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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

I'm most grateful to Richard B, from whom I've received a PM informing me that this parasol monoplane is, in fact, German - which, on reflection, seems entirely logical for an aeroplane constructed, in 1930, 'entirely on sailplane lines'. It is the RRG Hummel designed by Fritz Stamer of Rhôn-Rossiten Gmbh. It first flew in 1930 and was powered by a 18 hp DKW engine. Thank you, Richard. And if you're reading this and would care to offer the next challenge, I'll be grateful to you. But if not, then it's open house.
 
Parasol monoplane, eh? I was seeing a tandem-wing + sesqui (2.5-plane?) and investigating in that direction. No wonder...
Now that you said it, though, it's indeed there.

By the way, it is Rhön-Rossitten Gesellschaft (with ö Umlaut not ô Circonflexe like in Froggish), after the Rhön area of Hesse.
RRG was the 1st sailplane league officially recognized. Some background at https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rh%C3%...n-Gesellschaft
 
Sorry. Immediately prior to posting I was corresponding with Richard in French and clearly my brain didn't switch into German quickly enough! It looks as if an open house situation prevails.

Apfelmann
 
Postwar jet fighter and in color too!

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Ye-8 variant

It is obviously a variant in the Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-8 family, one close to the F-107's solution.
I cannot find its name though, or any trace of it.

I'll be very interested in a version of the original un-doctored photo when this mystery is solved.

Aaaargh! just saw lefty's post. Moses, you wouldn't dare, would you?
 
dan_pub said:
Moses, you wouldn't dare, would you?
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I did. :a1310: The Russian-ish jet is a rabbit hole.

For those of you who know me, I have worked in some "questionable" aircraft around April 1st for a few years now. And yes it was a little early as I didn't want to get stuck trying to decipher a grainy Balkan 40hp parasol for the next few days. :biggrin-new:

This was the one I almost posted. Again, fictional.

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Open board of course!
 
The designer has more flying types to his name. The registration on this one was also used for an earlier (jet) aircraft.
An earlier design was named the xxxxxx and this one is the xxxxxx II
This info must be of tremendous help :jump:
 
Come on guys!

here is version I, Bela too:


Edit: Please no images of that type. Thanks, Moses
 
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Is Bela Polish? The twin boomer is.
The Malgosia II/IIA (SP-YEM) by Edward Margański. The earlier Malgosia (SP-0053) was not related and a conventional low wing trigeared motorglider.

SP-YEM was earlier seen on the ZRiPSL/Magański EM-10 Bielik light jet/trainer. Another recent design is the EM-11 Orka twin pusher.

Open House, please
 
Back in my territory - in more ways than one. This aquatic lady is the Hall XP2H-1.

Very French-looking - also one of my books claims it was 'probably the largest single-bay biplane ever built'. Hmmm..........

(intrigued by what appears to be a bit of jousting armour in the bottom right ??)
 
Spot on Mike. :very_drunk: I too thought the photo angle had a French feel for the red herring.:biggrin-new: I think the jousting armour is an interior photo of the hull?

Over to the lowlands-
 
Here's a candidate for the Ugly Bug Ball - there is some debate about just how much it flew if at all, but I'm sure somebody will pounce on this fairly quickly !
 

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