Name that Flying Machine

[Noyade]

Originally Posted by DownWest

Flea related?

Yes, Flea inspired. Built in Argentina.

[meleagertoo]

Amazing how you can search pages and pages of Fleas and related vermin and not find what you're looking for, yet nail down the location and there's a stack of info about it!

[DownWest]

I ran into Mignet's grandson, who lives not far from here. He showed around the old wine chais where they built the latter models and I think one of the photos in his collection was Noyard's quiz.
The reason he gave for closing down was they couldn't get insurance after an incident.

The Flying Flea (a-e-g.org.uk)

[Noyade]

Must be time to end this I think.
Twas Jean de la Farge's EI Moscardon Flea of circa 1987.

Open House.

[washoutt]

Does the propeller have only one blade?

[Asturias56]

cut down on the noise................

[cavuman1]

As a flea to the dog, such is the aircraft with a monoprop. They both jump around a bit.

- Ed

[Asturias56]

lets try this one

[Tu.114]

A monoplane. The fairings below the wing likely contain the aileron drive gear. What strikes me is the structure looking like a pitot tube mounted quite far away from the fuselage, which I´d consider pointing towards an odd number of engines with one mounted in the nose.

So - three engined? If so, Italian?

[Tu.114]

Piaggio 23R?

[Asturias56]

Not three engined, not Italian

[Zaxis]

British, tricycle under carriage, AW Albermarle?

[Asturias56]

Yes, yes, no

[Zaxis]

GA Cygnet?

[meleagertoo]

Jeez! How does anyone identify an aeroplane from that????

[Asturias56]

there are trees........................

[asw28-866]

One of Edgar’s?

[Asturias56]

Originally Posted by asw28-866

One of Edgar’s?

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[Asturias56]

Not a Cygnet either

[thnarg]

Looks like the front of a Fairey, but not one of their trikes.