The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Moses03]

Wout...paging Wout. Please report to the mystery plane thread...

 

[richard B]

Sorry , it seems to be more confidential than I thought .

Designed and built by two brothers , it got the O.U.V. (Oscar Ursinus Verein) Preis in 1985 . It had a D-Mxyz registration .

 

[fabulousfour]

Not in Janes 1985/86 and 1986/87.

 

[richard B]

It was pictured three times in Aero Kurier 1985/1986 ...

If nothing new tomorrow , I will give the solution ...

 

[Moses03]

I think we all surrender RichardB.

 

[richard B]

Sorry for this too mysterious bird : this is the Götz 50 built in 1985 by the brothers Zettl (Löhnberg).

 

[lefty]

Direct hit there, Richard !

Just to digress a little, I was watching one of the series 'Great American Railroad Journeys' done for the BBC by Michael Portillo, an ex-politician.

He had got to San Diego, and was visiting Mirimar base. During his intro, in the background, this caught my attention - is the US Navy finally giving up on expensive non-flyers and buying Swedish ?????

(incidentally, I hope you all read about the late arrival of the first four F-35 all-weather fighters to the UK. The reason for the lateness? - 'unfavourable weather conditions'.......)

 

[Moses03]

Dunno Mike. Maybe Miramar was running a special on oil changes.


Here is a not too difficult open board candidate to consider.

 

[giruXX]

No taker for that "dart in the pond"?

So I'll jump in from Scotland: the Waterman Arrowplane

@lefty: I've seen a road sign to the "kingdom of Fife"
Cheers Uli

 

[Moses03]

Uli has the tailless wonder. Over to Germany-

 

[giruXX]

OK, let’s return to colours:

 

[pomme homme]

Was the photograph taken at the EAA Naturists' Chapter 'Air and Bare' fly-in? It seems that the aeroplane was being used as the gentleman's 'modesty screen'!

 

[giruXX]

pretty close!

 

[wout]

hi giruXX
I think your canary is a Laco-145 by Joe Laven (USA). Two-seater, but on this one the front cockpit is covered.

 

[giruXX]

That's all correct.
Over to the Netherlands.

 

[wout]

If this one looks like the other ones, you are right. However, it is an independent design.

 

[wout]

She remained a one-off, came from Northern Europe and appeared 1984/1985.

 

[Green]

Hi Wout.
The Nyge-Aero VLA-1 Sparrow from Sweden?
Open House if it is.

 

[wout]

hi Green SE-ILX it is
The VLA-1 Sparrow was a co-product of AB Nyge-Aero and the Royal Swedish Aero Club. Engine was a 80hp Duncan-Wankel SR-120R rotary

As requested, Open House please

 

[Moses03]

Green! Welcome back as it has been a long time.


Shoulder wing twin anyone?