The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[lefty]

This one had some interesting features.

No the least of which is its utter anonymity !


Looks like a classic thirties American one-off - is that a Curtiss-Wright Whirlwind motor ???

[Moses03]

You are on the right track. Not a Curtiss-Wright but a Kinner. Most of the designs after this were more unconventional...

[Hurricane91]

What was the purpose of the center line skid?

[Moses03]

The skid functioned as a braking device during landings. Not sure why the designer thought that was a good idea.

[Moses03]

Let's move on. This is the Waterman Flexwing from 1930. Another variable wing experiment.

Time for a twin boom pusher.

[Hurricane91]

It has outriggers under the wings. Looks like a Yves Gardan aircraft but I can't put my finger on it.

[lefty]

Oh lord, the Twin-Boom Terror strikes again !

Sure I've seen this one - more than a touch of the Skoda-Kaubas about it - back to the books........

[Moses03]

Not French or Czech. A little off the beaten path, this one.

[Okami]

Odd little thing indeed. It reminds me of a Difoga 421 or a Fokker Promotor, but isn't either... I'm sure I've seen it somewhere before, though. >.<

[Moses03]

Not a Dutch boy...

[lefty]

The Mantelli/Alaparma Tucano ???

No, it's the Triete - built in Argentina ? Need more info on this Mantelli bloke.

[Moses03]

Nice detective work Lefty. I have it as a Mantelli AM.10 built in Argentina 1951 or so. It's really just a reworked Alaparma Baldo with the twin fins and all.

[lefty]

Thank you - it seems Argentina was a hotbed of a lot of things postwar......

This one is of a similar vintage, but not Argentinian..

[Moses03]

Paging Wout...Wout, paging Wout...

[lefty]

Not European...