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Mystery Vintage Aircraft ?

There are parts of it that scream De Havilland to me but so far nothing I've turned up looks like it. :isadizzy:
 
When I look at the tail and nose, I agree with T_K this must be a De Havilland product. However I can't remember I ever saw a De Havilland with wheels this size....

Cheers,
Huub
 
Reminds me also of a Stampe S.V.4 but the wing struts are different and indeed the wheels are large. Maybe a Canadian bushplane conversion?
 
huub vink said:
When I look at the tail and nose, I agree with T_K this must be a De Havilland product.
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That's exactly what caught my eye too.

Dimus said:
Reminds me also of a Stampe S.V.4 but the wing struts are different and indeed the wheels are large.
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It does look very like a S.V.4 but as you say the wing struts are wrong.

Roadburner440 said:
Looks to me like a Fokker Dr 7. Have 3 of them where I volunteer at.
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The tail feathers and UC are wrong for a Dr 7.

This is an odd-ball for sure. Hmmmm! :isadizzy:
 
Looks like something from De Havilland Canada... At least she has some Gypsy Major engine installed - or a very similar one :)
 
Interesting choice Craig!

While I never saw a Rambler, it certainly brings back memories. I grew up in suburban Montreal and learned to fly at Cartierville (where the Curtiss-Ried school was based) - in fact about 200 yards from where Dain's picture was taken (30 years later, though).

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1955/1955 - 1188.html
The C-R school was the white buildings just by the leading edge of the vertical stab. of the Sabre in the first pic.

For those of you who don't know, Cartierville (CYCV) was also the home of Noorduyn (Norseman), Canadian Car (Harvards), Canadian Vickers (Canso) and Canadair. Sadly, the airport is gone - turned into housing developments.

I'll be looking forward to the model - need something to putter around the old neighbourhood.
 
Well done guys !

Yep its a Curtiss-Reid Rambler III as flown in the 1931 Kings Cup race. I think I'll try to make it harder to guess next time :)

I think the airfield is either CEJ4 or CEN4 by ORBX (both free to download)
 
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