Name that Flying Machine

[dook]

56,

I have replied to you.

[Asturias56]

I'm reliably informed that the challenge is an Albatros L-65.

I guess we have to declare OH

[nvubu]

As I never am able to identify any of the flying machines (despite starting the thread ), Here's one from me as it is an Open House.

[DaveReidUK]

Japanese ?

[nvubu]

Well spotted.

[Herod]

Mitsubishi Ki 46 "Dinah" by any chance?

[nvubu]

I'm afraid it isn't the Mitsubishi Ki

[Quemerford]

Very long range?

[nvubu]

You are along the right lines.

[dook]

I think it's the Tachikawa Ki-77.

….and you've reflected the photo vertically.

[nvubu]

I'm just about to go out for my daughter's Basketball match, so I'll confirm that it is the Tachikawa Ki-77. Only two made - so I thought worthy of this thread.

Was watching a fascinating documentary about the air links between the Germany/Italy and Japan during WW2, and this aircraft came up with it's attempt to fly from Japan to Europe after the Italians had flown the other way. The aircraft was lost somewhere over the Indian Ocean.

Interested to learn that the other prototype made a record endurance flight of 57+ hours and 10000 miles in 1944. This aircraft survived the war - image on Wiki in US markings - but was scrapped soon after.

Over to dook.

[dook]

Thank you nvubu - that was not easy to find.

[Asturias56]

looks like the Fokker M.10E with the 7-cylinder 80 hp Oberersul engine and single bay - the 10z had 2 bay wings.................

the engine is very distinctive and the whole design has a Fokker feel to it I think............

[dook]

Unfortunately it's not a Fokker.

[Asturias56]

Is it German?

[dook]

It's not German.

[Self loading bear]

Spyker V1 fits the bill for thin struts and half round engine cowling but general appearance probably wrong.

[dook]

Go south of the Netherlands.

Correct engine though.

Only one (prototype) built.

[Asturias56]

Belgium maybe??

[dook]

Let's go to France.