The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[wout]

Hi Mike :salute:

One of the prototypes of the PZL-106 Kruk with the Lycoming IO-720 inline engine and T-tail :ques:

[lefty]

You got it, Walter ! Thought the T-tail might cause a few scratched heads........ Over to you, sir.

[wout]

A helicopter this time.

[srgalahad]

looks like the S.A. 340.001 - prototype of the S.A. 341 Gazelle with the "Alouette" tail-rotor

Mix of planes in the background hints at Paris Airshow (1969?)

[wout]

hi srgalahad :salute:
Yes, this is the SA-340-01 which first flew in April 1967. You know your classics
Your turn, please

[srgalahad]

Not so classic but bearing a similarity to one..
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[dan_pub]

A Breda Ba-44 ?

[srgalahad]

Si, signore!

[dan_pub]

Thank you, noble knight.


here is the next challenge, with personality if not beauty:

[srgalahad]

an early incarnation of the V-tailed banana-body

[lefty]

This one caused some headache, Dan. Obviously looks like a Farman tail, but, big problem, it's not a sesquiplane! And that nacelle is on no Farman I could find.

After a lot of digging, came up with the answer.

It's the Belgian-built Farman-Nélis GN.2 Had not come across this before. Nice one.

[dan_pub]

Indeed it is. Impressive detective work.
I don't know what I could find more obscure next time...

The floor is yours, Lefty.

[lefty]

Quite difficult enough, thanks Dan. This should present no problems...

[DHC2Pilot]

The one and only Arado AR.67

[DHC2Pilot]

This one uses a 2-handed pull start cranking system.....well, perhaps not.

[lefty]

I don't think that gentleman has consulted Health & Safety before trying this manoeuvre. A stumble forward could be a tad painful if the motor starts......

[dan_pub]

Could it be a Cavalry officer demonstrating how to tame a restive mount?

[srgalahad]

That's the only known photo from the single performance of the Wild Bill Hickock Wild West Rodeo and Aeronautical Show

[DHC2Pilot]

Here's another vintage photo of it (with modifications) which gives a slightly better view of the planform. Hails from the cornfields of Kansas, circa 1929. Several built from kit form....plans are reportedly still available through the EAA. A bit grainy but Kevin likes 'em that way :mixedsmi:

[Moses03]

Can't see the corn for the grain.

[DHC2Pilot]

I see white flags waving amongs the rows of corn. This is the Allison (ALCO) Sportplane of 1928/29.
A nice little floater....

[wout]

hi DHC2Pilot :salute:
Your floater resembles the many Boris V. Chernov (Che-20, Che-22 etc.) designs from Russia, but the tail and floats seem different.

[DHC2Pilot]

I had this as the Refly Pelican, and after further research I find that it is the same as the Chernov CHE-22 Pelican. I believe my photo shows the prototype which would account for the different tail and tip floats.

[wout]

Thanks DHC2Pilot :salute:
I overlooked the Refly Pelican. Story goes that the Refly company, also from Russia, developed this (unauthorised?) version of the Che-22. Main difference was the use of the separate fixed floats whereas the Chernov Che-22 had no separate floats, but special wingtip doubling as floats.

Next one is post-war and aerobatic.

[lefty]

Pitts Samson ?