The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

**wout** · August 6th, 2015, 04:17

Thank yoy Kevin! Any registration visinle on your DoubleEnder?
New challenge. Not military despite tail star. Younger than pic may suggest.

**wout** · August 6th, 2015, 12:22

Please allow me to withdraw the previous challenge. Further research leads me to believe it is not what I thought it was.
I happily replace the challenge with the attached new challenge. Look carefully and you may recognize parts of other aircraft.

**Green** · August 6th, 2015, 15:52

Originally Posted by wout

Look carefully and you may recognize parts of other aircraft.

Fascinating! We're back in the USSR, (with both photos)? Is it a combination of "Colt", "Clod" and possibly "Hare" or "Hoplite?"

Dunno what it is, but I like it!

**wout** · August 7th, 2015, 00:55

Hi Mr. Green

You are very close. Russia it is (around 1991 so it would be Russia and not USSR). Developed by a club in the Krasnodar Region. Have seen it called Challenger and SKh-2 (CX-2 in Russian). Seems the plane was intended for agricultural work/transport and can be considered a "homebuilt". Depending on the site, designer is named as Mr. A.N. Kopeikin or as Alexander Nikolayevich (a former AF pilot, so he may have been the test pilot), Fuselage, tailboom and u/c came from a Mil Mi-2 heli (Hoplite), tailfeathers from an An-2 (Colt) and wings were either self design or came from an Let L-410 twin. Also reports on parts/components of aircraft such as the PZL-104 Wilga, Yak-18T. Engines were two 360hp M-14s (Ivchenko AI-14).

Your turn, please!

**Green** · August 7th, 2015, 03:02

That's very generous of you Wout - especially since I couldn't locate a name!

So thanks, and here's the next...

**lefty** · August 7th, 2015, 22:26

The very attractive Gweduck from the West Coast. My ideal aircraft - but the kit at $350,000 just a tad beyond my piggybank !

**Green** · August 7th, 2015, 22:46

Nicely done Lefty! Over to you mate!

**lefty** · August 8th, 2015, 07:41

Something different -

**Green** · August 8th, 2015, 13:50

The Sukhoi T-49.

**lefty** · August 8th, 2015, 13:54

That's it, G.

**Green** · August 8th, 2015, 15:05

Thanks Lefty!

**Dev One** · August 8th, 2015, 23:09

Crumbs....I was way off beam.....looked Mcdonnell-ish initially!
Keith

**pomme homme** · August 9th, 2015, 04:14

..... and there was me thinking that I know that it's a jet, but beyond that ..... !

**Green** · August 9th, 2015, 15:46

OK - time to end this one I think.

It was another Sukhoi, the experimental T-5 with twin Tumansky engines.

Cheers.

OPEN HOUSE

**lefty** · August 10th, 2015, 00:21

Didn't realise it was another post, G !

Anyway, we'll keep it rolling along - here's a rather comely utility machine - doubtless to be snapped up in minutes !

**Green** · August 10th, 2015, 01:09

Originally Posted by lefty

Didn't realise it was another post, G !

That's OK L. I'll do a better job of introducing the next one should this be correct....

**lefty** · August 10th, 2015, 02:39

Just what I thought - under an hour - ah well - over to G-land.....

**Green** · August 10th, 2015, 05:08

Thanks Lefty.

Here's the next one...

**lefty** · August 11th, 2015, 01:47

Looks like a Mig 17/19 hybrid - strange tubby fuselage - most Russian machines built like drainpipes - odd canopy too.....probably miles off-beam here....

**Green** · August 11th, 2015, 02:00

You're on the right track Lefty. In the photo above it's just been released from a Tupolev Tu-4. Unlike the F-104 Starfighter, this really is a "missile with a man in it".

Here it is on the ground...

**wout** · August 11th, 2015, 02:40

Hi Mr. Green

Did not recognize it on the first pic. I think this is the Aircraft K by the Raduka Design Bureau (which alledgely had ties with the MiG Design Bureau). Aircraft K was built to speed up development of what later became called Cruise Missiles and as you remarked carried a pilot. It externally resembled the KS-1 Kometa (NATO Kennel) cruise missile. Aircraft K could take of under own power or was air-launched by a Tu-4. Seems 3 were built (K-1, K2 and K-3) and engine was a RD-500 (RR Derwent development). First flight 1951.
The Australians did a similar thing with the manned Pika version of the Jindivik (target) drone.

**Green** · August 11th, 2015, 02:45

Nice summary Wout! All yours!

**Dev One** · August 11th, 2015, 03:48

Originally Posted by wout

Hi Mr. Green

The Australians did a similar thing with the manned Pika version of the Jindivik (target) drone.

Wasn't air launched though. 2 built 1 still exists. Primarily built to help the development of the autopilot, from these flights it was decided not to fit a rudder, which caused us problems in later development of the Jindivik when higher banked turns were wanted.
Keith

**wout** · August 11th, 2015, 05:24

Thank you for the info on the Pila/Jindivik. Did not know that.

Sorry, but could not find better pic of this pusher. Tail group should give away the designer.
Bonus available for 3 of several features that make this one differ from other ones.

**lefty** · August 11th, 2015, 05:58

Here's a better pic, Walter....
It wasn't 'roadable', it had a fibreglass cockpit, and a smaller engine ??

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