Name that Flying Machine
And me. Going with the 'Loving' clue I visited Aerofiles - but not only was this machine not described, not even his other designs are illustrated. But Googling Loving-wayne you do eventually find the Loving WR-3
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Well Asturias and BEags both hinted at it, but I guess Noyade is the winner!
Certainly a determined and interesting guy!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Vernon_Loving
The WR-3 is in the Smithsonian and I believe his WR-1 racer is in the EAA Museum at Oshkosh, so I presume I've seen that one, tho no recollection!
Certainly a determined and interesting guy!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Vernon_Loving
The WR-3 is in the Smithsonian and I believe his WR-1 racer is in the EAA Museum at Oshkosh, so I presume I've seen that one, tho no recollection!
Not me thanks!
24 hours now having elapsed since I posted the picture, I confirm that it is indeed of the Hawker Hotspur.
Noyade, all yours!
Noyade, all yours!
American?
Are we looking at 12 cylinders or two exhaust valves per cylinder?
Post 1945?
First flight was 1930.
The cockpit is far back behind the wing which made landing very difficult - visually. Test pilots described the aircraft as a 'menace'.
The cockpit is far back behind the wing which made landing very difficult - visually. Test pilots described the aircraft as a 'menace'.
I’ve seen that style of Balkenkreuz before, but I can’t remember where!