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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

Hi Moses!
The strange looking thing for polar expeditions must be the Rocheville Arctic Tern designed by Charles Rocheville and the Long Beach company might be the Albatross Aircraft Co....but my detective work stops there!
Well over the last few days I don't seem to score many points do I?
Cheers
BG
 
It is indeed a Rocheville design. Listed at Aerofiles as this:

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INFORMATION NEEDED
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c.1927 = 4pChwM; 150hp Hisso A. [3299].



Looks like someone had submitted the information and was just off a bit with the name. Rockville-Rocheville...

BG, you are correct on the Arctic Tern. What an oddball!

Since Lefty offered up Mr. Rocheville initially, I say that is good enough on this mislabeled effort.:very_drunk:


 
Hi Mike :encouragement:
My vote would go to the LD-261 by Louis Delasalle (built by MDG-Société Matériel Denis-Gruson), although there could be another LD- candidate.
 
Close enough, Walter, although this one is the LD.45 -the engine seems to be the only substantial difference. :very_drunk: Over to you sir.
 
Thank you Mike:encouragement:. What engine is in this one?
Sorry I donot have a picture of the entire airframe for the next challenge . Hopefully enough is visible to identify her. That turbine engine is not standard on this aircraft.
 

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Max Holste MH 153 - The prototype MH 152 modified to carry a Turbomeca Astazou.

Interesting that there are hundreds of MH1521 Broussard pics available and Walter finds this oddball :adoration:

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Srgalahad :encouragement:.
You are causing serious problems for the jury.
Technically speaking it is not the MH-153 with Turboméca engine. This one is a true MH-1521 on which the P&W R985 was replaced by one
of my M601s. The modification was engineered by Cascade Aircraft Conversions of Garfield, Wa./USA for a Canadian client.
However, you excellent detective work should, I think, result in a new challenge from your stables. :applause:
 
You are causing serious problems for the jury.
Technically speaking it is not the MH-153 with Turboméca engine. This one is a true MH-1521 on which the P&W R985 was replaced by one
of my M601s. The modification was engineered by Cascade Aircraft Conversions of Garfield, Wa./USA for a Canadian client.
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Never let it be said that I shy away from causing stress :biggrin-new:
Thanks for the generosity as you actually required the specific engine and I'd hate to arouse the ire of those who might have been more accurate. I actually struggled a bit with my choice as the intake/exhaust combo looked a bit 'fat' for the Astazou version. Having been a Max Holste fan since my long-lost youth the airframe was not difficult.

So, continuing with the twin-tail theme, I offer this:
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srgalahad said:
Never let it be said that I shy away from causing stress :biggrin-new:
Thanks for the generosity as you actually required the specific engine and I'd hate to arouse the ire of those who might have been more accurate. I actually struggled a bit with my choice as the intake/exhaust combo looked a bit 'fat' for the Astazou version. Having been a Max Holste fan since my long-lost youth the airframe was not difficult.

So, continuing with the twin-tail theme, I offer this:
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Is this the Ercoupe sold in Macy's department stores?
Cheers
BG
 
Sorry BG, I think its a Max Holst MH52. Wrong engine for an Ercoupe & tail feathers slightly different.
Looks as if Chris beat me to it!!!
Keith
 
Alas Keith, Chris did beat you. I had another nefarious grainy horror in mind but then I chanced upon the Ercoupe look-alike and how could I resist another MH design...

All yours CT :very_drunk:
 
Stunned silence from the Hysterical Wings community. A tube from Moses ! Way out of my comfort zone -can't tell the difference between these brutes even when I'm sitting in one !

Anyway,this is presumably very obscure, but I'll put my fourpenceworth in -how about an Embraer 195 ?
 
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