Name that Flying Machine
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As to the Hobby's retractable undercarriage, Don Brown said that F.G.Miles 'decided to farm out its design and construction to a firm specializing in that work'. It was considerate of him not to say who the specialist firm was - having regard to the fact that the undercarriage it designed wouldn't retract into the wing rebates designed to accept it, which deprived the Hobby of the chance to compete in the 1937 Kings Cup race.
It appears that, by default, responsibility to post the next challenge falls to wub.
It appears that, by default, responsibility to post the next challenge falls to wub.
That is the AK-1 Fethi now in the Turkish airforce museum Ankara. The name was the giveaway. Fethi (after whom the Turkish resort of Fethiye was named) was the first Turkish pilot. Killed attempting a flight from Istanbul to Cairo in a Bleriot. Two of these were built and flown in 2001.
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My other half has ID'd it as an MKEK - 4 Uğur
Designed by Türk Hava Kurumu and although all metal - probably partly based around the Miles Magister (look at side view LOL),powered by a good old Dripsy Major.
OH if correct.
My other half has ID'd it as an MKEK - 4 Uğur
Designed by Türk Hava Kurumu and although all metal - probably partly based around the Miles Magister (look at side view LOL),powered by a good old Dripsy Major.
OH if correct.
"Mildly" Eccentric Stardriver
No idea, but it's a pretty looking machine. A real "gentleman's horseless carriage" ; and room for one's lady friend as well.
Looks a bit like a Donnet Leveque, but so does half a zillion other flying boats of that era.
Still googling
Still googling