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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

98F today and time to think of cool waters. Here is a really nice period Salon photo of a not-so-difficult floater to move us along.

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:very_drunk: on the Bleriot smoothie.

If I had a time machine, I would go back to one of the 1930's Salons and spend the day milling about (with a smuggled in modern digital camera!).
 
Whilst browsing round the Salon, if the budget couldn't stretch to the beautiful Bréguet, maybe you could afford one of these fun buggies.......
 

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Hi Mike:encouragement:
Assuming she was present at one of the first post-war Salons, I think this sesquiplane is the LD-45 developed for MDG and built by SECAT.
LD-45 for Louis Delasalle 1945 (designer), MDG for Société Matériel Denis-Gruson and SECAT for Société d'Études et de Construction d'Avions de Tourisme.
 
Well I have this as the MDG LD-45, Walter - but, of course, being French, there are multiple designations, all designed to confuse ! :very_drunk:
 
Thank you Mike:encouragement:
Does the original photo show any registration? I understand that 3 LD-45s were produced including F-WDCV and F-PHQN.

Nest challenge will follow asap
 
hi pomme-homme:encouragement:
You may be right. Will check and revert.

Meanwhile, new challenge, a slim streamlined and strutless biplane. Hope she was not on the forum before
 

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I think she is D-2222, the model D.22 from the Akaflieger of Darmstadt University. Attractive machine which came to a sad end.
 
Is that a sawed-off airfoil at the top? The proximity is not helping so maybe the post war experts will step up soon.
 
Not quite sure where you're coming from there, Walter - I think we'll move on.

This is the El Tomcat Mk IIIa from Continental Copters of Fort Worth, Tx, around 1965. Several versions from 1959 onwards. According to Aerofiles there was a later version based on the JetRanger.

OH, please, gentlemen.
 
I'll bite....been lurking in the shadows for far too long. Here's a grainy one off built by an air force captain.....
 

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