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S'land, not the American Eage A-101...
Clue 2...seacue was closest in his thought that this was a Curtiss product. There is a loose conenction with Curtiss, other than the engine.
Clue 2...seacue was closest in his thought that this was a Curtiss product. There is a loose conenction with Curtiss, other than the engine.
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Well as not much progress is being made...clues so far:
1. Its Curtiss powered
2. There is a connection with Curtiss
One more for you.
Clue 3...it was designed as a Racer
And just to confirm...it is a US built aircraft
1. Its Curtiss powered
2. There is a connection with Curtiss
One more for you.
Clue 3...it was designed as a Racer
And just to confirm...it is a US built aircraft
This Travel Air S-2000 Racer?
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Evansb....sort of correct! It is a Travel Air, but its not the S-2000. However I am not sure what your picture source is, because I think the picture is actually of this aircraft. Its the B6C Special designed in 1925, and piloted by Walter Beech in the 1925 Ford Reliability Tour. Looking at the drawings of the 2000 series, it had a sleeker nose and did not have the small vertical upper wing support mounted just after of the engine.
Below is a photo of the one and only B6C Special.
Anyway..well done, and you have control
Below is a photo of the one and only B6C Special.
Anyway..well done, and you have control
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By God you're good! Nostalgic photo! Historic too! Thank you for the correction. A rare aeroplane indeed! Here is the next silhouette challenge:
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For starters -
From Switzerland - the name may surface from the failing memory later !!!!!!!
Thinks - If only I had not sold all my Aeromodeller mgazines.......
From Switzerland - the name may surface from the failing memory later !!!!!!!
Thinks - If only I had not sold all my Aeromodeller mgazines.......
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Ha !
The name has just surfaced - Well I remembered it as "Agillon" so not quite right.
IIRC the late Ray Malmstrom published a small glider (Jetex??) all sheet model of this in the mid fifties - just the sort of oddball airframe to interest him. Great fella - sadly missed.
Open house !
The name has just surfaced - Well I remembered it as "Agillon" so not quite right.
IIRC the late Ray Malmstrom published a small glider (Jetex??) all sheet model of this in the mid fifties - just the sort of oddball airframe to interest him. Great fella - sadly missed.
Open house !
Yes, it is the FFA (EFW) N-20 Aiguillon (Stinger). Switzerland's first jet fighter.
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Have a vague memory seeing a reference to a machine from about 1910 called "Robart" (or near equivalent) notable for circular dihedral - but this is a very long shot indeed.
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The austrian company built many planes in the years before 1914. One of these was this plane ordered by a german engineer. The name is a combination of the factory and the engineer. The name of the engineer is similar the name mentioned above. This plane was ordered 1911 and flew the first time in Jan. 1912.