The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[pomme homme]

Presumably it is Stearman based?

 

[musterpilot]

Boeing Stearman A75AG

 

[lefty]

Yes it is based on a Stearman 75, but this one was designed and built in an entirely different country...

 

[Moses03]

Maybe a Murrayair/Emair MA-1 Mike?

 

[lefty]

That's the one, Kevin ! Glad there is some life out there...over to you

 

[Moses03]

Thanks Mike.

How about a sleek bipe that is drawing some attention?

 

[cthornburg]

Gloster Mars I

Chris

 

[Moses03]

Mars it is.

 

[cthornburg]

Not in Aerofiles

Chris

 

[cthornburg]

European

Chris

 

[giruXX]

Hedilla Monocoque, perhaps?

 

[cthornburg]

Thats it Uli



Chris

 

[giruXX]

on we go ...

 

[lefty]

That, Uli, looks like an L-40 Meta-Sokol.

 

[giruXX]

simply because it is one !

 

[lefty]

Thanks Uli - the distinctive cabin shape had me reaching for the Československá letadla right away ! I like the reverse tricycle gear on this one too..surprised there aren't more around.

Here's something earlier (from a recently-published magazine). At the time, the largest aeroplane designed in its country of origin -

 

[fabulousfour]

The Martinsyde Raymor before it made a - short - hop at Quidi Vidi

 

[lefty]

Yes Robert - it did fly for 10 hours or so before that disastrous day !

Over to you -

 

[fabulousfour]

Thanks, Mike.

On with a neat parasol.

 

[pomme homme]

My first thoughts were Brochet. Then they were Salmson Cri-Cri. But neither precisely fits the bill.