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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

The change from twin to single. I thought the gear looked Beech. Anyway a Beech 60 Duke modified. So I don't know the exact mod. Just what it was.

Chris
 
Hi Chris :encouragement:
Bingo! A modidied Beech 60 Duke by Falcon Air (DMI Engineering Co.Pty.Ltd) of South Africa. If I had used the photo below, the challenge would have had been too easy.
Falcon Air did a similar job on the Cessna 402 and at least 4 Falcon 402s are flying by now.

Your turn, please:very_drunk:
 

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I've been studying aircraft since the late 50's as a child. Always amazed when I find something I figured I should have heard about. This one nocked me over when I stumbled across it. It should be easy but will need exact title.

Chris
 

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It looked like a Cessna Citation so that helped.

Onward and upward-

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Hmmm. The aesthetics look French, and the cute little ship-like funnel looks German or Austro-Hungarian.

What's under the chin? a basket to keep the picnic chilled?
 
It's the cockpit, dan_pub. What Kevin failed to tell us is that the riggers (or scaffolders?) failed to notice that the fuselage had been mounted upside down!
 
Dan's first thought is correct. This fighter (machine gun in the back seat), was conceived in 1919 with the first flight taking place in early 1923.

No word on the upside down fuselage!
 
Liore-Oliver LeO 8Can2

The LeO 8 was shown at the 1922 Salon, and underwent flight testing at Villacoublay in January 1923. Maximum speed attained during initial testing was 215 km/h. Static testing confirmed the exceptional strength of Liore et Olivier’s construction methods. Despite succesful testing, the LeO 8 was not considered for production as the CAN 2 specification was cancelled by the State. The LeO 8 was lost in a crash when, while attaining an altitude of 6,115 m, the pilot lost consciousnees and the aircraft crashed near Orly. Accomodation - crew of two in tandem, Pilot and gunner with seperate cockpits. The pilot was seated in a cutout in the trailing edge of the wing. There were dual controls.

Chris
 
LeO 8 it is.:very_drunk:

Hard to believe all that scaffolding (as PH said), made it to just over 20,000'. That flight took place in 1925.

Over to Chris-
 
Don't want to drag this one along as the waters can get muddy. I have it as the Piper P-1 Cub Clipper. Applegate sold his design to Piper who rebuilt the prototype, intending to produce a cheap amphibian for the masses. Of course the war ended that idea.
Open board please.
 
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