The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[wout]

Hi giruXX
Thank you for the Janes`attachments. I donot have JAWA (anymore). To make the Four Winds story more complete, there was a sixth aircraft, the prototype, N192FW and known as the Model 192. It had a 200hp Lycoming IO-360. Sadly it was lost in a fatal crash in December 2002. (Google NTSB N192FW for details).

Your current challenge is interesting!. Will not reply, yet.

 

[giruXX]

Yes, it is “kind of everything”: French, German and British in name, US-American in design.

 

[wout]

Hi giruXX
The Messersnipe by Raoul Messier (Mesa, Az at the time).
I understand she was an extensive modification of the pre-war Lambert PT101 Snipe by Colonel Lambert, which was originally completed in the Philippines.
In the pictured form she first flew July 1971 and registration was N1672L

 

[giruXX]

Over to wout

 

[wout]

Not a true homebuilt, but evolved from a pretty well-known and older design which was marketed under two diferent company/model names.
This one was mainly for bush operations and I know of 4 registrations (which I think was also the number built).

 

[wout]

This is a better picture (c/n 002).

 

[wout]

The older design I talked about is from 1940 and a two-seater built for civil and military use. The pictured aircraft is a four-seater.
The two-seater was during the 1960s re-introduced under new names (both company and model) but retaining the old basic designation.

 

[giruXX]

@wout: Could it be Diehl S-4 Arctic Privateer ?

"In the following ten years Diehl privately built four similar aircraft designated Diehl S-4 Arctic Privateer, all are still registered in Anchorage: N67H, N60AT, N4BZ and, N40VV (c/n 002 to 005)." from http://1000aircraftphotos.com

 

[wout]

Hi giruXX
Very fine research work! The 4-seat Diehl S-4 Arctic Privateer was developed from the Interstate S-1 Cadet (after WW2 re-introduced as the Arctic Aircraft S-1 Arctic Stern). This company had been founded by William Diehl during the 1960s.
The 5th Arctic Privateer was N383HR) (c/n 001) and called the S-1B4 in the FAA register. This prototype was built from an earlier Arctic Stern, while (AFAIK) the other four were built as new aircraft and called S-4 in the FAA register.

Your turn, Sir!

 

[giruXX]

Here is an unusual photo of an unusual plane.

 

[giruXX]

Update: Only one feature in the pic is unusual. All the rest is pretty much “standard”. The plane has about 50 siblings.

 

[pomme homme]

It strikes me that the unusual feature is the canopy (which looks as if it's been added using Photoshop!). But that doesn't get me any closer.

 

[wout]

Hi giruXX
I would opt for a (mopdified) Stits SA-3A PLayboy homebuilt.

 

[pomme homme]

Strange how minds think alike. My first thought was also a Stits Playboy, but on cross referencing it I came to the opinion that it was so different - particularly the nacelle, canopy, dorsal fuselage and empennage - that my first thought had to be off beam and that it must be something else. However if it's very heavily modified .....

p.s. judging by wikipedia, the sibling number is about right (at least, it was in 2010).

 

[giruXX]

wout got it

The picture is from JAWA 1969-70:

 

[wout]

Here is another light plane.

 

[cthornburg]

Zlin PLK 5 Junaka

Chris

 

[wout]

Hi Chris, correct as usual
Read somewhere (ages ago) that this prototype was also referred to as the Z-33, but never found confirmation on that.
Your turn, please

 

[cthornburg]

a new whirlybird.

as a ps outside of the thread anyone have a pix of a Grumman E-1 or E-2 flying without the radome.

Chris

 

[giruXX]

A Japanese Gen H-4, perhaps?