That, Jim, is a mock-up of the Silvansky I-220. The resulting aircraft never really flew properly, due mainly to sloppy design !
That, Jim, is a mock-up of the Silvansky I-220. The resulting aircraft never really flew properly, due mainly to sloppy design !
It is ! Mr Silvanskii must qualify as the most incompetent aircraft designer ever : the undercarriage was too long to fit into the wheel wells, and when shortened to fit, the propeller scraped the ground, when they hacksawed the required amount off the prop it did manage to get off the ground for one test hop, but never flew again .......
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Here is a svelte floater with an impeccable design pedigree...
............. a real cutie - a mach for anyone ......
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Going out for much of the day, so if you know this (Jim does...) please post and continue !
It's Friday...... https://alberttavern.wixsite.com/albert
OK, let's move on - it's the Macchi M33 Racing Seaplane - OH please ......
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OK, this is a mystery. There is an answer ( or many) but none provide a definitive solution, so I'll grant a lot of leeway.
"To some the sky is the limit. To others it is home" anon.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
The photo is real, and was taken in the western USA.
At one time it was a resident somewhere in the Lone Star state
"To some the sky is the limit. To others it is home" anon.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
Maybe the Texas Bullet aka Regent Rocket?
I think we need Kevin to step in here to give us the family tree of the Regent/Johnson/Texas Rocket/Bullet, 185/260/400 or whatever, built in Fort Worth/Tyler/McAllen/Edinburg TX !
(and I thought I/Ding French aircraft was bad.....)
Only comment about this one is that it appears to have a non-retractable tailwheel, which would rule out most of the above !
I told you it was a mess!
FF gets the slightly chilled
The photo is from an advert that had a lot of people wondering - it is a rename, a change of owners, a marketing gimmick? The ad can be found in the latter pages here: https://books.google.ca/books?id=_eU...page&q&f=false
From another source: https://imgur.com/3udND3I
It DOES get a mention in Aerofiles - very vaguely (under "Regent")
Texas Bullet 1950 = 4pClwM rg; 205hp Continental E-185; span: 28'0" length: 23'2" load: 950# v: 190/180/80. R S Johnson, from Johnson Bullet. All-metal. POP: 6. Advertised in 1960 as Sky Gem by Gem Aircraft Inc of Rexburg ID.
"To some the sky is the limit. To others it is home" anon.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
Interesting! I had heard of the Texas Bullet before, but somehow my brain had saved it with a different look so it took a while before the penny dropped.
On with a biplane.
It is the Wibault.
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Should be easy. Close relative was here before misidentified as this version.
Chris
we had so many Udet sport planes here. Would this then be the first, i.e. Udet U 1?
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That's the one the first over to Germany
Chris
Thank you Chris!
My next offer would be this
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Rogozarski A.Z.R.
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Found the most recent one -August 2012 - a "lefty" post with resolution by Walter (of course) but the image is no longer attached. I should have been a stinky pedantic and held out for the very specific (and not found in the search) "Sky Gem" but I've been trying to be more considerate these days.
"To some the sky is the limit. To others it is home" anon.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
I did find this. I don't think any "rolled" off the line there.
This is Rob's 'missing' photo which I posted years ago, with another one found later (note tailwheel !)
and here is a Bullet link-
https://www.tylertexasonline.com/ste...yler-texas.htm
This shouldn't hang around too long ......
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