Silhouette challenge

[MReyn24050]

Mel's Challenge

Plenty of viewers but no takers. This aircraft first flew end of 1920s

[RAF_Techie101]

It's an aircraft...? Had me fooled....

[chiglet]

Gone through all my referencies...no joy
watp,iktch

[S'land]

This is causing a few problems.

How about the Gloster I?

[dazdaz]

Ummm. Two seater, twin props, 1920s, post WWI......Might help other posters, I'm thinking Italian or USA?

Daz

[MReyn24050]

Mel's Challenge

This aircraft, and for RAF_Techie101 I will confirm it was an aircraft, was a two seater first flew June 1929 and was built in Germany.

[S'land]

This is proving impossible, Usually MReyn24050 warns us about difficult identifications by saying that it is easy and will not last long. One feels very let down this time as one had no warning about how difficult it would be to identify this aircraft.

Is it a two seat version of the Arado 68?

[whiz]

A shot in the dark ..... Rumpler ?

[MReyn24050]

Mel's Challenge

Sorry S'land, quite often mine are easy and I thought by not saying it was easy I was being fair . This aircraft is not an Arado or a Rumpler. As this bird certainly was rare I will give you a couple of clues. The aircraft was built as a 2 seat reconnaissance floatplane. The name of the manufacturer had the same name as the friendly apparition which was the 'star' of an animated cartoon series.
Mel

[S'land]

Thanks for the clue Mel.

How about a Caspar C 36?

[MReyn24050]

Mel's Challenge

Sorry JENKINS it is not a Heinkel, S'land has it . It is indeed the Casper C 36W.

You have control.

[S'land]

Thanks Mel. That was a hard one. The only thing in the last clue that you did not give was the model number, so I cannot claim any genius there. Heinkel worked as chief designer for Caspar before going off to start his own company.

On to the next one.

[dazdaz]

Got me flummoxed..Open cockpit, must be circa 1920-late 30s I'm working on it.

Daz

[GOLF_BRAVO_ZULU]

Looks like a 12 cylinder donk. Italian?

[MReyn24050]

S'land

I agree with the 12 cylinder donk, possibly a Liberty Engine.

[S'land]

No not Italian. Yes 12 cylinder engine.

Prototypes appeared in Spring 1935.

Edited to add:
Mel, not a Liberty Engine.

[evansb]

Kawasaki Ki-10 Type 95 'Perry'.

[S'land]

Well done Bri. It is indeed the Kawasaki K-10 Type 95 !Perry".
Designed by Takeo Doi and powered by a Kawasaki Ha-9IIa twelve cylinder liquid cooled "V" engine.




You have control.

[evansb]

[dazdaz]

Grabbing at straws, but maybe the....F-105D having said that, it might be really something up to date (red herring) Euro Fighter? Posting to help others. Sorry if I'm wrong on both counts.

Daz