The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[srgalahad]

Kevin, if you say so, it must be.

"Fortunately W.W. Gibson was not seriously hurt, and went on to build a much more realistic machine that flew several times in 1911 in Calgary. A further crash ended Gibson’s pioneering efforts."

https://www.bcam.net/the-early-birds/

 

[Moses03]

Must be this time!

Back to the water...

 

[lefty]

That is the Piaggio P.10

 

[lefty]

I am 100% certain on the Italian beastie, and know Kevin won't be around for a few hours, so hope he'll excuse me for carrying on, with another floater, of more recent vintage...
Please proceed likewise when you get it, as I will be unavoidably detained today, it being Friday

 

[pomme homme]

It looks like a Monnett Sonerai (or Sonex) derivation on floats - but the problem is that I can find no evidence of such a creature having existed!

Edit: found it - it's the 2004 Sonex Amphibious Float Plane.

 

[giruXX]

What a surprise to see a mystery younger than 1960 from lefty! (mysterious )

 

[Moses03]

Lefty with the Piaggio.

 

[pomme homme]

As Mike has notified a case of 'Friday indisposition' and I am reasonably confident that my identification is correct (having found, I think, the photograph that he employed), I'll take the liberty of going forward with another modern - well, modernish - light aeroplane.

 

[Dev One]

With that elliptical wing & shapely fin & rudder I would have said its a Claude Piel design, but I cant find a single seater like that.
Keith

 

[Moses03]

Is that an American flag in the background? Mike rarely ventures over here for mysteries but you never know!

 

[pomme homme]

I don't know, Kevin, if that is the American flag hanging loose on the pole in the background - but if it is and that signifies the location, the aeroplane is a very long way from home! You are in the right country, Keith, but you've got the wrong designer. That depicted is the prototype of what is still a very popular 'home build' design in France.

 

[lefty]

Could it be a Nicollier Menestrel, Mike ? F-PKXO ?

 

[pomme homme]

It certainly could be, Mike, because it is the Nicollier HN.433 Ménestrel prototype F-PKXO. Over to Scotland!

 

[lefty]

Thanks Mike. Something silvery.....

 

[giruXX]

The Renard R.S.V. 22-230 Titan

 

[lefty]

That's the one, Uli. Apologies for late reply...

 

[giruXX]

hard to believe that this one is a first here, but I couldn’t find it

 

[pomme homme]

If it wasn't for the seemingly odd tail, I'd say one of the Salmson engined Comper Swifts.

 

[lefty]

Back in 2014, Uli !

 

[giruXX]

May I assume that this helps or should I reveal?