The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Moses03]

One of those mid-fuselage engine experiments, the Galvin HC of 1913.

 

[lefty]

Indeed it was - the whole contraption eerily reminiscent of 'Little Boy', with probably the same flying characteristics ! Over to Texas

 

[Moses03]

Here is an easy twin to consider.

 

[pomme homme]

The very elegant Italian Siai Marchetti SM 102.

 

[Moses03]

Right on Mike.

Have at it-

 

[pomme homme]

..... and here's a similarly easy twin to consider.

 

[Baragouin]

..... and here's a similarly easy twin to consider.

I think this one appeared some time ago...anyway it is a Hirsch MAeRC H100....
Cheers
BG

 

[pomme homme]

Well, blow me down! That's it. Over to Italy.

 

[Baragouin]

Well, blow me down! That's it. Over to Italy.

Thanks pomme-homme (or Apfelmann)!

What about a british girl?
Cheers
BG

 

[lefty]

Can't think why BG's poor old Avro Aldershot has been sitting there for so long - he gave us enough clues ! An attack of group modesty, methinks.....

 

[Baragouin]

Can't think why BG's poor old Avro Aldershot has been sitting there for so long - he gave us enough clues ! An attack of group modesty, methinks.....

Yes Lefty that was also my thinking! Obviously she's the Avro Aldershot....nest one please...
Cheers
BG

 

[lefty]

Thanks BG - let's see if anyone is awake out there - this one has been posted before (BG got it last time....) but this is a different view -

 

[Moses03]

I am awake wondering why Mr. Bastet was trying to save money with using just one wheel on his RB-1.

 

[lefty]

Because, in his own Gallic way, he wanted to create a machine which would never be forgotten ! And didn't he do just that ?? !!

 

[Moses03]

Maybe this is one that will never be forgotten?

 

[Moses03]

Flown in 1941 but then the war came along and it was parked in a hangar.

 

[pomme homme]

Maybe this is one that will never be forgotten?

It appears that, at present, it isn't being remembered, let alone forgotten!

 

[Moses03]

It appears that, at present, it isn't being remembered, let alone forgotten!

LOL.

This was a one-off of course. Designed and built on the West Coast USA. It logged about 200 hours of testing before fading into obscurity. One source lists two Franklin engines but the entry at Aerofiles says otherwise.

 

[lefty]

Your friendly neighbourhood detective has worked out that this machine, otherwise anonymous, was built by a Mr A Johnson. It appears not to have had a name or designation so, there we are !

I cannot understand how counter-rotating props would work like this - in fact never really understood how they work at all, but then aerodynamics is a dark art.......

 

[Moses03]

A double for Lefty on the Johnson Tandem.

It seems like there would be a lot of prop turbulence in-between the two engines. A novel design anyways!