The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

***lefty*** · February 2nd, 2009, 23:45

It looks remarkably like one of those Lithuanian Dobkevicius monoplanes, especially with that odd wing. But it ain't.

***Ferry_vO*** · February 3rd, 2009, 09:25

The odd wing shape is what gave this little racer it's name.. (I think)

***Ferry_vO*** · February 3rd, 2009, 14:00

No one..?

It's the Martinsyde Semiquaver, that won the 1920 'Fifth aerial derby' at Hendon; it was flown by Frank Courtney at 153.45 mph.

Next up:

***Moses03*** · February 3rd, 2009, 15:48

Yikes! I think Ferry is getting some revenge here.

I will go out on a limb and say the new one is French...

***lefty*** · February 3rd, 2009, 23:51

Never seen anything like it!

But, er, gentlemen, before we tear our hair out looking for this one, it seems we have yet another mystery-within-a-mystery.

Fascinated by Ferry's Semiquaver, I looked it up. Putnam's 'British Racing & Record-Breaking Aircraft' gives it as a biplane.

Further research produced these.... There are other photos of G-EAPX looking exactly like Ferry's, and the image-selling site mentions two different types under this reg. I suspect it may have been rebuilt at some stage. Anyone enlighten us on this ???

***lefty*** · February 4th, 2009, 01:46

Mystery solved! (thanks to Jackson's British Civil Aircraft)
It was a rebuild. I just love the idea of a mahogany-planked wing - a sort of flying dinner table !

Now back to Ferry's other horror - without much hope, I confess.

***Ferry_vO*** · February 4th, 2009, 08:54

Originally Posted by Moses03

I will go out on a limb and say the new one is French...

Nope! Much closer to home (for you that is).

Thanks for the photo's and research, Mike!

***Moses03*** · February 4th, 2009, 11:13

How about a Dare "Safety Airplane" of 1927.

http://www.centennialofflight.gov/es...im/Tech3G4.htm

***Ferry_vO*** · February 4th, 2009, 11:23

One

for Kevin!

***Moses03*** · February 4th, 2009, 12:07

Without your hint there was no chance.

Let me see what I can scare up here.

Edit: With Lefty lurking, floaters are never safe...

***lefty*** · February 4th, 2009, 16:16

Well this is a Lublin R-XX, from Poland.

***Moses03*** · February 4th, 2009, 16:25

Why yes, yes it is. Have a cola.

Why do I get the feeling you were taking your time on this one! :fishing: Hehe.

***lefty*** · February 4th, 2009, 16:36

Nice hot mug of Bovril, actually.

Another floater. (and I was watching an episode of a TV serial called Foyle's War, including some nice Spit footage.) Had it in my mind that yours was German, for some reason)

***Moses03*** · February 5th, 2009, 10:18

Tough to pin this one down. Hope the others are having better luck.

***lefty*** · February 5th, 2009, 11:17

Well-known manufacturer, who picked a weird name for it.

To save time, I can tell you it is not from the United States.

Sporty little number, what ?