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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

Thats what I had SIM VIA

Over to you BG

Chris
Thanks Chris!

and here's a small but nice fighter produced at the end of WWI....
Cheers
BG
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GX, I wish you had not said anything! I didn't even notice the tail markings myself.

In this situation, you could have remained quiet and let the others have a go. This is a fun gentleman's game and not a serious competition. So let's have some fun and learn a little something and not worry about guessing every mystery. Hope you understand as we appreciate your obvious aviation knowledge.

Off my soapbox now.:cool:

BG- hate to ask but do you have another aircraft for us?
 
Sorry gentlemen for my absentmindedness therefore here's my next hazy offer:
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Cheers
BG
I want you to know Moses that I do appreciate your comments also I realize that GX actually wanted to advise me immediately of the evident clue I left behind
Anyway Always cheers
BG
 
No takers yet? She's the "bis" version of an italian fighter built around 1923 by a medium sized manufacturer (not as famous as Caproni, Breda or Ansaldo) the name of which starts with a "G"....enough clues I think....
Cheers
BG
 
May I ask for your indulgence and patience?
I found recently in an old magazine "Ala d'Italia" (a great achievement of the fascist regime) following pic labeled "Triplanino Breda" (mind you not the relatively well known Breda-Pensuti triplane). Could you resort to your immense knowledge and vast bibliography to dig out some more information about it? Thanks in advance....
Cheers
BG
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Thank you, BG. I'm grateful for your good mood of yesterday!

On a lighter note, here's a little something which, I trust, will provide you all with food for thought.

 
Hi PH :encouragement:
Le "Lou Riatou" born in Tunesia around 1948. Conceived by Alfred Huc, (President of l'Aéro-club de Mazamet in Tunisia) together with Charles Guiraud and Andre Raynaud.
I think she survives in the hands of La Musée d’Aviation Legère de la Montagne Noire (APPARAT- Association pour la Préservation de la Patrimoine Aéronautique et la Restauration d'Avions Typiques) at Castres-Mazamet. Registration F-WFKR. Engine initially an Aubier-Dunne and then a Poinsard. AFAIK there were plans to fit a Limbach L1700, but have no idea that this actually happened.
 
Well done, Walter. She is indeed the Huc-Raynaud-Guiraud 'Lou Riatou' of 1948. I don't suppose that you know of a photograph of its predecessor, the 'Coutouli' (F-PAAJ) of 1939? But in any event, over to you.
 
Hi PH :encouragement:
The 1939 aircraft (F-PAAJ) you mentioned is new to me. Never saw a photo.
I do know of F-WFKH of around 1950 and which I understand was known as the CriCoutou (or Coutou CriCri?) by Messrs. Huc, Saissac and Pellissier (Pellisier?) which reportedly had the wings of a prewar Cri-Cri mated to as new design fuselage(?).
An then F-PAAI (F-WAAI) which I understand was named Coutouli and built by the same Huc, Raynaud and Giraud team. Is this aircraft still in existence in the museum?

New challemnge will follow later today.
 
Take an EDO 4000 float as basis, join the Luscombe wings you had hanging in the barn, fit a C85, et voilà, your own flying float.
 
Hi PH :encouragement:
The 1939 aircraft (F-PAAJ) you mentioned is new to me. Never saw a photo.
I do know of F-WFKH of around 1950 and which I understand was known as the CriCoutou (or Coutou CriCri?) by Messrs. Huc, Saissac and Pellissier (Pellisier?) which reportedly had the wings of a prewar Cri-Cri mated to as new design fuselage(?).
An then F-PAAI (F-WAAI) which I understand was named Coutouli and built by the same Huc, Raynaud and Giraud team. Is this aircraft still in existence in the museum?

New challemnge will follow later today.

I think, Walter, that you'll find the answer at http://a.p.p.a.r.a.t.free.fr/autres_machines_147.htm.
 
Hi Mike :very_drunk:
The Mitchell Kitalina AFB it is. AFAIK there were plans, by new owner at the time, to fit a more powerful engine and PA-38 Tomahawk wings in a mid-wing configuration. However, could not find out this ever took place. The N5577 registration was cancelled in April 2015 at which time she was in the register as the Deakin AFB.

Please go ahead and surprise us.
 
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