Name that Flying Machine

[Quemerford]

OK try this.

[Asturias56]

did it actually fly? It looks lethal..................

[treadigraph]

Burt Rutan's little know first project, the Vari-Dodgee

[Quemerford]

It did fly (and yes it apparently was a bit dodgy): not sure how many times though!

[treadigraph]

Just looking again at Asturias's second pic of the Brouchek - the little aeroplane in the background also made it to the PFA in the mid-80s - name forgotten I'm afraid!

[evansb]

Tri-cycle gear, no tail, swept-back wings with winglets, and a canard.. .so it was kinda advanced. The Waterman "Whatsit"/"Arrowplane" ? I think it sped well over 65 m.p.h. in level flight.

[Quemerford]

evansb has it: according to Wiki it had a gestation from 1911 to 1932 (?!!), so a gestation phase even longer than some recent military types. It's now preserved with the Smithsonian.

Over to you, evansb.

[evansb]

Thank you Q in Wilts. Here is the next quizzer:

[India Four Two]

Going back to the Brouchek, I tried to identify it by (unsuccessfully) looking for the engine, with its unique pushrod configuration.

It’s a 75HP Praha D:

[Quemerford]

Yugoslavia?

[evansb]

Not Yugoslavia, but the Mother Country has plenty of states.

[evansb]

Here is another view:

[kcockayne]

Is it Argentinian ?

[evansb]

It is the Mexican designed and built Lascarian. Only one was built.

OPEN HOUSE.

[longer ron]

Correct spelling is Lascurain (Aura ?)

[evansb]

longer ron is correct. My spelling error. The Lascurain Aura was a prototype of a regional aircraft designed and built by Mexican engineer Angel Lascurain. It was the largest aircraft designed and built in Mexico.



You have control if you want. Merry Christmas.

[longer ron]

Thanks but I have nothing ready so Happy for OH

And also Merry Christmas to all - there have been some devilishly difficult aircraft lately

[India Four Two]

Merry Christmas all - still Christmas Eve here, with one minute to go.

Here's something to ponder while eating your turkey. Who said triplanes were going out of style?

[421dog]

Parnall Possum Prototype

Extra points for such an alliterative choice.

I am out of town working, and must leave the field open to better prepared Ppruners.

[India Four Two]

Parnell Possum Prototype Properly Pinpointed.

That didn’t last long! I had never heard of it before I stumbled on the picture.

I noticed the contra-rotating props and initially thought “No critical engine in the engine failure case.” and then I realized that both props stop when the engine fails, so my thought was irrelevant!

One Napier Lion driving both props via shafts and bevel gears - a sort of updated Wright Flyer.



Open House has been declared.