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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

Thanks, Uli, and thanks also Robert for that link - seems a mystery indeed..

Here's a bit of recycling - this minimalist monoplane was posted quite a few years ago, so some of you may be unfamiliar with it. It held a world record at one time !
 

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Thanks Mike.

Onward with a big beastie that apparently is using I-beams for struts!

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Unsuccessful transport that was later developed into a bomber. The company is still in business today as a subcontractor of various aircraft parts.
 
They experimented with the engines and prop blades to make it perform better. This 1922 photo shows a 4-blade up front and open cockpit!

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The first shot above is a Salon photo but this one is not listed at Aviafrance.
 
I'll be hors de combat for most of the day, Robert - on chef duties today - got to start preparing 4 kilos of moules to begin with....

It is going to be a long, liquid lunch, so a wee nap will be in order later. But I doubt if this mystery will last long ! :very_drunk:
 
Sadly, Jim, there is a convention here that the mysteries must have managed, however briefly, to get airborne ! This fascinating baby never got out of the water......
 
Does it really have to fly to become an aircraft? :biggrin-new: The (sunken) aircraft is the unfortunate Piaggio-Pegna PC.7, which was intended to participate in the 1929 Schneider trophy.

But I think it is still up to Jim to post the new mystery aircraft!

And a Merry Christmas to you all as well! (Although perhaps a bit early....)
Huub
 
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