The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Ferry_vO]

Don't think I can find anything you don't know yet, but I'll give this one a try..

[Moses03]

That the De Monge 7.4?

Edit: Make that a De Monge 7.5 I think.

[Ferry_vO]

The 7-5 it is!

[Moses03]

Try this motor-

[lefty]

Hmmm, looks French - Couzinet/Dewoitine-y - W engine - Lorraine? Farman ? Renault ? Isotta ?

[Moses03]

You are on the right track. Those are Hispano-Suiza engines.

Edit: Couple of hints; it was in service with Air France briefly and went through many modifications.

[lefty]

It was the Couzinet 70 Arc en Ciel, after one site refers to as 'horribles modifications' at the behest of Air France.

[Moses03]

This one was actually the Couzinet 71 N6. Close enough for this mess. Why did they move the oil coolers to the outside? :isadizzy:

Fire away Lefty-

[lefty]

Thank you, Kevin.

Time for a floater.

[Moses03]

Looks like one from the USA. Not sure though.

[lefty]

It is an American production.

[Moses03]

This your bird? An Ireland P-3B? Or maybe just a P-3?

[lefty]

You got it - it is the P-3, although by that time (1932) Ireland Aircraft had changed its name to Amphibions Inc. Yuk ! Over to you.

[Moses03]

Thanks for the lunch hour brewski.

Here is a nice easy one-

[fasm]

Some kind of Hawker hotspur variant ?

[Moses03]

You are very warm fasm...

[Naki]

Hawker Henley?

[Moses03]

Henley it is. In this case as a test bed for the Rolls-Royce Griffon.



Over to you Naki-

[Naki]

Here a nice looking machine...

[wout]

Instituto Aerotécnica I.Ae.30 Namcu from Argentina ?

[Naki]

That didnt take long..yep its the IAe.30 ..Merlin powered

[wout]

One without engines, also known as glider! It was used in the development of a powered aircraft.

[fasm]

It makes me remenber a german project, but can't put a name on it, I might be totaly wrong as well...

[lefty]

Strong hints of the SE-5000 Baroudeur, but I can find no mention of a glider..

[wout]

Lefty bingo!. This thing was indeed used to test the skid undercarriage of the SE-5000.

You are the captain for the next flight