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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

Moses03 said:
Single boom pusher is the Ackerman JDA-8 powered by a notoriously unreliable Szekely radial.
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Quite correct Moses and yes it is Akermann (without C). I read some place that the guy was born somewhere in Latvia and his Birth name was Janis Akermanis (or something similar) which became later americanized as John D. Akermann...
Your turn naturally
Cheers
BG
 
Oops on the typo! As noted there is no "c". In my excitement to post an answer I got a little sloppy. Have only seen one other photo of the pusher so BG's find is appreciated.

Will have a new mystery along soon. Sorry for the delay.
 
Next mystery...

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The Pacific School of Engineering or PSE Racer it is.:icon29: I guess the class graduated and nothing more was built!
 
Not from Eurasia. The company still exists nowadays. This particular aircraft started life as a two-seat version of an aircraft that has been built four times. The picture shows it in its final configuration after two major modifications.
 
Thanks, gX - no apologies for going back to the water - here's a speedy number making a splash.....
 

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I think gX knows this, but will give one more clue anyway - it was an unsuccessful entry for one of the great aviation competitions.....(hint- it's on water !)
 
Impressive BG, and without any hints! :icon29:

The only other photo I have is WWI French Ace Albert Deullin standing by the slightly modified version that he lost his life in during a May 29, 1923 test flight.

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This one from the Green/Swanborough book....(M. Duellin's version appears to have dispensed with the wing struts - may this have contributed to his demise ?)
 

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lefty said:
This one from the Green/Swanborough book....(M. Duellin's version appears to have dispensed with the wing struts - may this have contributed to his demise ?)
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Thanks very much to both of you for the pics!
Here goes my today's offer
Cheers
BG
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