The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

***Moses03*** · August 29th, 2021, 08:25

The designer secured a contract to build this for the Army in 1917. On it's first flight the pilot lost control and crashed. He was unhurt but the prototype was written off.

***Moses03*** · August 29th, 2021, 15:12

This one had a novel feature with an adjustable wing. Three builds from this designer and that was that.

**giruXX** · August 29th, 2021, 22:02

I have it as Witteman-Lewis model TT

**fabulousfour** · August 29th, 2021, 23:08

Maybe the Lanzius L.1?

**giruXX** · August 30th, 2021, 00:20

Robert's eyes are younger and better than mine

***Moses03*** · August 30th, 2021, 04:50

It is the oddball Lanzius.

Over to Germany.

**fabulousfour** · August 30th, 2021, 06:28

Thanks, Kevin.

Here is something more modern, I'd like to know the aircraft on the left.

**pomme homme** · August 30th, 2021, 07:49

I have a sense of déjà vu on looking at that photograph. But probably I'm quite mistaken! But just in case, is Algeria the location of the photograph?

**fabulousfour** · August 30th, 2021, 08:36

Don't know the exact location, Mike, but what I can say for sure is that the picture was taken in Europe.

***Moses03*** · August 30th, 2021, 11:47

Looks Comte AC.8ish?

**fabulousfour** · August 30th, 2021, 12:08

Now, a Comte AC.8 should look like a Comte AC.8.

It is the HB-ABU next to the Puss Moss HB-ABA.

Back to Texas again.

***Moses03*** · August 30th, 2021, 17:00

Here is one a few years older than the Comte.

**lefty** · August 31st, 2021, 02:25

Toughie, Kevin. Clues very few. I'll plump for American - possible Alexander Eaglerock, as they had no trailing-edge cutouts in upper wings ?

***Moses03*** · August 31st, 2021, 04:40

USA it is Mike but not an Alexander. It's younger stablemate went unguessed a couple of years back as well. This one appeared about the time Lindy was becoming a famous aviator.

**fabulousfour** · August 31st, 2021, 08:54

Could this be a Pheasant H-10? On most photos the type has I-struts and not N-struts as shown here.

***Moses03*** · August 31st, 2021, 09:23

Robert the bird watcher.

I thought it had an ambiguous look to it.

Ping pong to Germany.

**fabulousfour** · August 31st, 2021, 10:02

I hope the other members haven't quit the game, I never did like ping pong very much

Let's try this biplane.

**giruXX** · August 31st, 2021, 11:14

What happened to that propeller? It looks cropped!

**fabulousfour** · August 31st, 2021, 12:00

I really don't know, Uli. The photo is the only thing I have.

**normb** · August 31st, 2021, 12:38

I don't know the airplane type but the prop is a "test club". Used to run in new or overhauled engines. Usually in a test cell but , as seen, you can use the airplane. I guess that's why the cowlings are off and a mech is looking on.

NormB

**fabulousfour** · August 31st, 2021, 21:45

That is a good clue!
Indeed this seems to be a test run since on most other photos the biplane has a cowled engine.

A European one-off from a small but well-known company.

**fabulousfour** · September 1st, 2021, 06:25

Probably the most successful aircraft of this company was a reconnaissance aircraft that was built a few dozen (!) times. This was the only indigenious design that took (briefly) part in WW2.

**fabulousfour** · September 1st, 2021, 13:13

First flight of this one-off was 1933 or 1934, depending on the source.

First engine was an Armstrong Siddeley Lynx but later (as probably shown in the picture) an in-house developed engine was fitted.