The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[cthornburg]

This person who made this is in Aerofiles but not this aircraft. I found info stating he had made 300 aircraft if so he would be more famous. I assume bad info more like 3 aircraft maybe. Also where I found this said it was accepted by US Signal Corp. I've never run across it in that regard.

Chris

 

[cthornburg]

Lestere Miller, Dallas TX was the maker. Scout was the only id on the place where I found it.

Chris

Open House

 

[wout]

Quite modern for its time (which for various reasons was a bad time for new designs).

 

[Moses03]

Lestere Miller, Dallas TX was the maker. Scout was the only id on the place where I found it.

I have some information on Lestere Miller as he was well known in early Dallas aviation exploits but no mention at all about a Scout biplane. Would like to know the source of your photo Chris.

 

[cthornburg]

Kevin

I got it out of old "American Airman" magazine July 1960 page 22 caption "is a military scout with OX5 motor, designed and built by Miller. It was accepted by US Signal Corps in 1916"

Chris

 

[Moses03]

Thanks Chris.


Naugle Mercury N-2 Walter?

 

[wout]

Hi Kevin
That is her!. Though I have NX28646 also seen also reported as N-1 and even as XC-67.

Surprise us!

 

[Moses03]

Thanks Walter.

I know you are not big on the really old ones but this one caught my fancy recently.

 

[giruXX]

This looks as if some KGB agents were waiting for the delinquent to come to test-fly the craft.

 

[lefty]

He would have a job finding a cockpit !

 

[giruXX]

... a cage would do

 

[Moses03]

The hats are a great clue! This aircraft had a novel feature as the outer wing sections rotated to act as ailerons.

 

[pomme homme]

Ah, rotary ailerons from the land where men have snow on their boots. Then it must be the Hendersonski-Glennyski Gadflyski. If not, then Pickeringski-Pearsonski K(G)P Twoski!

 

[Moses03]

Not the Gadflyski or the Twoski Mike. I think those came later.

This one plied it's craft circa 1912.

 

[fabulousfour]

Can't hold back any longer.

It is the Kasyanenko 3 from Russia.

 

[Moses03]

Holding back can lead to stress I have heard. That is why they invented pubs...

for Robert on the Brothers Kasyanenko contraption.

 

[fabulousfour]

Back to floaters again.

 

[cthornburg]

Vought V85Chris

 

[fabulousfour]

You have it, Chris.

 

[cthornburg]

a very famous name in aviation

Chris