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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

The Mantelli/Alaparma Tucano ???

No, it's the Triete - built in Argentina ? Need more info on this Mantelli bloke.
 
Nice detective work Lefty. :icon29: I have it as a Mantelli AM.10 built in Argentina 1951 or so. It's really just a reworked Alaparma Baldo with the twin fins and all.
 
Thank you - it seems Argentina was a hotbed of a lot of things postwar......

This one is of a similar vintage, but not Argentinian..
 
Right, since most of you are pushing out copious 'zzzzz's at the moment - I'll post this stodgy-looking bus...
 
Would I be incorrect in thinking that the 3rd engine was an afterthought or a modification to this bird? The forward nose section doesn't appear to have been designed with an engine in mind there.
 
Yes, and why a 3-blade prop up front ?

Despite appearances, I suspect this is another American lash-up, by soembody who couldn't afford a decent camera....
 
The third engine was not an afterthought. There was another variant in which all three props were 3-bladed with big ugly wheel spats.
 
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