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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

It was very grainy, but not many aircraft fitted with a Dagger, so more 'Hobsons choice'.

How about this weird one, must admit do not know a lot about it, so more experienced types out there could shed more light?
Keith
 

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GAKKK!
A semi-tailless triplane? an early effort at an all-flying elevator? or someone who didn't quite understand the concept of a canard configuration?
Or, did the kit have some miss-sorted or miss-labeled parts?
 
srgalahad said:
GAKKK!
A semi-tailless triplane? an early effort at an all-flying elevator? or someone who didn't quite understand the concept of a canard configuration?
Or, did the kit have some miss-sorted or miss-labeled parts?
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Srgalahad; It probably came as a 'homebuilt' & the instructions were an early attempt by IKEA!!:biggrin-new:
Mind you the Vigilante & TSR2 both had tailplanes that acted as ailerons & elevators, there must be many more nowadays!

Moses, Well done Sir! Thats all I know about it though, nuffin on Google that I could find, nor Aerofiles.:very_drunk:

Over to you.
Keith
 
Apologies for the delay. Here is a curious little bug.

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I'm going to leave you with it Moses. I'm stepping out for the day but I can provide a photo of the completed aircraft if you prefer - just say the word.
Looking back at your T-4 photo - does it have a sort of Vickers geodetic construction to it?

Cheers.
 
Not a helicopter and powered by a Continental piston engine driving a pusher ducted propeller. A boundary layer control research aircraft built by some bright young Americans at a University in the USA circa 1962...
 
Thanks Green. I think it became the Marvelette, then the XAZ-1 when the NASA ( I think) became involved. There is a paper on the web from Mississippi Uni describing its evolution, I found it by googling BLC.
Anyway here is my next offering. Hope its not a repeat.
Keith
 

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Thanks Green. I think it became the Marvelette, then the XAZ-1 when the NASA ( I think) became involved. There is a paper on the web from Mississippi Uni describing its evolution, I found it by googling BLC.
Anyway here is my next offering. Hope its not a repeat.
Keith
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Hello boys and girls!
The tail reminds me vaguely of an Avia but too many things do not match.....anyway compliments for such a clean pic of this early bird!
Cheers
BG
 
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