The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Dev One]

Not found it yet....towel throwing time for me I'm afraid..
Keith

 

[lefty]

Well, thought somebody would have got this one. It's the original Wright Apache, or F3W , with Wright 'Simoon' engine, before the Navy got hold of it, stuck on a P&W motor and some floats, and proceeded to play around with it.

Here's a wee monoplane. Not much to go on, but it is from a big manufacturer and more usually seen with a radial - in fact only one of this version built.

 

[Baragouin]

Well, thought somebody would have got this one. It's the original Wright Apache, or F3W , with Wright 'Simoon' engine, before the Navy got hold of it, stuck on a P&W motor and some floats, and proceeded to play around with it.

Here's a wee monoplane. Not much to go on, but it is from a big manufacturer and more usually seen with a radial - in fact only one of this version built.

Hello boys and girls!
FIAT-CMASA G5/2 with FIAT A60 inline engine....
Cheers
BG

PS Very difficult your previous mystery Lefty but that's what we like!

 

[lefty]

Absolutely correct with the Fiat, BG, over to you -

 

[Baragouin]

Hello boys and girls!
Here's my today's offer: three for one!
BG

 

[pomme homme]

Dewoitine D-9, peut-être?
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[Baragouin]

No sorry not a Dewoitine and not french.....but you're very very close!
BG

PS On second thought Pomme-homme I think you deserve of being declared the winner since the pictured aircrafts are nothing else but the Ansaldo AC3 which is the Dewoitine D9 built under licence in Italy.....
Therefore your turn I believe
BG

 

[pomme homme]

Thank you, Baragouin. I have to say that I dithered as to whether to answer Dewoitine D.9 or Ansaldo AC.3 - particularly as 150 of the 165 of the type were built under licence by Ansaldo! However as I was uncertain whether it was a French or an Italian built example, I felt it best to go back to its root. I'll now hunt for a suitable candidate for the next brain teaser.

 

[pomme homme]

Here's a sporty little single seater that, I hope, hasn't put in an appearance here hitherto!

 

[Baragouin]

Here's a sporty little single seater that, I hope, hasn't put in an appearance here hitherto!

For some strange reason (I think it's called in Germany "Fingerspitzgefühl") it reminds me of a french home-built.......but of course I could be completely wrong!
Cheers
BG

 

[Moses03]

I believe we are looking at a rare photo of the Dupuy 40.

 

[pomme homme]

Indeed we are! Whilst I appreciate that I've used the D.40 before, in another place and a few years ago, on that occasion I had only poor images of it. Having subsequently found a much better, aerial view, I couldn't resist the temptation to use this. So I place matters in your hands again, Moses.

 

[Moses03]

Good find there PH.

I know someone who we haven't heard from in a while that will know this more modern pusher...

 

[lefty]

..which can be yours for a mere quarter of a million !

 

[Ferry_vO]

..which can be yours for a mere quarter of a million !

Less if you buy the kit, but you'll need a big garage to build it!

 

[srgalahad]

Well, ok.. Velocity V-twin

 

[Moses03]

Well, ok.. Velocity V-twin

Take it away Rob.

 

[srgalahad]

A grainy horror, it may be initially easy to identify, but the answer needs to be specific (and gets a bonus for identifying what made it historically significant)

 

[lefty]

That, sir, (well, both of them !) is/are the Stinson SM-1DX , first diesel aircraft to fly .

 

[srgalahad]

Soda for lefty ( with a raincheck on the 'additives' )