The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Ferry_vO]

Another one with interesting wing geometry:

[lefty]

I posted this a while back, Ferry, but we'll leave it to see who else has an intimate knowledge of weird aircraft !

[Moses03]

I remember this one well as it stumped all of us at the time. It ended up killing the designer or was that the test pilot?


James- Thanks for the link on the Gastembide-Levavasseur.

[Ferry_vO]

Can't remember seeing this one before, must have been way back before the crash..

And speaking of crashes: This one did crash, but I don't know if anyone was killed during the accident.

[& Co.]

We just had the twin boom pusher fit.
Are we entering the variable-chord airplane era ?

[lefty]

Lots more twin-boomers in the cellar, Yann.

[Moses03]

Okay, lets move this along. It is a stinker for sure!

This one is the French Gerin Varivol from 1936.


This floater was given a proper name. I need that name.

[lefty]

How about 'Petulant Porpoise' ?

[& Co.]

Nosey Narwhal ?

[Ferry_vO]

for moses for finally naming the Varivol!

[Moses03]

Thanks Ferry.

How about 'Petulant Porpoise' ?

Spot on Mike. A one-off Grumman Widgeon conversion.

Have at it-

[lefty]

Ta, Kevin.

Can't remember whether I posted this before - someone looking for a fight !

[Ferry_vO]

My first thought : ' That looks like a Cessna Birddog with a turboprop conversion." And it is! It's a SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019.

[lefty]

of Amstel hits the polders.

[Ferry_vO]

:woot: