The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[wout]

To keep things rolling, here is an easy one
Despite the circular cowling, the aircraft had a horizontally opposed engine.

 

[wout]

Some hints: She later received a slightly taller canopy, a taller fin with flat rather than rounded top, a cut down rear fuselage and a more normal cowling leaving the cilinders exposed.
The registration remained unchanged though

 

[wout]

This is how she looked with all the changes

 

[wout]

N73834 is the FW-1 bij Festus W.Beckner from Texas. Completed around 1964, initialy flown with Continental A65, later with O-200 engine.

Open House, please

 

[Moses03]

A propped up biplane to consider.

 

[lefty]

That's the Reid Rambler prototype

 

[Moses03]

Right on Mike. (Sorry, smilies are not working)

 

[lefty]

Thanks Kevin - here's a single-radial-engined high-wing transport - not many of those around, eh ?

 

[fabulousfour]

So I can delete now that plane from my list of prepared mysteries.

That is the one and only Dornier Do K1 that was later on redesigned to four engines.

 

[lefty]

On the ball, Robert ! The very un-Dornier-looking Dornier it is.........over to you.

 

[fabulousfour]

So what kind of flying wire mesh do we have here?

 

[giruXX]

from : the AEG G.V

 

[fabulousfour]

Spot on, Uli

The civilized version of the AEG G.V that was originally developed as a bomber but never used in that purpose.

Your turn, Uli

 

[giruXX]

Thank you Robert,

I hope you all agree that this mysterious picture shows some kind of mystery plane

 

[wout]

Hi giruXX
I put some money on the Boxmoth Model A by Richard Thomson. A 1975 homebuilt with socalled rhomboidal wing design.
If correct registration would be N 64492 and I will try to post a pic of the Boxmoth B which has somewhat different lines.

 

[giruXX]

Hi wout,
you invested your money well.

It is the Thompson Boxmoth (never heard about A and B)

 

[wout]

Thank you giruXX
This is the Boxmoth B. Same aircraft as the A with some minor changes such as tandem wings.

 

[wout]

This one can swim.
Seems only 2 were built.

 

[wout]

forgot to mention...can also walk. Our experts call her an amphibian. Very well-known name in homebuilt country.

 

[giruXX]

the nose gear just touches the border