Name that Flying Machine

[Noyade]

Thanks A56.

[Noyade]

USA...

[Asturias56]

was it adopted into military service?

[Noyade]

No military service.
Many different versions with different engines. The company was in the motion picture business with the owner wanting to get into aviation manufacturing with the hope his traveling salesman using them as transport. Al Mooney of Mooney fame was one of the designers who perfected the design.
Around 900 built.

[Asturias56]

The Alexander Eaglerock - if following the Mooney clue is correct.

A plane I've never heard of but they built almost 1000!!

OH if correct

[thnarg]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

A plane I've never heard of but they built almost 1000!!

Me neither, and it’s a pretty little machine that Lindbergh considered for his transatlantic crossing. The Ryan was a better choice.
Quick question: what’s that long tube mounted over the nose?

[ea200]

Originally Posted by thnarg

Me neither, and it’s a pretty little machine that Lindbergh considered for his transatlantic crossing. The Ryan was a better choice.
Quick question: what’s that long tube mounted over the nose?

That's an optical illusion, it puzzled me initially. It's actually a wire brace and is nowhere near the nose. There will also be one on the other side.

[thnarg]

Originally Posted by ea200

That's an optical illusion, it puzzled me initially. It's actually a wire brace and is nowhere near the nose. There will also be one on the other side.

Ah so it is. Just found some other pictures which show the bracing. Thanks ea200

[Noyade]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

The Alexander Eaglerock

That's the one.
A56 has declared Open House.

[meleagertoo]

[chevvron]

Monnet Moni but not mine!

[meleagertoo]

Even more underpowered than the Moni by all accounts and well over half a century earlier.
One built and 'served' for seven years. It's now in a museum.

[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.