The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[Dev One]

Thank you BG, another hot day forecast here today, so appreciated!
This one is new to me, but I expect others will know it instantly!
Keith

 

[Dev One]

Its a one off, American, using the number 13 - seen as lucky by its creator & pilot.
Keith

 

[Moses03]

Had a feeling it was USA (the Gentleman looks the part). Nothing has turned up yet though.

 

[Dev One]

Made in Keyport & designed by a Mr Robinson.........some doubt on its real title. In Aerofiles apparently.
Keith

 

[pomme homme]

Hugh Robinson and the 1917 Aeromarine R-13?

 

[Dev One]

You have it PH! You might need this to cool you down a little!
Over to you.
Keith

 

[pomme homme]

Thank you for that. But fortunately, Keith, today it's not too hot 'oop north' in 79. There's a pleasant breeze blowing in through the western window. But enough of the météo. I'll search for an interesting next challenge and post that later today.

 

[pomme homme]

Here we are, gentlemen .....

 

[lefty]

Ahhh - wasted time looking through my Bernard book, before the penny dropped. It's the Tokyo Gasu Denki K.K. long range monoplane,

 

[pomme homme]

Well, I have to throw a curve ball once in a while! Anyhow, lefty, you're spot on - although I know it as the Gasuden Koken-ki, but I suspect that's only a variation on the basic theme - so please take it away.

 

[lefty]

A floater - not a rare machine, but not much to go on in this photo.

I expect it to last about half-an-hour !

(sorry this image is so small - tried a larger one and it just would not load - this one took 10 minutes !)

 

[lefty]

Tried again and at this rate I'll be six feet under by the time this wee photo uploads. Something wrong here...... better declare OH

 

[Moses03]

Not sure a larger pic would help me with that angle. (Something German perhaps?).

Mike- you should try to imbed the larger image. See if that works.

 

[pomme homme]

My mind was working around one of the submarine catapult launched aircraft, but none of those recorded match the biplane in the photograph. So presumably it's one launched off a ship's catapult?

 

[lefty]

Not entirely sure what you mean by 'imbed' - you mean link from a photo-hosting site ? Have done this before but find it a bit cumbersome - will persevere with the old-fashioned method. If the goalposts have been moved in terms of size of attachment, wish someone would tell me!

'In the attachment window you will find a list of the allowed file types and their maximum sizes.' Not in mine you won't !

 

[Green]

Hi Lefty.

No way with your first image, but the larger one - definitely the Fokker C.11W.

Have done this before but find it a bit cumbersome - will persevere with the old-fashioned method.

I find the hosting process not too bad. I generally use this site...

TinyPic - Free Image Hosting, Photo Sharing & Video Hosting

 

[lefty]

You got it, G Over to you.

(I had actually given up waiting for the upload - the wee arrow was going round and round for just over half an hour, so I abandoned the post. Next time I looked - there was the image. Bizarre. May be a Firefox thing, though - the more updates there are on Firefox, the more glitsches appear. Anyone else use it?)

 

[Green]

Thanks Lefty. I also use Firefox, dunno what version, but I always ignore their updates. What I find odd here is that when I have the "Insert Image" box up I cannot click on the "Select Files". Instead I have to go to "Basic" or "Uploader" and once you select and upload I have to delete the thumbnail image otherwise the same image is repeated in the post when you Submit Reply.

 

[Green]

From the late nineties. Wikipedia says only one was built as a result of vibration problems in the piston engine-propeller extension shaft. Subsequent versions were powered by a jet engine.

 

[lefty]

Nobody else interested, apparently, G. It's the Viperfan !