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The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

Thanks. Yes, the heat has arrived. We won't see less than 90F during the day until late Sept.

Here is a big beastie to ponder...

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Dearie me, what a mess - aft of the trailing edge it looks like a professional aeroplane - but up front .......it's Barnum & Bailey .:banghead:
 
That 45 degree boosted rudder had me thinking along the lines of Blackburn or Fairey....something British, but now I'm not so sure. Leaning more toward :unitedstates:
 
Right! This is the Douglas Cloudster airliner. There was also a post war Douglas Cloudster II.

Here is a more modern quirky job-

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That's a Ryan Navion that has had extensive modifications to become a flying test bed of some sort. I've done a lot of research on Navion's as I am currently modelling one for FSX but I have never seen that photo before. I'd be interested to learn it's purpose.
 
Thanks for the info Moses but I am going to have to declare OH as I don't have anything to offer at the moment.
 
Interesting, Kevin. The UTSI (University of Tennessee Space Institute) was originally, I think, the VRA developed by Princeton, before those dang Tennesseans got their mitts on it , hence my Ivy League reference !

<cite>press.princeton.edu/chapters/s7909.pd</cite>
 
Sorry about that. Had a junior moment! Was thinking something else when you said Cornell. Must be the heat...
Better double up on the drinks then to cover both the Fairchild and Cornell mention. :icon29: :icon29:
 
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