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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

Hi giruXX :encouragement:
She is either 55-0408 or 55-0410, one of the Douglas WB-66Ds modified to Northrop X-21A LFC (Laminar Flow Control) aircraft.
AFAIK one one of the sisters now lives at Edwards AFB in California.
 
Walter, you are right. :icon29: Unfortunately, I don't know which of the two is on the picture.

Have a nice Christmas all of you.
 
As to the X-21A, maybe both are at Edwards (?)
Nest challlenge is a small heli. Two hints: It was seen with a skid u/c (as in photo) and with a tri-gear. On the net you may find this heli with a wrong name/description and a wrong country.
Surely this info must be of tremendous help :mixed-smiley-010:
 

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Been away for nearly a week but wanted to pop in for a minute to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.:santahat:

Kevin
 
Walter, is this the Colombian Saldarriaga design of 1953? Looks to be the tri-gear version.
 

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Hi Kevin :very_drunk:
Yes she is! Here is a better picture with the tri-gear. Sometimes thisn heli is erroneaously repoprted as the Baumgartl PB-60 from Brasil.
 

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Thanks for the better photo.

Here is a quirky little canard pusher for your amusement.

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I will be out of town for Christmas until late tomorrow. If you identify the mystery, please feel free to press on.
 
The actual plane is an early creation of a famous engineer and aircraft manufacturer. About 15 planes in different versions were built under this designation. They started out with a very unusual undercarriage and engine installation. As depicted, he changed the design to a more conventional layout but the craft was still not a true success. Our constructor then turned away from light aircraft for the next 20 years!
 
Hey boys and girls,

this mystery was not meant to last for the rest of the year! :mixed-smiley-027:
Here is a view of it in an earlier configuration.
 

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Thanks Giru!
and here goes a continental wee biplane...
Cheers
BG
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BTW Giru could you translate for me the exact meaning of "Schleifsporn" I think it has something to do with a Landing gear but my dictionary is of no help in this connection!
 
No takers yet for my biplane? can't believe it! It's the product of a very famous british manufacturer of the twenties...
Cheers
BG

PS Thanks for the translation Giru (in italian "pattino di coda")
 
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