Name that Flying Machine

[chevvron]

Originally Posted by meleagertoo

Even more underpowered than the Moni

At just 30hp?
Once I was airborne, it would cruise at 90mph indicated, it took just over half the 819m runway at Fairoaks to get airborne after rotating at 70mph ind.

[meleagertoo]

Ok, poor choice of words. Even less powerful, in this case less than half the power of your Moni.

[meleagertoo]

Dear me, this is going slow...



The strap is suspending it from the museum roof.

[chevvron]

3 cyl radial engine.

[Asturias56]

To put this thread on track - it's in Helsinki - the Ardaridi AD3 - Finland's first indigenous design IIRC

Out at the airport -visited it when I was working on & off in Helsinki years ago

[meleagertoo]

Asturias is, as ever, correct.

[Asturias56]

"Asturias is, as ever, correct."

REALLY!!!! I 've been wrong so many time I can't remember.................... often forgetting an idea in my head and wandering off in all directions.. In this case tho' I had actually seen the challenge!

Here's one I haven't seen..................

[chevvron]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

"Asturias is, as ever, correct."

REALLY!!!! I 've been wrong so many time I can't remember.................... often forgetting an idea in my head and wandering off in all directions.. In this case tho' I had actually seen the challenge!

Here's one I haven't seen..................

Well don't get your feet wet.

[Asturias56]

"Well don't get your feet wet."" ?????????????????????????

Another pic

[chevvron]

Not the one I was thinking of.(I was thinking Lake LA 4)

[Asturias56]

a reasonable number of these were built and I think they are still around - it went under a couple of (similar) names - also several versions.

[D26]

Meyers 200. I am not sure about the warning not to get the feet wet? Leaking windshield?

[meleagertoo]

And for a little light relief aircraft recognition gurus might enjoy

Journalistic Blunder of the Century, The Times

[Asturias56]

the reference to wet feet was because chevvron thought it was a seaplane.

But its the Meyers/Air Commander 200 - rather a nice aircraft but it cost quite a bit more than the competition and so had limited success - I think there are 70+ still flying

over to D26

[D26]

Quite an interesting story regarding the production of the Meyer 200. All virtually hand built, therefore not suitable for an assembly line.

Open House, please!

[chevvron]

Now I would have glanced at one and said 'Navion'.

[Asturias56]

They sold a lot more Navions - cheaper for a start.................. interesting article in a recent edition of Flying comparing the two for those who want to buy a used one

[Noyade]

[chevvron]

Fokker!!?
Camel and countryside possibly Australian?

[Noyade]

Not a Fokker.
Not Australia.
Possibly Cape Judy Peninsula.