The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[lefty]

It's the Abreu AE-5. An odd concept -I wonder how many of today's commercial aircraft have any gliding capability whatsoever ?

 

[cthornburg]

They all do. I flew a 727 and I don't remember the exact L/D but around 60 miles from altitude. The 747 that went through the volcano ash cloud did a good gliding flight for some time as well as the Gimli Glider. I'm a glider pilot but didn't loose all 3 engines. Although I was current as a 2 engine 727 driver for awhile when I lost 3 engines in a 90 day period.

Chris

 

[lefty]

Wow - I never knew that, Chris - fascinating stuff - thanks.

 

[Moses03]

for Lefty.

Here is more on the Abreu design.

https://books.google.com/books?id=N...PjAF#v=onepage&q=joaquin abreu glider&f=false

 

[lefty]

Thanks Kevin - there's also a YouTube video of the flight and its 'awkward' ending !

Here's a twin with some cheery chappies -

 

[srgalahad]

They all do. I flew a 727 and I don't remember the exact L/D but around 60 miles from altitude. The 747 that went through the volcano ash cloud did a good gliding flight for some time as well as the Gimli Glider.
Chris

Chris, check your PM's.

 

[Moses03]

Here's a twin with some cheery chappies

FIAT BGA Mike? Or should that be CMASA? or Both?

 

[lefty]

I'll settle for either -

 

[Moses03]

One for the grain specialists...

 

[cthornburg]

Fokker Special 300hp J-6 Universal for George Graves or J-5 Universal 1548, c/n 420.
These I guess were for bad pilots.

Chris

 

[Moses03]

The photo was labeled, "A special Wright Whirlwind powered Fokker sold to the Tela Railroad Company in Honduras".

I was just looking for Fokker Universal so Chris is on the ball. Not sure of the exact designation.

 

[cthornburg]

Should be an easy one

Chris

 

[Moses03]

Well, the scenery looks like So Cal and the leading edge of the wing looks Northropish. Other than that....

 

[cthornburg]

US is right but not Northrop

Chris

 

[cthornburg]

If you only guess Company will be good enough. Related to larger glider.

Chris

 

[Dev One]

Not found that photo, but it looks like the Hawley Bowlus half scale model of the proposed XCG 16?
Keith

 

[cthornburg]

Keith

You got it. It is a little confusing I assume this is the 1/2 scale MC-1 made by Airborne Transport Co. of LA. On the secret projects website have a pix of it in Olive Drab with US Star on wing. Looks like they modified the tail compared to this pix. This one flew well and the next was the MC-1 which crashed 11th Sept. 1943 because of shifting freight. Called Bowlus-Criz MC-1 by Airborne & General Co. as NX21757. [I've had load shift in Skyvan and 727 not fun, was just a small shift luckily]. Then the XCG-16.

Chris

 

[Dev One]

Chris, Thank you for the expanded information, & yes moving freight in flight not good at all!

This one might be simple:
Keith

 

[lefty]

A veritable sheep in wolf's clothing, Keith - the Praga E-210.

 

[Dev One]

Or if Wiki is led to be believed, as it has the 3rd fin its the E211? ..... Was hoping the German markings would lead you astray...
Over to you Mike
Keith