Name that Flying Machine

[Asturias56]

"I’ve scoured the internet for days on this one!" - same here - it's real toughie..............

[Archer4]

I agree it looks mostly like a design from Chyeranovskii. Closer is the BICh-11 although I don't think it is the solution. Can't find the right type.

[dook]

Good morning/afternoon/evening all.

John Eacott has nailed it with the Cheranovskii 22 (BICh 22) at last.

Your stage JE.

[John Eacott]

Thankyouverymuch

Here's your starter for ten:

[treadigraph]

Another "sort of reminds me", an early stripped version of the Silvercraft SH.4 - I don't know if the SH.4 was a developed producton version of an early prototype?

[dook]

I think it might be American.

[John Eacott]

Originally Posted by dook

I think it might be American.

Sure is

Extreme load carrying capability, too

[evansb]

Seibel YH-24 ?

[John Eacott]

Originally Posted by evansb

Seibel YH-24 ?

Nearly, but not quite

Side by side seating on this one

[dook]

Then it must be the S-4B.

[John Eacott]

Originally Posted by dook

Then it must be the S-4B.

Yes: it must be!

The S-4A was assessed by the US Army in 1951 as the YH-24, but failed to be awarded a production contract; not least due to having only a single pilot position which limited its usefulness as a trainer! The S-4B was designed and produced in two months, with side by side seating, as a result of this assessment. The two YH-24s were destroyed by Cessna, who had an involvement in the Siebel concerns.

Over to dook

[dook]

Thank you JE.

However, evansb pointed the way nicely.

I regret that I must call OH.

[Asturias56]

I don't expect this horror to last long..............

[dook]

I don't either...….

[oxenos]

Not the Airspeed one, its the other one.

[evansb]

It the the triple-tailed version of the General Aircraft G.A.L.38 Fleet Shadower. Subsequent modifications incorporated a single-tail, (vertical stabiliser).

[oxenos]

Not the Airspeed one, its the other one.

Airspeed produced a similar aircraft to the same Spec. (Operational Requirement OR.52)

[Asturias56]

[Quemerford]

Maybe show the full aircraft next time, or obscure any incriminating marks? Or do we need to start a separate thread showing obscure parts of aircraft?

Just a suggestion

[dook]

Oh no......we don't need any more threads !

There's nothing wrong with an incomplete view - it's been going on for ages on the most difficult aircraft thread site of them all.

It's called Avia Quiz - try it.