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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

Glenn Curtiss wore his cap that way, but then again a lot of pilots had that look. Picture does not ring a bell for me.
 
In the first photo, the bumpkin on the left is George "Buck" Weaver who later formed the Weaver Aircraft Company better known as WACO. The bumpkin on the right is the young Matty Laird.

The year was 1915 or thereabouts, and the airplane was the Laird #2 better known as the "Baby Biplane". For power, Laird used an in-line four cylinder air-cooled engine built by Albert Hofer. The engine weighed about 120 pounds and developed around 12 horsepower.

The Baby biplane was said to outperform other flying machines with three times the power.

I have nothing else ready, so open house please.

I also wish everyone a safe, healthy, happy and prosperous new year.
 
It is the Zerbe. You have it Moses. According spectators, the test pilot made a few taxi runs, then opened the throttle. The plane was said to lift off quickly and rose up to 100 feet. The pilot then cut the power and landed straight in damaging the landing gear. Length of the flight was approximately 1000feet. Both J.S. Zerbe and the test pilot left town after the flight.
 
Hi Kevin! :salute:
If you would tell me that it is the Miller M-5 Belly Flopper, I will believe you.
 
MY little brother tells me that after a few Millers, he's been known to do a belly-flop also...............:icon29::icon29::icon29::icon29::icon29::icon29:.............:kilroy:
 
There could be a connection with the beer!!
The designer/builder was a Mr. Erwin (Erven?) A. Miller from......Milwaukee

Next one was evaluated as a small war plane. Two designations/names are accepted by the jury :jump:
 
I'm going to go ahead and press on here. In case Wout was looking for a given name on the Sadler, how about the Piranha?

Lumbering along...
 
Hi Kevin!
Absolutely correct. :icon29:
The name(s) I was looking for was either A-22 Piranha or TX-XI Yarasa as this aircraft was called by Turkish
Aerospace Industries.
 
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