The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.
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fabulousfour
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I think this is the Frassinetti La Colomba monoplane
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pomme homme
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I think that is the Farman F.520 Monitor III.
fabulousfour
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Correct on all accounts, Mike, it is the Farman Monitor.
Santé
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pomme homme
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Thank you, Robert. Here's something of an earlier vintage.
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This is an obscure bird. There seems to be little published information about it - and my researches have failed to add to that. All that I can offer, by way of a clue, is that it's a 105hp Hirth that you can see up front.
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The only other clue that I can offer is that it is French and post-WW2. Beyond that, the only remaining things I know about it are the name of its constructor and its designation!
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No takers? This curious little light aeroplane is the Meunier PM.301 Dauphin F-WFOX/PFOX built by Pierre Meunier in 1949. Open house, please!
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No taker for the Känsgail "Aušra" ("Dawn")?
Here is a machine translation of: http://авиару.рф/aviamuseum/aviatsi...levoennyj-period/legkij-samolet-aushra-zarya/
"Aušra" ("Dawn") by V. Kensgaila (Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR) is the largest amateur aircraft in the country.
Light agricultural aircraft "Aushra" (Zarya).
Developer: V. Känsgail.
Country: USSR
The first flight: 1989.
"Aushra" is the largest amateur aircraft created in the Soviet Union. Its maximum takeoff weight was 2,200 kg with a target load of 800 kg, which was a record for lifting capacity. This "goliath" of homemade aviation was created almost single-handedly by a pilot from Riga, Vladas Känsgail, under contract with the collective farm "Aushra" ("Dawn") to perform air-chemical work in agriculture.
Of course, the main advantage of the machine is not in its size and weight, but in the fact that it is designed to perform aerial chemical works in agriculture, for which it is equipped with a large tank for liquid chemicals and special equipment for spraying them.
The fuselage of the aircraft is made entirely of plastic, the cabin is located in front of the fiberglass chemical tank, which is in the center of gravity of the machine. Elevated position of the pilot's seat provides excellent visibility, in the cockpit next to the pilot overflights can take a seat mechanic. Sufficiently high power-to-weight ratio and relatively low wing unit load provide the "Aushra" with excellent maneuverability, short takeoff and run-down, so necessary on sites of limited size.
Having thoroughly assessed the flight data and design of the machine, the flight engineer and the test pilots of the SLA-89 flight, nominated the author of the plane for the first prize of the Ministry of Aircraft Industry of the USSR - 10 thousand roubles.
It seems that "Aushra" with an economical serial engine M-14P can become a prototype of a successful agricultural aircraft and a good hint for professional aircraft constructors. Moreover, among the technical features of the "Aushra", which contributed to its rapid construction and relatively low cost, the achievement of the best flight characteristics and high reliability, should be included the wing with fixed winglets and slotted flaps from the Yak-12R aircraft and the horizontal tail from the same machine. And the power plant, landing gear and systems are similar to the Yak-52.
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Here is a machine translation of: http://авиару.рф/aviamuseum/aviatsi...levoennyj-period/legkij-samolet-aushra-zarya/
"Aušra" ("Dawn") by V. Kensgaila (Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR) is the largest amateur aircraft in the country.
Light agricultural aircraft "Aushra" (Zarya).
Developer: V. Känsgail.
Country: USSR
The first flight: 1989.
"Aushra" is the largest amateur aircraft created in the Soviet Union. Its maximum takeoff weight was 2,200 kg with a target load of 800 kg, which was a record for lifting capacity. This "goliath" of homemade aviation was created almost single-handedly by a pilot from Riga, Vladas Känsgail, under contract with the collective farm "Aushra" ("Dawn") to perform air-chemical work in agriculture.
Of course, the main advantage of the machine is not in its size and weight, but in the fact that it is designed to perform aerial chemical works in agriculture, for which it is equipped with a large tank for liquid chemicals and special equipment for spraying them.
The fuselage of the aircraft is made entirely of plastic, the cabin is located in front of the fiberglass chemical tank, which is in the center of gravity of the machine. Elevated position of the pilot's seat provides excellent visibility, in the cockpit next to the pilot overflights can take a seat mechanic. Sufficiently high power-to-weight ratio and relatively low wing unit load provide the "Aushra" with excellent maneuverability, short takeoff and run-down, so necessary on sites of limited size.
Having thoroughly assessed the flight data and design of the machine, the flight engineer and the test pilots of the SLA-89 flight, nominated the author of the plane for the first prize of the Ministry of Aircraft Industry of the USSR - 10 thousand roubles.
It seems that "Aushra" with an economical serial engine M-14P can become a prototype of a successful agricultural aircraft and a good hint for professional aircraft constructors. Moreover, among the technical features of the "Aushra", which contributed to its rapid construction and relatively low cost, the achievement of the best flight characteristics and high reliability, should be included the wing with fixed winglets and slotted flaps from the Yak-12R aircraft and the horizontal tail from the same machine. And the power plant, landing gear and systems are similar to the Yak-52.
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That's it over to Germany Uli
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No takers on the Udet U.13? 
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You were probably wondering why I didn't jump at Uli's nice floater - quite simply, I didn't know it ! Apart from that rather curious and sadly incomplete 'yellow' website, there is not much info on inter-war German aviation, at least not in English.
Well I do have the full story on Robert's twin-boomer. It's the first prototype - F-AKCA - of the SPCA III. (the second prototype had wing fillets on the trailing edge). Mike (Pommehomme) kindly obtained for me a copy of Yves Laget's excellent SPCA book, and my French is just about good enough....
Well I do have the full story on Robert's twin-boomer. It's the first prototype - F-AKCA - of the SPCA III. (the second prototype had wing fillets on the trailing edge). Mike (Pommehomme) kindly obtained for me a copy of Yves Laget's excellent SPCA book, and my French is just about good enough....