Well done Chris, it is indeed the Koolhoven FK30 Toerist. The first aircraft Koolhoven released under his own name.
Cheers,
Huub
Well done Chris, it is indeed the Koolhoven FK30 Toerist. The first aircraft Koolhoven released under his own name.
Cheers,
Huub
Thanks here's a newer one.
Chris
From S. America. One built 2020
Chris
Octans Cygnus
Open House
Chris
OK, this should be easy-peasy
"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
Caproni Bergamaschi CA 135 Tipo Spagna. This one at the Salon Aeronautico in Milan, 1937
Don't know if it is a mock-up, with that painted-in glasswork ?
Si, signori!Originally Posted by lefty
and an interesting sidebar here: https://www.laahs.com/those-peruvian-ca-135s/
"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
Thank you Rob. Time for a floater - a big ugly one.......
That looks very much like the AD Seaplane type 1000 less its engines, Mike.
Yes, Robert, minus some vital bits, anyway ! Over to you -(Not that the addition of those bits helped much....a watery end...)
Let's stay with biplanes, though much more modern.
The picture shows a licence-built aircraft which had a different engine as the original.
The canopy seems to be a conversion from after WW2, other pilots of the type could enjoy the fresh air
The type was in use as a military trainer in two East- and one North-European (picture!) countries.
I think the uncommon struts must be the key.
Is it a VL Viima?
Not the Viima, but the aircraft in question was indeed used by the Finnish Air Force.
The origin of the type is not Finland but one of the eastern countries mentioned in my earlier clue.
Than it must most likely its predessor, the Letov S.218A Smolik
Cheers,
Huub
Now you have it, it is the Letov S.218.
This very aircraft still exists in a Finnish aviation museum.
Enjoy your beer
Thanks for that link Rob. Interesting indeed. Didn't know that several 135's ended up in Peru and then later mysteriously disappeared!
The mysterious disappearance is further noted in the Wiki entry (FWIW) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caproni_Ca.135
Strangely the following quote is attributed to the same article.
"After the war ended on 31 July 1942, the five surviving Ca.135s remained at Chiclayo. They soon were removed from service, disassembled, and carted away on flatbed trucks driven by American military personnel from El Pato airbase. By October 1942, the last of the Peruvian Ca.135s had disappeared. Although they are rumored to have been burned in the desert or buried somewhere around the El Pato air base, their final fate is unrecorded."
Grab your metal detector and let's go
"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
Apologies when this aircraft has been here before....
Saiman 200 Huub?
No Kevin, it is not the Salman 200. Until recent (for people my age) it was another "one of". But a weird enough a flying replica has been build in 1995.
And to guide you all a bit, it is not a trainer.
Cheers,
Huub
edit: Sorry but for an unknown reason this post did not show up until much later.
Another hint:
Not that long ago somebody here said:" hope that Huub can come up with some dark secret machine from the Low Low Lands !"
So you can blame lefty, as this is the dark and secret machine from the Netherlands he asked for.
Cheers,
Huub
A hit scored there, Huub ! Well done...
It's the Lambach HL.II
Very good Lefty. It is indeed the Lambach HL.2 designed by Hugo Lambach.
A cold Heineken for you!
Hugo Lambach was a mechanical engineer, physicist and aircraft designer, who was like Anthony Fokker born in the Dutch East Indies. He studies at the Technical University of Delft where he was a member of the "Delftse Studenten Aeroclub" (Delft Students Aero club), for which he designed a two seater trainer, the Lambach HL.1.
The Lambach HL.2 was build as a aerobatics aircraft and gained the 3rd place in the international Whitsuntide Flying Festival at Groningen. In 1995 the Society of Aerospace Students constructed a replica to celebrate their 9th lustrum. You can find the complete story here: https://www.lambachaircraft.nl/lambach-hlii/
The aircraft was destroyed during the bombardment of Ypenburg in May 1940.
Cheers,
Huub
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