The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[fabulousfour]

The site airhistory.net gives a little information about the engine of this Jungmeister.

According to this site EC-AMO had a Lycoming with 275 hp, so probably the longish "bulb" on the side of the cowling is an extension for the cylinders of the flat engine.

https://www.airhistory.net/photo/54170/EC-AMO

 

[lefty]

Thanks, Uli, and thanks also Robert for that link - seems a mystery indeed..

Here's a bit of recycling - this minimalist monoplane was posted quite a few years ago, so some of you may be unfamiliar with it. It held a world record at one time !

 

[Moses03]

It took some time to recall this little speedster. It is the Prest Baby Pursuit.

 

[lefty]

Thought that might rouse you ! Prest it is...

 

[Moses03]

Thanks Mike.

Onward with a big beastie that apparently is using I-beams for struts!

 

[Moses03]

Unsuccessful transport that was later developed into a bomber. The company is still in business today as a subcontractor of various aircraft parts.

 

[Moses03]

They experimented with the engines and prop blades to make it perform better. This 1922 photo shows a 4-blade up front and open cockpit!

The first shot above is a Salon photo but this one is not listed at Aviafrance.

 

[fabulousfour]

Did miss the central engine in the first picture completely, maybe I need new glasses.

I think this is the Latécoère 4 from France.

 

[Moses03]

It is the woebegone LAT 4.

Over to Germany.

 

[fabulousfour]

Floater time. One for lefty, or anybody else...

 

[lefty]

I'll be hors de combat for most of the day, Robert - on chef duties today - got to start preparing 4 kilos of moules to begin with....

It is going to be a long, liquid lunch, so a wee nap will be in order later. But I doubt if this mystery will last long !

 

[fabulousfour]

The design of this floater bases on earlier Farman models but is not from France.

 

[giruXX]

Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk MF.3

 

[fabulousfour]

Close enough to me, Uli, it is the Marinens MF.2

https://digitaltmuseum.no/011014274...seringsfly-bygget-ved-marinens-flyvebatfabrik

Over to the Black Forest

 

[giruXX]

Aah, I didn't check the tail numbers

Here comes something else:

 

[Sopwith Chameleon]

Schauss Model A ?

 

[giruXX]

Yes, that's the bird!

 

[Sopwith Chameleon]

Thanks ! A merry Xmas to all our readers ! - here's a floater ( that didn't quite ! )

 

[lefty]

Sadly, Jim, there is a convention here that the mysteries must have managed, however briefly, to get airborne ! This fascinating baby never got out of the water......

 

[huub vink]

Does it really have to fly to become an aircraft? The (sunken) aircraft is the unfortunate Piaggio-Pegna PC.7, which was intended to participate in the 1929 Schneider trophy.

But I think it is still up to Jim to post the new mystery aircraft!

And a Merry Christmas to you all as well! (Although perhaps a bit early....)
Huub