The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[lefty]

Well this pic appeared in several editions of Janes as the Tachihi R-53.

I agree with you about the tail and can find no other pics with the oddly-shaped version.

Think we need a Japanese expert here. In the meantime, to Wout......

 

[wout]

Hi Mike,
I like these surprises. Never knew about the tail modification. After some Googling found a picView attachment 51048 from a different angle.
Registration JA13070 proofs it is the same aircraft.
Next challenge will follow a.s.a.p.

 

[wout]

Sorry the plane is naked, but found picture funny. It looks much nicer fully dressed.
Quite few were built, both factory and homebuilt (kits).

 

[srgalahad]

being inebriated has often caused nakedness, but in this case, it is just a name..

E.O. Nips' Tipsy Nipper

 

[wout]

as usual you are correct, Sir

 

[srgalahad]

"Nicer fully dressed"?? hmmmm

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and another smallish one..

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[Moses03]

Looks like one of those early 1920's USA pursuit jobs.

 

[srgalahad]

Looks like one of those early 1920's USA pursuit jobs.

now, if I respond to that it sure would narrow your search, wouldn't it?

[raises eyebrow]

no, yes, not really

[snicker]

 

[lefty]

'Tis a Teutonic-sounding Yank - the Heinrich Victor.

 

[srgalahad]

Aye, it is lad!

to quote Aerofiles: "[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]Victor Pursuit 1918 = Army trainers, despite their pursuit name[/FONT]

 

[lefty]

Here's a machine of the rotating variety.

 

[Moses03]

Doblhoff/WNF 342.

 

[lefty]

for the cabbage-shredder.

 

[Moses03]

Let's try this one...

 

[Moses03]

Information is scarce on this one. According to one iffy source, it was powered by a Renault 4P...

 

[Moses03]

From a big company. It was based roughly on a earlier design.

 

[lefty]

Looks as though it ought to be a Caudron but can't find it.....

 

[Moses03]

If Lefty can't unearth it I think it's time to reveal. This is the Bloch MB.170. It was based on the MB.81 ambulance plane. There is another MB.170 which is a twin engine bomber but apparently this one had the same designation? Not sure of the year, possibly 1937.

Anyhoo, moving on with a streamlined float plane...

 

[Hurricane91]

Floater version of the Hamilton Metaplane H-18, "Maiden Milwaukee".

 

[Moses03]

Spot on Hurricane!