The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[fabulousfour]

Hi Carlo.

A flivver from Poland, the Zalewski WZ-XII.

 

[Baragouin]

Hi Carlo.

A flivver from Poland, the Zalewski WZ-XII.

HiRobert!
Yes she's indeed a polish flivver! Your turn please…
Carlo

 

[fabulousfour]

Thanks, Carlo, here we go.

Time for a floater.

 

[Moses03]

The one and only Caspar C.29.

 

[fabulousfour]

It is the Caspar!

Over to Texas, please.

 

[Moses03]

Thanks Robert.

Keeping the water theme going...

 

[Moses03]

Here is a closer shot of the engine. Very nice and clean engineering for it's time.

Note the 3-bladed prop. The engine is of a distinctive type which can easily be searched, leading to this flying boat so I will hold that back.

 

[lefty]

Well it looks like a rotary pusher to me, but that hasn't helped much !

 

[pomme homme]

Could it be a Salmson Canton-Unné engine?

 

[Moses03]

Not a Salmson Mike. This floater was custom built for a client and hails from the USA. Flown just prior to WWI.

 

[giruXX]

Shouldn't that be the Washington Miss Columbia?

 

[Moses03]

It is! Suds for Uli.

Not sure what became of it. The Washington Aeroplane Company was partially financed by Emile Berliner if I recall correctly.

Should mention that Lefty scored some style points as the Gyro engine was a rotary arrangement.

 

[giruXX]

This one should have appeared here before but I couldn’t find it.

 

[giruXX]

According to his name, I would never associate this manufacturer with aircraft, but he produced several (mostly military) types from 1916 to 1922.

 

[giruXX]

According to one source this is the first commercial plane of that company, a four-seater.

 

[fabulousfour]

Ordnance Engineering Co. is indeed a strange name for an aircraft manufacturer.

That should be the Orenco Tourister, Uli.

 

[giruXX]

Strange enough, indeed

Over to the German low-lands

 

[fabulousfour]

The manufacturer who made this flivver is in contrast well known for building aircraft.

 

[lefty]

Pascale Brothers Partenavia P-48-B Astore.

 

[fabulousfour]

Congratulation, Mike.

Thought that this mystery would last a bit longer.

It is the Partenavia Astore of course.

Over to Scotland, please.