The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[fabulousfour]

Are those photos from the same aircraft, Kevin? The gear of the second one (and some more details) looks quite different.

In the second picture it should be the Staig monoplane from Australia.

Edit: Mike seems to have noticed it as well, missed his answer when changing the page.

 

[Moses03]

Valid questions Gents and I wondered myself. It is possible the craft went through a couple of permutations with an engine change and reworked gear. The obvious Flight archive photo might be suspect.

It is the Staig though so over to Robert.


Here is the best photo of it's final form which I could not use due to easy googling. BTW- The Monoplane soldiered on until destroyed by a fire in 1941.

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ueaky-beach-down-at-wilsons-promontory.66137/

 

[fabulousfour]

Interesting! The plane must have changed its appearance during its lifetime quite a lot.

Here is a biplane of about the same vintage.

 

[lefty]

Thought it looked Italian - that, Robert,is the Macchi M.70

 

[fabulousfour]

For sure, Mike!

Think those mansions in the background might have helped a bit.

Over to Scotland

 

[lefty]

Kevin had an interesting head-on shot - here's another - a floater, natürlich.....

 

[lefty]

Hint time. Wright engine. A dozen or so produced (not all floaters). From the land of Moses (our one....)

 

[cthornburg]

I suspect Monocoupe don't know which version

Chris

 

[lefty]

Not Monocoupe, Chris. Here's another cllue -

 

[giruXX]

that looks like a damned good mystery

 

[lefty]

I knew someone would get there eventually....want to have a stab at the number, Uli ?

 

[giruXX]

then I'll put my coin on no. 8 as that one is not in aerofiles

 

[lefty]

Bingo ! Howard DGA-8. Over to you.....

 

[giruXX]

Thank you Milke.

What do we have here?

 

[Moses03]

Modern replica of the 1916 White Baby White canard pusher.

 

[pomme homme]

I couldn't see anything, Kevin. Just a grey rectangle with the words 'Attached Image' which, when clicked on, produced nothing.

Edit - but now the photo has appeared!

 

[giruXX]

Kevin is right although I have 1912 for the year of the original

 

[Moses03]

I was going by the date in Aerofiles, whether that is accurate or not.

Continuing on with a nice tourer.

 

[pomme homme]

Looks rather Klemmisch.

 

[Baragouin]

Looks rather Klemmisch.

What about a BFW (Messerschmitt) M31?
Cheers
Carlo