying to tell me there are other people out there.....just like us??? Oh my.

***srgalahad*** · July 28th, 2010, 07:37

IT certainly looks like it's rugged.. or perhaps made of solid steel, considering the wing struts.

Have to wonder if there was a spy in the Caspar factory or did someone else 'discover' their "inverted sesquiplane empennage" at the same time..

**DHC2Pilot** · July 28th, 2010, 09:44

No relation to Caspar. From this side of the pond.

***lefty*** · July 28th, 2010, 12:12

It looks like two Revell kits cannibalized to make one aircraft - the upper and lower wings don't remotely match, the strutting is bizarre, and as for the tail unit.....