The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[giruXX]

I have one such thing as an "Astra-Paulhan flying boat"
Is this among the allowable answers, Mike?

 

[lefty]

Indeed, Uli - pick any combination of Astra, Paulhan, Pillard, and PP1, and you've got it ! Over to you, sir.....

 

[giruXX]

A pretty low-winger:

 

[fabulousfour]

That's the Scintex Rubis from France, Uli.

 

[giruXX]

That's her!
Have a nice day, Robert

 

[fabulousfour]

Thanks Uli, same to you.

Going back about a century.

 

[fabulousfour]

No idea about this "cold war" biplane?

Not a one off, from a famous designer who built aircraft for two countries.

 

[lefty]

I thought at first it was a Thulin model, due to the wing shape, but could that odd tail unit foxed me.

 

[fabulousfour]

Not from Sweden, Mike.

 

[cthornburg]

S-16?

Chris

 

[fabulousfour]

It is the Sikorsky S-16!

Over to you, Chris.

 

[cthornburg]

another looks like but isn't

Chris

 

[cthornburg]

24hr clue. It's in Aerofiles but doesn't look exact alike. You really have to be a student of the obscure to get this one.

Chris

 

[fabulousfour]

A modification of a New Standard?

 

[cthornburg]

Nope

Adcox Student Prince

Open House

Chris

 

[wout]

A nice tandem-seater

 

[wout]

Another view. Perhaps you know the designer from (air racing) projects.

 

[wout]

A Dos Equis for who comes up with the right answer.

 

[fabulousfour]

The Statler Firefly.

 

[wout]

Hi fabolousfour
Well done! I knew if I started talking about beer, there would be a response.
N711FF was the registration and William Statler the designer/builder.