The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Moses03]

I believe we have the Liore et Olivier LeO H-15.

http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65682964/f3
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[lefty]

to Kevin - I suspect that may be the only photo of the H-15....(here's where I am proved wrong !)

 

[Moses03]

I don't have another photo of it Mike.


Another grainy flying boat-

 

[Moses03]

A one-off and fairly obscure although it was mentioned in this thread within the past year!

 

[lefty]

With a chunky radial pusher, this looks American to me - would this be the Taft Kingfisher ??

 

[Moses03]

Definitely American but not the Taft. This one appeared a year later.

 

[lefty]

In that case, one of the Rogers boats - looked at the RBX before and it didn't quite fit - how about the Sea Hawk ? (but it can't be - that had an inline motor...)

 

[Moses03]

Not a Rogers effort Mike but it is from the same state...

 

[giruXX]

blind guess: Mill Basin Super Gull W-1, perhaps?

 

[Moses03]

That is it. And you were the one who mentioned it last March or so!

Apparently it stalled and crashed on a test flight in early 1929.

 

[giruXX]

Oh, I completely forgot that. Here is another commercially unsuccessful attempt.

 

[Moses03]

The front end looks a little familiar but that tail section...

 

[pomme homme]

It looks as if Gloster and Grumman met in the twenties ....... but what puzzles me more is what appears to be a petrol pump on the roof of the building behind the aeroplane!

 

[giruXX]

OK, some extra bits: built as a Navy fighter by a small company, first tested on wheels, then on floats, destroyed during evaluation. No idea about the “fuel pump”, perhaps a turret clock. As usual for publications of that time the background has been “photo shopped”.

 

[lefty]

How about the Eberhart XFG-1 ?

 

[giruXX]

OK, some extra bits: built as a Navy fighter by a small company, first tested on wheels, then on floats, destroyed during evaluation. No idea about the “fuel pump”)*, perhaps a turret clock. As usual for publications of that time the background has been “photo shopped”.


)* If that were a fuel pump it would be graded in gallons

 

[giruXX]

The ale goes to lefty!!

It is the Eberhart F-G-1 Comanche or Eberhardt XF2G-1 according to aerofiles

 

[giruXX]

enjoy a sip or two

 

[lefty]

Thanks Uli - there was a bit of post-clashing going on there ! Managed to get the Eberhart just before your hint, thanks, of course, to the invaluable Mr Larkins....

Here's something different which should keep you occupied for about five minutes max............

 

[Baragouin]

Thanks Uli - there was a bit of post-clashing going on there ! Managed to get the Eberhart just before your hint, thanks, of course, to the invaluable Mr Larkins....

Here's something different which should keep you occupied for about five minutes max............

Finally an easy one for me: Aero Ae50
Cheers
Carlo (BG)