The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[lefty]

Just has to be French, and, lo ! it is - an S.R.A.P. T-7. (Anybody know anything about S.R.A.P. ??)

Something from the same era

 

[Moses03]

for Mike.

Don't have much at all on S.R.A.P!

 

[Moses03]

Okay, we have a Farman F-170 "Ventre-a-terre" here but can't seem to pin down the exact one Lefty posted.

The pics I dug up show a slightly different gear arrangement.

Edit: Just found Lefty's machine. :mixedsmi:

 

[lefty]

Yup, they must have poshed it up a bit and given the pilots an enclosed cockpit. Wimps.

of sarsaparilla to Texas.

 

[srgalahad]

The modified gear was probably because they discovered the bottom was getting coated in cow-pies so they raised it a bit

Ever notice the French propensity for photographing their aircraft ( or drawing them) in a level (flight) attitude? Tails propped up on saw-horses, gas drums, anything... an example in Moses 2nd pic above - the a/c in the background.

lefty, if you ever get, or make the opportunity, don't miss it! The only apprehension was that I was shooting blind from inside the cockpit and hoping I'd aimed correctly. The CAM has a Waco and a Robinson contracted to give $$ rides and it's a marvellous experience (not my first). Wind, sound, oil spray, and what better place than after a morning of touring old planes. My wife never hesitated when I suggested it and she was floating for hours afterward (it was tough undoing her belt during the steep turn, but I don't think she hit anyone on landing...)

 

[Moses03]

Thanks to the French we have an endless stream of mystery planes it would seem.

Here is a curious one. The short wings were designed this way for a reason...

 

[lefty]

Rubbish. He drove it into a hangar before the doors were opened sufficiently....

 

[wout]

My vote goes to the Robertson Aircraft Corporation (of Forth Worth, Tx) X-1 (M-258) Aero-VTOL.
Understand this Robertson was at the time a division of Aero Design, Inc. Seems the aircraft underwent some testing in 1958 (tethered flight?).
Modified fuselage and many other parts of Aero Commander 500. Two 340hp Lycoming GSO-480 engines.

 

[Moses03]

Wout swoops in for the kill. Well done.

Over to you-

 

[wout]

Thanks for the second picture Moses03. Never realized the Robertson X-1 had deflection flaps like in the Ryan VZ-3.

The only clue I give for the new one is that is is post WW2

 

[Moses03]

Piece of cake. Grenet G.47

 

[wout]

Yes it is! :ernae:

 

[Moses03]

Anyone have info on the Grenet? Not much out there.

Here is a versatile one...

 

[wout]

Grenet G-47. For Moses03 and anyone interested.
Original design Mr. Étienne Grenet. Started 19847 and first flown May 1948. Aircraft constructed by Ateliers Aéromecaniques de l'isle (founded by Mr. Grenet). Two 45hp Salmson 9Ad radials. Plans to re-engine with 60hp 9Adb apparently never carried out. First homebuilt twin in France after WW2.
Span 34.777ft, length 22.965ft. Max. 103mph, cruise 93mph
Registration F-WDVQ and later F-PDVQ

 

[lefty]

You asked for it....

 

[Moses03]

Thank you both. :ernae:

 

[lefty]

And your floater/slider is a Krylov MA-1.

 

[Moses03]

Note to self: Lefty knows every Russian out there!

Tremendous. A on it's way to Fife.

 

[lefty]

Thanks, Kevin, although it's a bit early in the morning for a beer.

Went into the garden at midnight - still light in the northern sky - not quite the Land of the Midnight Sun but getting close.

Your Robertson VTOL slipped under the radar - intrigued me - came up with another STOL one-off. Try this one.

 

[wout]

Robertson (Skycraft, Inc) Skyshark. Registration N2903B, engine 420hp Lycoming IO-720