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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

Yes if was referring to current unknown. 18515.
last clue not Europe. It was used by Constitutionalista against the gov't.

Chris
 
I had it as Aviao S. Paulo
I don't know what FPSP? is. I had reference to it and these two images are all I have after many years of looking for it.
Over to you Robert good one. If you have any more info please share.

Chris
 
Hi Chris.

Didn't know anything about that plane until today. :very_drunk:

FPSP is the "Forca Publica de Sao Paulo", the biplane seems to be from 1925 (sorry, my knowledge of the Portuguese language is close to nil).

I found some links with a few more photos of that plane:

https://www.pilotopolicial.com.br/historia-da-aviacao-da-forca-publica-paulista-parte-1/

http://forum.plastibrasil.com/viewtopic.php?t=4578&start=20

http://forum.plastibrasil.com/viewtopic.php?t=4578

Somebody has built a model of the "Sao Paulo" and it seems that there is a replica somewhere in a museum.

Next mystery will follow soon.
 
fabulousfour said:
Hi Chris.

Didn't know anything about that plane until today. :very_drunk:

FPSP is the "Forca Publica de Sao Paulo", the biplane seems to be from 1925 (sorry, my knowledge of the Portuguese language is close to nil).

I found some links with a few more photos of that plane:

https://www.pilotopolicial.com.br/historia-da-aviacao-da-forca-publica-paulista-parte-1/

http://forum.plastibrasil.com/viewtopic.php?t=4578&start=20

http://forum.plastibrasil.com/viewtopic.php?t=4578

Somebody has built a model of the "Sao Paulo" and it seems that there is a replica somewhere in a museum.

Next mystery will follow soon.
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Hi Robert!
I'm far from being fluent in portuguese but I can easily understand at least 95% of a given text if necessary I'll be glad to help for a better understanding (I think I'm much better anyway of the terrible computer made make-shift translations…
Cheers
Carlo
 
Once in a while a mystery comes along that bothers me. This is one of those.:biggrin-new:

The front end has a European feel while the empennage looks Uncle Sam.

The wheel pants and struts have an Avia look and the fuselage has a slight Caproni shape.

The small monoplane in the background might be Eastern Europe?

All that said I keep thinking something Fokkery with your last clue.

Been through all my 1920's transport/airliner archives without much luck yet. Anyone else spinning around?
 
Kevin, the manufacturer is included in your answer. :very_drunk:

The mystery plane in this redesigned form remained a one-off and ended its life in Canada :canada:
 
Kevin has cracked the nut! :encouragement:

It is the Fokker F-14A which flew as NC844W and ended up as CF-AUD after a take-off crash.

In the original picture the plane bears still its experimental registration, so probably the pants were removed sometime after the photo.

Next hint would have been that the original plane was a parasol! :pop4:

Congratulations to Kevin! :icon29:
 
Nice find Robert. Your last clue sealed it's fate!


And now for something completely different-

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