The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[cthornburg]

Well dressed monoplane from famous manufacture.

Chris

 

[AndyG43]

What a Super looking aeroplane.

 

[Moses03]

Albatros L.59 Sir.

 

[cthornburg]

That's the one

Hopefully not a long pause.

Chris

 

[Moses03]

Thanks Chris.

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

 

[Moses03]

Four were built, with one being a landplane. Was underpowered and unsuccessful. First flight took place in 1915.

 

[pomme homme]

Could that be the Wight Twin (designed by Howard Wright and built by Samuel White on the Isle of Wight)?

 

[Moses03]

It is the Wight Mike. You had your choice of a full tank of petrol or a torpedo. It could not carry both!

 

[pomme homme]

Thank you, Kevin. Here's a svelte monoplane.

 

[pomme homme]

Built c. 1911. Crashed, killing its designer/builder/pilot in 1912. Pink Floyd sang about having one!

 

[Moses03]

The Ruchonnet Cigare. The forward thinking fuselage was a good clue.

The Pink Floyd hint was not helpful. Never was much of a fan.

 

[pomme homme]

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!

 

[Moses03]

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.

Here is a stylish early amphibian to consider.

 

[lefty]

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

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 ?

 

[Moses03]

That is the one Mike. It does look more viable than most of that era, but not sure if it flew.

 

[richard B]

Thank you for the picture

It flew end of 1910 , from land and water . It is said to return to Berlin as an auto (?


)

 

[lefty]

Thanks Richard for that.

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

 

[dan_pub]

The way the engines are attached screams "Loire" to me, but I can't nail it.

 

[lefty]

Not French, Dan. A bomber from a big manufacturer which didn't make it past prototype stage.

 

[cthornburg]

Macchi MC.99

Chris