The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[lefty]

Judging by the colour scheme, it is from Gaul. Every back garden has a flivver under construction.....

 

[pomme homme]

I thought it to be unique, but recently learnt that there is another example flying in the UK.

 

[pomme homme]

I would have thought that Walter would have had this one by now. It’s a single seater which enjoys a feature which means that it wouldn’t look out of place in the hangar of an aircraft carrier. It evolved into a better known, and more numerous, two seater.

 

[wout]

The ST-80 Balade by René Stern and Marcel Staudt (F-PYQA). The UK example is G-BWVI .

 

[pomme homme]

Right on both counts, Walter. The only thing you haven't mentioned is why it might look at home in the hangar of an aircraft carrier - although the photograph that you've posted on another website makes clear that you know this! Over to the Low Counties please.

 

[lefty]

I don't think I would ever be truly comfortable in a wee plane with folding wings. If the clip, or bolt, or whatever it is that secures the wings, fails, then you are in a spot of bother.
From the photo on the 1000 Photos site you refer to, Mike, it isn't entirely clear how this works.Perhaps Walter could enlighten me !

 

[pomme homme]

If you can wait until September, Mike, I'll ask the current owner to demonstrate the mechanism to me. He always attends the RSA rassemblement at Châtellerault (which is where my photograph was taken).

 

[Dev One]

I don't think I would ever be truly comfortable in a wee plane with folding wings. If the clip, or bolt, or whatever it is that secures the wings, fails, then you are in a spot of bother.

I think I would be more worried about the attachment of wings and connection of control cables of a sailplane, which are designed to be readily taken off & stowed in a trailer, let alone the assembly of one of those Rogallo wing things!!!! Percival Proctors outer wing attachments were designed for easy folding as were many DH types, & Miles too.
Keith

 

[wout]

Not a single-seat version of the Spezio Tuholer, but an original design.

 

[Sopwith Chameleon]

It's designer had aspirations !

 

[wout]

so he called her the HCP-1 Hi Hopes.
N5960V was designed/built by Harry C. Peterson, Iowa. Continntal C85 engine, first flight September 1960.


May I suggest Sopwith Chameleon takes care of the next mystery?

 

[Sopwith Chameleon]

Thanks ! What's this Deco masterpiece ?

 

[Moses03]

Vultee V11 variant methinks.

 

[Sopwith Chameleon]

You thinks correctly - over to you .....

 

[Moses03]

Thanks SC. (Until we know your real name).


Don't think this overspatted airliner has appeared before.

 

[Sopwith Chameleon]

My name is Jim, and I have no clue as to the current mystery

 

[lefty]

Hello Jim !
I've done some digging for Kevin's mystery in Aerofiles, and came up with the Commercial Sunbeam C-1. Nice spats...

 

[Moses03]

Greetings Jim.

Mike- It is the C-1. Over to Scotland!

 

[lefty]

Thank you Kevin. Can't find any evidence of this wide-winged floater appearing here before either....

 

[fabulousfour]

Looks very British, Mike.

Maybe the Short 310?