The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[dan_pub]

Shavrov Sh-7 ?

I don't have a good photo, but this looks like a Soviet Shavrov Sh-7 ?

 

[Moses03]

Not from Russia I'm afraid.

 

[srgalahad]

Hi Kevin :salute:
A Cessna it is. I understand this testbed in 1953 preceded the true CH-1 prototype. No idea whether it had an official designation.

[FONT=arial, impact,helvetica]"The test bed skeleton of the CH-1 first hovered in July, 1953 (this test bed flew as high as 10,000 feet and later became the basis for the second prototype, Ship #1, N5155, with perhaps a fuselage from the static test ship) and the prototype CH-1 was tested at the Prospect plant, N5156 (ship #2) making its first flight in 1954."[/FONT]

A lengthy read, but the definitive CH-1 history:
http://collectair.com/cessna.html

 

[Moses03]

Floater still floating? This one made it's debut in 1930. From a well known outfit...

Thanks for the link Rob.

 

[Baragouin]

Maybe a Boeing product? Or is she from my side of the pond?
BG

 

[Moses03]

She hails from your side of the pond.

 

[lefty]

I fear it's the Heinkel He57. Why's the print gone all tiny ??

 

[Moses03]

Heinz 57 it is.


Text looks okay to me??

 

[lefty]

Must have hit a wrong key by mistake - Ctrl+ fixed it for me !

Here's a zappy wee floater from a more modern era.

 

[wout]

Hi Mike :salute:
I think your floater is the Airmaster Avalon from the USA and flown as prototype in 1983. In your pic the aircraft shows a somewhat different c/s than on other pics I have seen. What registration is yours?

I understand that the prototype (N767LB) was designated as Avalon 680 (PT6A-27 of 680hp and at least one pictue I have shows that the prototype initially featured a frontal air intake). Reportedly later a 750hp PT6A-135 was installed and I guess the air intake was then relocated and a streamline cone added.

 

[lefty]

Yes, Walter, this is N767LB, but the power unit is given as the PT6A-135, so your supposition must be correct.

 

[wout]

Thank you Mike!
Next one is a homebuilt and not from USA. First flight was almost 50 years ago.

 

[Baragouin]

Thank you Mike!
Next one is a homebuilt and not from USA. First flight was almost 50 years ago.

Just a stab in the utmost darkness....but could it be a René Barbaro product (from France of course)?
BG

 

[wout]

Hi Baragouin :salute:

Sorry, not from France, but from a neighboring country.

The aircraft was a two-seater and engine was Lycoming O-235 although it may be that it initially had a 60hp Walter Mikron

 

[wout]

This one-of-a-kind sport aircraft was another design of Mr. Gottlob Espenlaub (Germany).
It is the E-36.
OH please

 

[Moses03]

Walter, why did you scratch out the pilots face? Is Mr. Espenlaub that well known?


Here is a rare one to keep the ball rolling...

 

[wout]

Hi Kevin :salute:
I scratched out the face to make the easy challenge a bit more challenging.

Your light plane is one of Yves Gardan`s early designs, the SIPA S-50. Its flying career is reported as somewhat unusual. Apparently it only made ONE flight in 1946, in a straight line, but could not find out whether this was from a a very long runway or from one airport to another.

 

[Moses03]

Have a sipa beer.

 

[wout]

To stay on the lighter side

Had not seen a pic of this one until a few days ago.

 

[Moses03]

This one is just odd enough to have tripped the Moze radar previously. I have it as the Soviet Bekshta RB-17 circa 1974.