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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

Thanks Chris.

How about this twin BOOM (torpedo explosion, get it?) floater?


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Four were built, with one being a landplane. Was underpowered and unsuccessful. First flight took place in 1915.
 
It is the Wight Mike.:very_drunk: You had your choice of a full tank of petrol or a torpedo. It could not carry both!
 
The Ruchonnet Cigare. The forward thinking fuselage was a good clue.

The Pink Floyd hint was not helpful. Never was much of a fan.:listening_headphone
 
Spot on, Kevin. The next mystery will come from Texas.

Apologies about the Pink Floyd clue. I couldn't think of anyone else who'd recorded a song about cigars!
 
No worries Mike. Having lived the better part of a decade in the music industry, I have a lot of opinions that are probably best kept out of view. :biggrin-new:

Here is a stylish early amphibian to consider.


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My unfailing sixth sense told me this machine was French, and research confirmed, sure enough, it's German !:banghead:

The amphibian from 1910 by Fritz Grawert, of Berlin.

The same researches, however, have failed to unearth any evidence of this exotic flugboot actually flying - can any of our German regulars shed any light on this ?
 
Thanks Richard for that.

Here's another more recent floater for you - won't last long so please just proceed when you get it.
 

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