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The Staff of SOH
The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.
- Thread starter Ferry_vO
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cthornburg
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Moses thanks for the pix the only one I had found was of it under construction. Thanks for the link to the project on the aircraft.
Chris
I have an old Popular Rotorcraft Magazine with an article on the Riggs gyros. He built quite a few and also modified several (from tail to tri-gear etc.). I never found out whether he gave official Model numbers to his creations.
I think your picture shows N3343G single-seater (the magazine is in the attcick and probably on the bottom of the pile, so I cannot check).
N3348G is rather similar, but that is a two-seater.
I hope I can stay on as member of the forum with this generalistic and avoiding answer.
lefty
SOH-CM-2023
Not so sure about that Walter - there will have to be a Court of Inquiry at the very least........
Was checking out Mr Riggs' efforts on the net, and came across your other pal, Mr Eich - their machines look very similar, n'est-çe pas ?
Part of the Riggs family of gyros for sure.
.Will dig up the Popular Rotorcraft Magazine for the Riggs designs. He was a very productive designer/builder.
The Eich JE-2 can indeed have been influenced by the Riggs designs. Maybe interesting to know that an example of the JE-2 was built in Holland. The photo shows the craft still without the the rotor. PH-GYR was built by Carel Verlaan (in the cockpit).
Mike, do you per chance know whether the chairman of the Board of Enquiry is open for bribes? A PM will do
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(from where I live).
lefty
SOH-CM-2023
Anyway, OH, so we'll try this nicely-turned out reverse staggerer - doubtless straight back to the Netherlands !
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Thank you for the info on the KhAI-60. You must be on the correct track. See attached 3-view of the KhAI-60, albeit with the planned Walter M332 engine. Indeed with forward swept wings. The M3 engine Bill Gunstgon mentions is a 110-115hp radial engine and in the pics I posted the top helmet can clearlty be seen. So 1+1 is 11 again! Am still trying to figure out the familiy relationship (if any) with other designs such as the A-211/ SL-39/SL-90 (Interavia/MiG MAPO), LVZ I-1 (Bulgaria).
