The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[fabulousfour]

Thanks, Kevin!

Another biplane from about the same era.

 

[cthornburg]

In regards to the Sturtevant S-4 I have the attached pix as a S-4 only 2 Bay and 2 main gear. Anyone know the difference.
I have reference to "Victor Advanced Trainer"/Sturtevant Steel Trainer s/n:40007

Chris

 

[cthornburg]

SIA 9B

Chris

 

[fabulousfour]

It is the SIA 9B.
Over to Chris.

 

[cthornburg]

Same era another biplane

Chris

 

[cthornburg]

should be in Aerofiles but isn't. It's close relatives are.

Chris

 

[giruXX]

I found something alike called “Chamberlin-Standard model H5 commercial biplane” as well as a similar gear on an earlier Standard Model J. Would it be too speculative to assume a non-standard Standard Aero Corporation model or variant?

 

[lefty]

Think Uli's on the right track here - found this shot of a Standard J-1 with 'anti-noseover gear'. Obviously many similarities with the mystery.......except the wings !

 

[cthornburg]

Will give to Uli. It's a Standard JR-2
see attached. i assume was a trainer for the military that they didn't want all the info I found was on the pix.
Well done Uli

Chris

 

[giruXX]

on with a torpedo plane

 

[lefty]

I think, Uli, that is a Sopwith Cuckoo ?

 

[giruXX]

You think right, Mike
a Japanese Navy Cuckoo

 

[pomme homme]

Was it one of those taken to Japan as part of the Sempill Mission of 1921-22, led by that fine, upstanding, patriotic Scottish gentleman Wiliam Forbes-Sempill, the 'Master of Sempill'?

 

[lefty]

Thanks Uli - spent a lot of time trawling through my Japanese books until the penny dropped !

Mike, the Master of Sempill was a very naughty boy, spying for Japan for a long time. He wasn't executed, or imprisoned, or even charged for his treasonous activities. He was, after all, an Old Etonian.....

Here's a chopper to go on with -

 

[pomme homme]

Mike, the Master of Sempill was a very naughty boy, spying for Japan for a long time. He wasn't executed, or imprisoned, or even charged for his treasonous activities. He was, after all, an Old Etonian.....-

Surely you're not suggesting that attending Eton was a harsher punishment than execution or imprisonment and that is why he wasn't charged with treason!

 

[lefty]

I was once entertained to luncheon at Eton - lovely bunch of chaps.....anyway, back to business - this chopper is European

 

[lefty]

One more clue - this has one of Wout's engines !

 

[lefty]

OK, choppers never were popular in this forum - it is the Manzolini Libellula 2 from

OH please.

 

[giruXX]

helicopters don’t fly,
they scare the ground away

 

[pomme homme]

OK, we don't like whirly birds so how about a .....



I'm convinced that its alleged 450' flight was made with the assistance of stowaway wombles!