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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

How about this one ? - looks like the unfortunate result of a liaison between a Stork and a Cub !
 

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Hi Mike :encouragement:
The Merckle Kiebitz by Herman Winter. D-EJUG was built by members of the Institut für Flugzeugbau und Leichtbau an der Technischen Hochschule Carolo-Wilhelma in Braunschweig, under a contract of Merckle Flugzeugwerke KG. Known as Model 501 Kiebitz, the aircraft was also referred to as the LF-2 (LangsamFlugzeug 2 or slow flying aircraft no.2)
Btw the LF-1 was the Zaunkönig, not unknown in the UK.
 
Thank you Mike :encouragement:
Wonder why the pilot had not selected a matching shirt.
 

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Some help: The aircraft was photographed over USA, but is not an indigenous design
Not a one-off, but maybe 4 or 5 built in total.
 
Hi fabulousfour:encouragement:
The first one (a 2-seater) was indeed quite different. However, at least 2 of the other machines (4-seaters) were very similar to the suspect.
 
Last clues: It seems I was far too pessimistic. Maybe at least 9 were actually built and flown and this does not include a Belgian example of which I am not certain it was ever completed. A Canadian example alledgedly flew in 1985, but never saw a picture of that one. The country of birth delivered at least 6 (8?) examples.
 
The subjected aircraft is the American member of the Duruble RD-03 Edelweiss family (N3KS). The Edelweiss was a design of René Duruble of France and already flew (in RD-02 form) in 1962. This aircraft (F-WKVF/F-PKVF) is now in the collection of the Musée Régional de l`Air at Angers,
Google/Yahoo "Duruble RD-03 Edelweiss" and you will find many nice pics and info on this all-metal design.

I suggest fabulousfour continues as he clearly knew the answer! :very_drunk:
 
Thanks, wout! :ernaehrung004:

Could you please explain the hint with Julie Andrews, I didn't unterstand that.

This one shouldn't be too difficult.
 

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I have the Amiot 150BE as a single engine biplane for the air force and the Amiot 150M as the floatplane for the navy.
Disregard I did some digging and found out I was wrong.

Chris
 
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