The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

***wout*** · May 15th, 2011, 15:28

Hi Kevin, bingo!

***Moses03*** · May 15th, 2011, 17:35

Alrighty then.

***lefty*** · May 16th, 2011, 06:16

Hmmm, from an era when they were all pusher bipes !

Looks a bit Savoia-Marchetti-ish but suspect it's a one-off Yank. New England type piers in the background.

***Moses03*** · May 16th, 2011, 12:37

As usual, Lefty is on the right track...

***Moses03*** · May 17th, 2011, 06:14

The designer built one other similar flying boat. This one was powered by a Hisso initially.

**Dave_Kent** · May 17th, 2011, 08:45

Maurice McMechan built a couple of flying boats in the mid 30s, one of which was powered by a 150hp Hisso, but I know nothing of them. West coast, I think, so not New England.

Dave

**DHC2Pilot** · May 17th, 2011, 15:33

Rogers RBX Sea Eagle (1929).

***Moses03*** · May 17th, 2011, 17:17

Cold one for John.

Over to you-

**DHC2Pilot** · May 17th, 2011, 18:38

Up next...

***wout*** · May 18th, 2011, 09:31

Hi DHC2Pilot,
if you forgive my insufficient of the Hungarian language, I call this the Dahu II of
MSrE (Muegyetemi Sportrepulo Egyesulet).

**DHC2Pilot** · May 18th, 2011, 15:57

MSrE M.28 Daru it is. Used as a glider tug, one built - Circa 1950.

Over to you Walter.

***wout*** · May 19th, 2011, 10:21

This heli is not related to the Bell 47, not a homebuilt and it had a non-US engine.

***Dev One*** · May 19th, 2011, 11:28

Is it French? One of the North African named variety?
Keith

***wout*** · May 19th, 2011, 14:34

Hi Keith,
sorry, it is not French.
Year of completion was 1953 and the aircraft survives in a museum in its country of birth.

***wout*** · May 20th, 2011, 08:14

if it helps, the heli was painted yellow
It is reported as the first indigenous heli design of the country.
Engine was 150hp Hitachi Jinphu III radial