The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[giruXX]

Nowadays, people associate the name of the company with inflatable vehicles

 

[pomme homme]

The only mention I can find of this aeroplane is a youtube video which describes it as the plywood and plastic Zodiac trainer built at Bendix Airport, New Jersey, in 1941.

Addendum: described in Aerofiles as the Zodiac Libra-Det of c.1940.

 

[giruXX]

That's a good find:

 

[pomme homme]

Thank you, Uli. Your 'inflatable vehicles' clue was the key to identifying this trainer.

Here's a rather atypical light aeroplane, if you consider who the designer was.

 

[pomme homme]

Now had it had a delta wing .....

 

[lefty]

The clue did it, Mike, thank you.

It's the Payen PA-47'Plein Air'. Something we have plenty of, thankfully. No heatwave in Fife !

 

[pomme homme]

Spot on, Mike . Although, when one considers the designs that preceded and succeeded it, what inspired Roland Payen to build a Taylorcraft Plus C lookalike, in 1949, is beyond me.

When you've finished catering for your golfing aficionado house guests, we'll look forward to your next challenge.

 

[lefty]

Morning all. Here's a monoplane which won't keep you guessing for long..

Sorry for the delay, but I have been battling with new PC, Win 11, and to cap it all, installation of MSFS.

Also have new graphics program and scanning has become an issue......all very testing for these ageing grey cells !

 

[dan_pub]

Miles M-12 Mohawk ?

 

[lefty]

No Dan - she's not a Brit.

 

[cthornburg]

SABCA S.40E

Chris

 

[lefty]

That's the one, Chris. Over to you.

 

[cthornburg]

Close brother to one I've put on here before

Chris

 

[pomme homme]

Mraz M-2 Skaut?

 

[cthornburg]

That should be it I had it as Eagle M-2 scout

Over to you

Chris

 

[pomme homme]

Thank you, Chris. Now here's something designed for those who like their own company.

 

[lefty]

Ah, Mike, this one might be the Fleury RF.10 'Vedette', perhaps ?

 

[pomme homme]

Yes, Mike, it is Robert Fleury's 1948 homebuilt avionette monoplace. So a large for you together with the responsibility for tendering the next aeronautical brain teaser.

 

[lefty]

Thanks Mike.
Here's something of similar vintage, but with two seats, enclosed in a quaint cockpit resembling something from from an old-fashioned coachbuilder.... Wind-tunnels? Pah !!

 

[lefty]

Large manufacturer. Renault motor.