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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

Not sure of the correct identity as I have it as the Cody IIc, but then there were plenty of derivatives I guess, so having to choose the winner it has to be.......:icon29:.......Moses who was the first with a Cody answer.

Over to Texas
Keith
 
Well gX really had the exact designation I believe, but have to go with the awarding of the beer. The tiny wheels on each wingtip were a clue to the Cody machines.

Much too kind Keith!


Here is an easy one that should not be on the board very long...

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Thank you, Kevin. Although I have to confess that I identified it so readiliy because I had several images of it saved with the intention of using it myself! But as I cannot, here's an ugly brute made worse by a pixelatorily challenged photograph - although it's marginally better than the one copy of the same photograph that is available on the internet (for anyone, heaven forfend, who might be tempted to use google image search).

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Congratulations, giruxx. You've found the poor image of what is either known as the Bonnet biplan motoplaneur or the Bonnet-Clément BC-7. Over to you.
 
Now with the re-touched picture :bee:
Here is a wee thing (I start to love lefty’s favourite word :encouragement:) that isn’t a motor glider nor a glider.
 

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This has to be another Spratt design. I found what looks to be the same aircraft with the reg N910Z described as the 1939 effort by Spratt's son George. Odd thing is that the 1939 entry at Aerofiles shows this to be a powered design and not the glidery looking version gX posted. Also the reg if different. (Must be a pusher blade that the grainy photo is not revealing).

I think I have the wagons circled anyways.
 
Thanks Moses03 :icon29:

Here is the full thing and the according Aerofiles entry:
Controlwing 106 1964 = 2pOhwMFb. POP: 1 [N910Z].

I think that the registration is a proof for its motorization. Interestingly, Aerofiles states the year 1964 while the thing itself looks much elder.

The moving pusher prop seems to be lost in grains and partly hidden by the V-tail.
 

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Not sure what to post these days. Everyone has their likes and dislikes for eras and types of aircraft.

How about this one?

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Hi Kevin:encouragement:
Li`l Trouble, this mix by Mark V. Horn. Collect Monocoupe, Aeronca, Tayorvcraft and Piper parts and (reportedly?) the former Cliff Midwing and end up with your own sporty cabriolet.
I am only somewhat puzzled by the fact that I have seen a photo with Bob Horn painted on the fuselage.
 
This was a one-off aircraft because of the floats, which was a modification. But some 200 of these aircraf were were built in standard form.
 
@wout: I am confused. Do your given constraints, i.e.,
• no Continental or Lycoming engine,
• not from the American continent
apply to all of these ca. 200 aircraft or just to the floater only?
 
Hi giruXX:encouragement:
Sorry for the confusion. I meant to make clear that around 200 were built in standard form (conventional gear) and with a non-US engine of 130hp to 155hp (depending on the sub-model). Since the floater is not US/Canadian designed, no reason to look at all those Cubs, Pacers Tri-Pacer and other Piper bushplane/floatplane conversions flying in the US/Canada
 
The floater is an Auster J/5G Autocar.
The J/5G was the variant also known as the Cirrus Autocar because of the 155hp Blackburn Cirrus Major 3 engine.
The unique floatplane was from Australia (VH-TTH) and first flew 1971. She was lost in 1973 and I assume that the designation J/5G-A1 was not official for her.

OH please :jump:
 
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