Name that Flying Machine
That’s interesting. I had never heard of the Yak-16. Initially I thought Li-2 but then I realized it was smaller and the turret was in the wrong place.
First flight I ever went on was on a Viking.
10 years later, as a brand new Pilot Officer I was flying its descendant, the Varsity, at Advanced Flying School
Not very big - maybe even smaller than a Sopwith Pup? Looks like a big engine for such a small airframe . French?
Always read the answers carefully as in "French engine Gnome-Rhone 200hp" but not apparently French
Doesn't look British & not in my books but it has three striped fin flash with white or a light colour in the centre - so not Belgium, don't think it's France as you'd dodged the question, could be US Army Air Service or Italy.
Probably Italy - maybe only a few built?
Doesn't look British & not in my books but it has three striped fin flash with white or a light colour in the centre - so not Belgium, don't think it's France as you'd dodged the question, could be US Army Air Service or Italy.
Probably Italy - maybe only a few built?
Got it!! Good job the nights are dark and the weather foul - gives an excuse to stay in and scour the Web. "Italy biplane fighter 200 hp Le Rhone" worked
It's an Adamoli-Cattani built in 2016 but the engine never gave the rated power - pity.
Adamoli-Cattani biplane
It's an Adamoli-Cattani built in 2016 but the engine never gave the rated power - pity.
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Well done! You have the chair, shame because it's an attractive looking aircraft and if they had got the engine installation right it might have been a contender.
Yes tho what the handling would have been like with such a short fuselage and such a big engine.......................
here's another - it did fly - honest............
here's another - it did fly - honest............
Yeah - totally unnecessary the mechanic told me.............
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Ah, I think I recall that - Czech homebuilt? Presume it turned turtle somewhere?